What soft coral should I get next??

[daisybud]

I would like to add one more soft coral to my reef tank.. I have 2 clown fish, 2 green chromis and a lawnmower blenny,I already have a xenia and a finger leather coral. What would be a safe coral to put in my tank with the other inhabitants?

 

[seattlerob]

Hum, I think you've got a lot of choices! I'll recommend what I have since these are what caught my eye...

I have a green finger leather which I really like (not sure what color yours is). I also keep a yellow leather and toadstool, both pretty cool. Mushrooms & ricordia are nice too (ricordia is one of my new addictions, some are just spectacular, those ones are also quite spendy). I used to have a saddleback leather that got just huge. My clowns hosted in it, until I got them a real anenome. They switched homes and the saddleback perished within a week after that. I've also heard stories about clowns hosting in toadstools. Maybe it would be cool to get something your clowns will take to...probably any softy with nice long polyps.

I don't think any of the softies will be a problem with the fish you have. But you may want to make sure there's some space between the corals themselves, as they can release toxins in the battle for space with each other. Along those lines, good filtration and possibly some carbon use may be good ideas when combining different softies.

hth,
Rob

 

[seattlerob]

Oh, how could I leave out zoanthids!!! You can't go wrong with zoas (one of my other addictions). So many different ones available, in just about every color combo imaginable.

 

[daisybud]

Sorry silly question, but what do you mean by long polyps? Can you give me a name so I can look at the LFS? Your help is greatly appreciated.

 

[daisybud]

Also would an anemome be ok to put in there? I heard that they move around the tank.

 

[taku]

Depends on the anemone, some tend to move more than others... regardless I would not add an anemone to a new tank (i.e. less than 6 months established which is after the cycle).