Your go to corals for MOVEMENT in a saltwater reef tank are...

[i cant think]

I don’t dislike coral movement, but excessive movement or long tentacles or sweepers can be hard to manage in a mixed reef.

that said I really like goniopora and alveopora for the look and movement. Torches are just meh at best, cool but not for me.

This is extremely similar to me, if I want movement I go to the acros with longer polyps than others.
Similar to the acro below (Not mine - I think it’s from POTO).

 

[Ricox]

I love Euphyllia in my tank for movement.

 

[Karen00]

I want a lot but need everything to be peaceful in my tiny 5g so I just have a Corky Sea Finger gorg that looks like it sways a lot because of its long polyps. My other gorgs don't move. I have a xenia type coral but it doesn't move much. Can folks recommend any other peaceful corals that sway? If the corky's came in a multitude of colours I would have a whole tank just full of those.

 

[A Young Reefer]

I want a lot but need everything to be peaceful in my tiny 5g so I just have a Corky Sea Finger gorg that looks like it sways a lot because of its long polyps. My other gorgs don't move. I have a xenia type coral but it doesn't move much. Can folks recommend any other peaceful corals that sway? If the corky's came in a multitude of colours I would have a whole tank just full of those.

GSP, but as you know they can be invasive if not isolated properly.
it honestly all depends on how much flow you have in that 5g, if you put xenia and gsp in a semi dead spot they wont move much.

 

[Karen00]

GSP, but as you know they can be invasive if not isolated properly.
it honestly all depends on how much flow you have in that 5g, if you put xenia and gsp in a semi dead spot they wont move much.

Ya, I might have to move my xenia. It kind of looks cool standing their looking like a tree but it should sway more. I know about gsp. I actually had a frag and killed it if you can believe it. I feel ashamed to admit that considering its weed like status. Haha. I was going through the uglies and it started receding a little because of the algae settling on it. I tried gently taking the algae off with a toothbrush whenever the polyps were retracted and I think over time I might've rubbed the polyps off. I'm not entirely sure what happened to it. I did the same thing with my corky and it's fine. So weird. I might try another frag. I know they can be invasive but they sure are beautiful and mesmerizing to watch when it feeds.

 

[A Young Reefer]

Ya, I might have to move my xenia. It kind of looks cool standing their looking like a tree but it should sway more. I know about gsp. I actually had a frag and killed it if you can believe it. I feel ashamed to admit that considering its weed like status. Haha. I was going through the uglies and it started receding a little because of the algae settling on it. I tried gently taking the algae off with a toothbrush whenever the polyps were retracted and I think over time I might've rubbed the polyps off. I'm not entirely sure what happened to it. I did the same thing with my corky and it's fine. So weird. I might try another frag. I know they can be invasive but they sure are beautiful and mesmerizing to watch when it feeds.

Don't worry about it I cant keep xenia tried it three separate times but they would just disappear.

 

[Solga]

Ya, I might have to move my xenia. It kind of looks cool standing their looking like a tree but it should sway more. I know about gsp. I actually had a frag and killed it if you can believe it. I feel ashamed to admit that considering its weed like status. Haha. I was going through the uglies and it started receding a little because of the algae settling on it. I tried gently taking the algae off with a toothbrush whenever the polyps were retracted and I think over time I might've rubbed the polyps off. I'm not entirely sure what happened to it. I did the same thing with my corky and it's fine. So weird. I might try another frag. I know they can be invasive but they sure are beautiful and mesmerizing to watch when it feeds.

i have found that soft makeup brushes work a lot better than toothbrushes, when dealing with coral. A toothbrush has served a better purpose at cleaning power heads and things that can take a more stiff/aggressive bristle.

 

[Klyle]

Euphyllia. Specifically hammers. I can't seem to bring myself to paying the hundreds of dollars for a nice torch. Also gonis and alveoporas. I agree with gsp also... looks awesome as long as it's on the back glass!!

 

[Boaz1021]

I love the Euphyllia in my tank, especially for movement... but this Crown Leather has a ton of movement, moves like a sea of grass in the wind, and my fish like to hang out on it, inside the polyps, like a lion on the prowl on the plains in Africa. Lol

 

[ReefStash]

My school of 10 yellow tangs bring the tank to life more so than anything else in the tank.

 

[Reef Jockey]

I love the movement of all types of corals. GSP, Euphyllia, long polyp toadstools, and even anenomes. They all move differently and bring character to each piece which brings the whole tank to life.

 

[i cant think]

I want a lot but need everything to be peaceful in my tiny 5g so I just have a Corky Sea Finger gorg that looks like it sways a lot because of its long polyps. My other gorgs don't move. I have a xenia type coral but it doesn't move much. Can folks recommend any other peaceful corals that sway? If the corky's came in a multitude of colours I would have a whole tank just full of those.

May I recommend Ricordea Florida, they don’t get as large as Yuma does and in the right flow they are beautiful.
Here’s my yellow R. florida. It’s one of the brightest corals in the tank along with the Purple Slimer (Pictured below).

My GSP is decent for mine ent but I wouldn’t dare to move it onto the rocks from the back wall.

These are my three favourite corals for movement in a nano tank. And that’s saying something… I have a Tennis Ball sized Hammer in the corner that’s beautiful but adds almost no flow (Meaning the sweater tentacles can’t get currounding corals Atleast).

 

[Billldg]

I voted other because I feel corals are not the only thing that adds movement to a tank. Its true that a torch and such will add a ton of movement, and who doesn't love a torch, BUT, for those SPS stickheads like myself, I feel fish can add just as much movement to a tank as torches and such can. PLUS, a grown out SPS colony, especially millis, can add a ton of movement.

 

[A Young Reefer]

My school of 10 yellow tangs bring the tank to life more so than anything else in the tank.

Are they showing aggression towards each other?

 

[kevgib67]

Definitely euphyllia, especially my Torches. Also GSP and my Duncan’s. I think I will be adding my sinularia once it grows a little taller and is in the same amount of flow as my Duncans

 

[ReefStash]

Are they showing aggression towards each other?

Hey there, they are actually doing really well and I haven't had to intervene yet. They work out all spats on their own. The first month I was concerned and thought that I would definitely need to rehome a couple of the smaller ones or larger ones.

There's one that was originally a bully and we named him Bruno, he was mid sized in comparison to the rest. Bruno now is one of the largest and still rules but is a great leader and keeps the peace between them all. There is the occasional tethered fins that usually heal in a few days but no flesh wounds yet or serious injuries.

They have an established pecking order and they also still school together. It's one of my all-time favorite things that I have done in this hobby next to clownfish breeding.

Here's a vid of when they came in. They were each 1.5"-2" back in January and are now currently all 2-3" and completely yellow...

 

[A Young Reefer]

Hey there, they are actually doing really well and I haven't had to intervene yet. They work out all spats on their own. The first month I was concerned and thought that I would definitely need to rehome a couple of the smaller ones or larger ones.

There's one that was originally a bully and we named him Bruno, he was mid sized in comparison to the rest. Bruno now is one of the largest and still rules but is a great leader and keeps the peace between them all. There is the occasional tethered fins that usually heal in a few days but no flesh wounds yet or serious injuries.

They have an established pecking order and they also still school together. It's one of my all-time favorite things that I have done in this hobby next to clownfish breeding.

Here's a vid of when they came in. They were each 1.5"-2" back in January and are now currently all 2-3" and completely yellow...

Thank you! Will check the video out.

 

[Karen00]

i have found that soft makeup brushes work a lot better than toothbrushes, when dealing with coral. A toothbrush has served a better purpose at cleaning power heads and things that can take a more stiff/aggressive bristle.

Thanks for this. I will try that out. I'm not sure if the toothbrush killed the gsp but I certainly don't want to risk that happening to other corals just in case it did.

 

[Karen00]

May I recommend Ricordea Florida, they don’t get as large as Yuma does and in the right flow they are beautiful.
Here’s my yellow R. florida. It’s one of the brightest corals in the tank along with the Purple Slimer (Pictured below).

My GSP is decent for mine ent but I wouldn’t dare to move it onto the rocks from the back wall.

These are my three favourite corals for movement in a nano tank. And that’s saying something… I have a Tennis Ball sized Hammer in the corner that’s beautiful but adds almost no flow (Meaning the sweater tentacles can’t get currounding corals Atleast).

Thanks for this! I will check them out. I need a bit more variety like these corals.

 

[Sink_or_Swim]

My fav are my pulsing xenia and woody clove polyps (they've grown a ton in 3 months - from about a 3-4" frag to this huge, fluffy swaying colony).