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Pavona Maldives may be a lesser seen species, but it's by far my favorite type of pavona. It amazes me a bit that they're even consider part of the same general as other species given the huge differences. I'd even go so far as to place maldivensis in the large polyp stony category while...

Always a classic. Green slimmer acropora doesn't have much in the way of contrast, but the color is always so intense! Quick growth rate too. Anyone have a huge colony of this monster lurking in their tank? Sent from my SM-G920P using Tapatalk

The color varieties of micro lords are just about as endless as zoas and palys these days, but once in awhile a truly amazing one pops up in my flats. This rainbow colony came in looking pretty interesting, but it wasn't until I cut it up and looked at a couple of polyps really close that I...

Common names: zoos, zoanthids, button polyps, palythoas, palys Difficulty Level:Zoanthids are extremely tolerant and a great choice for beginners due to their fast growth speed and broad range of colors. Feeding: These corals prefer phytoplankton though their primary source of nutrition is...

The latest that I've heard is that they pulse to mix the water around them to get more CO2 for photosynthesis. It's possible that CO2 levels in your system are high enough that it's not advantageous for them to pulse, but that's just speculation. It's also possible that the ratio between...

Common names: pulse coral, Xenia, pom pom coral Difficulty Level: Xenia are some of the best beginner corals available. They are usually very tolerant to most conditions, cheap and easily found. Feeding: These corals are primarily photosynthetic though some think they may have the ability to...

Difficulty Level: Sympodium is a very tolerant but slow growing soft coral. Feeding: Small filter foods will often be accepted though this species is primarily photosynthetic and shouldn’t need additional feeding. Lighting (Level 2 to 8): Sympodium is extremely adaptive to lighting conditions...

Common names: star polyps Difficulty Level: Star polyps are extremely tolerant and a great choice for beginners. Feeding: These corals are primarily photosynthetic, but may catch some small particles with their feathers. Lighting (Level 5 to 10):Star polyps will adapt to almost any type, and...

Common names:Ricordia, mushrooms, button polyps, hairy mushrooms Difficulty Level:Mushrooms and ricordia are some of the best beginner corals. Feeding: All species have the ability to capture prey, but that ability will vary from species to species. They can also capture nutrients directly...

Common names: pipe organ coral, organpipe coral Difficulty Level: Pipe organs are extremely tolerant and a great choice for beginners. Feeding: Pipe organs are primarily photosynthetic, but may catch some small particles with their feathers. Lighting (Level 7 to 10):These corals are very...

Common names: Ricordia, mushrooms, button polyps, hairy mushrooms, ricordia Difficulty Level: Mushrooms and ridordia are some of the best beginner corals. They are easy to care for, come in a huge range of color varieties and grow quickly under most conditions. Feeding: All species have the...

Common names: leather coral, colt coral, toadstool/mushroom coral, tree coral, etc. Difficulty Level: Leather corals are some of the best beginner corals available. They are usually very tolerant to most conditions, cheap and easily found. Feeding: Most of these corals have very well adapted...

Common names: pulse coral, anthelia, pom pom coral Difficulty Level: Anthelia are some of the best beginner corals available. They are usually very tolerant to most conditions, cheap and easily found. They also grow explosively under nearly any conditions, but be cautious as they can overtake a...

Common names: cauliflower coral, birdsnest Difficulty Level: Stylophora is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. Feeding: Stylophora has extremely small polyps and only the ability to capture the smallest items. Feeding is not usually needed in a well lit reef. Lighting (Level 6 to 10): These...

Common names: Thorn coral Difficulty level: Stylocoeniella is a very sensitive SPS coral with stable alkalinity, calcium, nutrient levels and full spectrum lower lighting being a must. Feeding: As with most SPS corals, small suspended particulate food will be accepted. Lighting: Thorn coral...

Common names:cauliflower coral Difficulty Level:Pocillopora is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. Feeding: Pocillopora has extremely small polyps and only the ability to capture the smallest items. Feeding is not usually needed in a well lit reef. Lighting (Level 6 to 10): These corals...

Common names: cactus coral, lettuce coral, potato chip coral Difficulty Level: Pavona is one of the most forgiving SPS corals. Feeding: Pavona has extremely small polyps and only the ability to capture the smallest items. Feeding is not usually needed in a well lit reef. Lighting (Level 6 to...

Difficulty Level: These are not beginner corals, but they are much more tolerant than most SPS. Feeding: Montipora has extremely small polyps and only the ability to capture the smallest items. Feeding is not usually needed in a well lit reef. Lighting (Level 6 to 10): These corals prefer...

I remember a day when torch used to seem as common and easy to care for as its euphyllia relatives frogspawn and hammer, but that has all changed in my mind. These species are more sensitive than other euphyllias which allows for less captive propogation and therefore less stable strains in...

Difficulty Level: Leptoseris is extremely sensitive to light levels as well as alkalinity. Feeding: Leptoseris is mostly photosynthetic though may accept small meat based foods. Lighting: Lepto is one of the most efficient photosynthesizers around and doesn’t need much light because of it. Be...