Corals i should stay away from?

[gcvt]

Originally posted by Andy16
My question this time is what corals i should steer clear of.

Just wanted to add that one coral that should be at the top of everyone's "do not buy" list is Gonipora (Flowerpot coral). Until we humans can figure out how to keep them alive in captivity, they're best left in the ocean. Same goes for the Moorish Idol fish.

 

[mogurnda]

Come to think of it, same goes for alveopora, dendronephthea and non-photosynthetic gorgonians.

 

[Andy16]

Too make it easier, i like a lot of the corals this guy has

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19198

 

[liquafaction]

Thanks, you two are the only ones that ever reply to my threads lol.

thats because they are no-it-alls............ ha ha

seriously though, these guys have helped me out a ton. You can almost always bet when you come back to read your thread that one of these two have some info for ya.

 

[Guy W]

Originally posted by Andy16
Too make it easier, i like a lot of the corals this guy has

http://www.nano-reef.com/forums/showthread.php?s=&threadid=19198

most of those corals in that pic are easy to keep.

The purple mushrooms are nice easy softies (anemone corals actually), the feather duster next to it isn't really a coral but easy to keep. the polyps to the right and left look like buttons or sand polyps, fairly easy soft corals. the pink thing in the back is a montipora, easier SPS coral (easier than Acropora I believe). The green one up in front is a Frogspawn, a moderate LPS but it has stinging tenticles and I don't think should be that close to other corals. Anyway the others I'm not sure about.

Guy

 

[BrianH]

You should be able to keep all of those corals with your set up. Just remember that you will need to keep a high (400 - 450) calcium level for the montipora and frogspawn.

Brian