First coral suggestions......

[Legent]

Hi Bros,

Im new to this hobby and I have recently set up my tank for about a month plus. I've been monitoring the parameters and all's well with water changes to keep the nitrates down.

I am currently trying a 4 gallon pico tank with 2kg of live rocks and sandbed.

My livestocks now are 1 yellowtail damsel (about 1 1/2 inches), 1 bumblebee snail, 1 narcissus snail, 1 turbo snail, 1 orange striped hermit crab.

I am now thinking of adding my first coral to 'test' my system if its good enough to maintain a coral.

Tank temperature is between 28-29 degrees. I've read somewhere that tt's the natural sea temperature that corals live in so i've not used any chiller and only a cooling fan during afternoons if i feel that the temperature is going to be hot.

So bros what are a good suggestion for a new soft coral?

[chrislwp]

Mushy mushy..

[spkentchai]

My first coral is gonia...dong well...

[fishyfishyfishy]

Mushys can be your first coral, but you may want to look at some zoas too.

[Legent]

I've seen those flat looking ones. And there are those with white dots on them. Are those as hardy?

[dnsfpl]

common zoa, mushroom, xenia, gsp, cloves

[solasido]

frog spawn

[xersion]

Mushroom is good for beginner

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[lazydevil]

get hammer coral.. i started with that... till now still surviving.

[Legent]

hmm thanks for your advice bros! I just got a 'free' coral form my friend. And i have not even managed to ID it yet haha...

[william_choo]

hmm thanks for your advice bros! I just got a 'free' coral form my friend. And i have not even managed to ID it yet haha...

Can take a photo for us to ID?

[srisha]

Is the temp good enough for the corals? Are'nt we supposed to maintain a 24-26 C?

[AnemoneKeeping]

nope... 28-29 for mushrooms are ok

[Jasondonovan]

I just set up my 2ft by 2ft tank about 6months ago. My very first corals were mushrooms which I had bought from iwarna the really cheap 3 for 10dollars. Together with sponge.

Waited for it to really open and grow for a month before I introduced a couple of hammers and zous.

So based on my personal experience,I guess mushrooms are a very safe bet for your first coral.

[Jasondonovan]

I started with mushrooms. Always a good first coral to intro to the new tank

[samuel88]

mushrooms more bullet proof than zoas, starburst polyps are a bit temperamental.

so for a soft coral definitely mushrooms. i've had mushrooms survive a tank crash before.