What is the best coral keeping for beginners?

[wesamazmy]

What you suggest to keep for beginners like me
I have 55g reef tank
If you can suggest please add photos as well
Thanks

 

[nemosworld]

Soft corals:
Palythoa
Zoanthid- not all
Mushrooms
Toadstools
Kenya tree

LPS:
Frogspawn
Hammers
Torch coral
Octospawn
candy cane

to name a few

 

[nmotz]

I have a red montipora capricornis that is absolutely bulletproof. It's had to deal with low lighting, constant tinkering on my part, ATO failures, monti-eating nudibranchs, fragging due to STN, you name it. Yet, even as I type this it has regained it's coloration and is really starting to grow. You won't want to start with many SPS corals, but I can tell you that this one is very tough.

 

[nuxx]

Frogspawn and Kenya Tree should be good.

 

[wesamazmy]

Thanks all
I got newly 2 goniopora coral and I was not know them before, I searched about them to find that they very hard to keep!
Shall I try with or no hopefull?

 

[nuxx]

Thanks all
I got newly 2 goniopora coral and I was not know them before, I searched about them to find that they very hard to keep!
Shall I try with or no hopefull?

Yeap... not easy.

You might get lucky. Some tanks can keep the hardest to care for coral and can't grow the weed like ones haha

 

[swiftvision]

Green star Poly.

 

[3dees]

all of the corals listed above are good beginners coral, except for the goni's. I don't have a sump and I do not want to dose or feed coral. I have softies and a few lps. converted from fw two years ago and wanted an easy to maintain tank. it's never going to look like those beautiful sps tanks, but so far I'm happy.

 

[snorvich]

Some of the recommended corals above are considered "weed corals" which may be a problem to eradicate later. Patience is a virtue!

 

[nuxx]

Some of the recommended corals above are considered "weed corals" which may be a problem to eradicate later. Patience is a virtue!

Yeap like starter fish like YT Damsels...

 

[wesamazmy]

Some of the recommended corals above are considered "weed corals" which may be a problem to eradicate later. Patience is a virtue!

thank you, this is important note!

 

[Dkuhlmann]

I'd like to add Duncan to the easy LPS list. Beautiful coral and fun to feed.

 

[RG Rude]

I'd like to add Duncan to the easy LPS list. Beautiful coral and fun to feed.

+1 on that. I love my Duncans. EZ PZ and fun to spot feed a couple/few times a week.

 

[QuiGonJay]

I have had good luck with candy canes and Duncans in a new tank. They've actually been more consistent than my leather or sinularia softie . . .

 

[Sk8r]

Read the cautions on handling palys, sticky in NTTH forum. But they are a good beginner coral, if cautions are observed. My own starter preference is a stony, hammer, but you do need strong light for those.

 

[billdogg]

Really, and I can't believe that no one has pointed this out, it will depend upon your setup and your goals for the system.

Tells us more about your tank than it's size. Lighting, filtration, skimmer?, etc.

There are lots of corals you might be able to keep, but without more info anything is just a guess.

 

[boostedvq]

I have a red montipora capricornis that is absolutely bulletproof. It's had to deal with low lighting, constant tinkering on my part, ATO failures, monti-eating nudibranchs, fragging due to STN, you name it. Yet, even as I type this it has regained it's coloration and is really starting to grow. You won't want to start with many SPS corals, but I can tell you that this one is very tough.

I have the same. It's gone through a tank crash, poor lighting, multiple transfers, and survived when a nem nuked my tank.

 

[wesamazmy]

all of the corals listed above are good beginners coral, except for the goni's. I don't have a sump and I do not want to dose or feed coral. I have softies and a few lps. converted from fw two years ago and wanted an easy to maintain tank. it's never going to look like those beautiful sps tanks, but so far I'm happy.

Its nice btw
great job

 

[JammyBirch]

I'm with some of the others in selecting an LPS like a hammer or Torch... They are easy to care for, are robust corals and add motion to the display. They will require calcium and alkalinity to be in check which is why i like them as starter corals. They require you to keep an eye on your system and not be lazy.

 

[panhandler01]

I wouldn't do star polyps and I would be careful about mushrooms. They are both easy to keep but can overrun your tank. They are not easy to thin out. At least that has been my experience.