117. Top 5 Easy Corals

Are you interested in starting a reef tank, but are intimidated by coral care? Well in this episode, we discuss the top 5 easiest corals to keep in your saltwater aquarium! Some species grow as fast as weeds, and some are nearly impossible to kill. This makes for a great beginner friendly list, or just a fool proof range of easy to maintain corals for hobbyists of all experience levels.

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Some species mentioned in this episode:

• Xenia sp., Xenia anthelia “Waving Hand”
• GSP, Green star polyp
• Colt coral (Cladiella sp.)
• Duncan (Ducanopsammia)
• Yellow polyps (Parazoanthus sp.)
• Frog spawn (Fimbriaphyllia sp.)
• Spaghetti finger leather (Sinularia flexibilis)
• Kenya tree (Capnella sp.)
• Hammer coral (Fimbriaphyllia sp.)
• Discosoma mushrooms
• Toadstools (Sinularia)
• Cyphastrea
• Purple plating photosynthetic sponge (collospongia sp.)
• Montipora caprincornus
• Pink photosynthetic gorgonia

Referenced terminology

• coenenchyme: the tissue that surrounds and links polyps in octocorals