Coral castaways: Are there corals that you would not keep in your tank?

[DD Corals]

i kind of regret putting in my monti cap in my tank. i grew too quickly and is now growing over my ORA blue polyp cap now so i’ve started breaking bits off to hopefully slow it down. might just get rid of both and start over

outside of this i welcome any coral to my tank other than those that self propagate like xenia/kenya trees/certain mushrooms(i’m having an explosion of neptune bounce baby mushrooms everywhere in the tank which is mildly annoying lol)

My monti cap is on a small rock that I can easily move around and break apart, so it is easily possible for it not to take over.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

It’s likely just me.

We've all been there.


RIP to my first and maybe last lobophyllia

 

[shakacuz]

My monti cap is on a small rock that I can easily move around and break apart, so it is easily possible for it not to take over.

i stuck mine under the edge of a shelf rock hoping it wouldn’t plate over on top of it. definitely got a hold and is widening its base, engulfing the other cap next to it that is a slower grower. my mistake but next time i’ll isolate it to the back glass

 

[Uncle99]

We've all been there.


RIP to my first and maybe last lobophyllia

Oh, add that one too but does perish really slow so 12 months.

When I buy coral, my thinking is that if I provide for its needs, it should live indefinitely.

I seen a list of corals that are “known” to have shorter lives in captivity. Scared me. I never considered life span before.

 

[Reefkeepers Archive]

Oh, add that one too but does perish really slow so 12 months.

When I buy coral, my thinking is that if I provide for its needs, it should live indefinitely.

I seen a list of corals that are “known” to have shorter lives in captivity. Scared me. I never considered life span before.

Unfortunately mine had an issue that is common with most wild-caught lobophyllia, burrowing clams in the skeleton. Slowly withered away over two months.

 

[kevgib67]

Anything that can’t be contained by an island because they drop polyps, I’m looking at you kenya trees and pulsating xenia!

 

[acrocapital]

Regret Pocillopora it spawns and grows everywhere. Have to pull out a small bucket once a month.

 

[Gumbies R Us]

Regret Pocillopora it spawns and grows everywhere. Have to pull out a small bucket once a month.

I didn't realize it grew that fast!

 

[JoJosReef]

Also ticked other for particularly aggressive corals like galaxea and bubble coral. I have a pectinia, which is the most aggressive in the tank so far and that gets its own corner, so no more real estate hogs!

 

[Fishy888]

All corals are welcome as long as they keep within their boundaries. I’m talking to you Xenia.

 

[Thales]

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[Reefkeepers Archive]

All corals are welcome as long as they keep within their boundaries. I’m talking to you Xenia.

it won't work, T̹͕̱̹̖̻ͤ͌̒͡Ḧ͕͎͉̩̘͡Ē̶͍̪̳ͭͤ̀Y̶̥͍ͫͨ ̸̝̥͈̜͐C͇̫̆̍͝ͅA̯͓̳̜̖̳͍̐̑ͫͤ͜N̐̿̂͏̞͖̳̤̼͖ ̵̠̩̞̠ͥ͐S͍̞͙͛ͮ͐͞Ẁ̨̬̹̲̭̥̯̯͍̾ͯ̾I̶̤̤͔͇͔͈̻ͣ̓̄M̷̳̩̩̤̽

 

[vlangel]

No more acros for me. I have not been successful with green slimers so I have decided that my tank is best as a high nutrient softie/LPS tank. No testing, just once a month water changes!

 

[Fishy888]

it won't work, T̹͕̱̹̖̻ͤ͌̒͡Ḧ͕͎͉̩̘͡Ē̶͍̪̳ͭͤ̀Y̶̥͍ͫͨ ̸̝̥͈̜͐C͇̫̆̍͝ͅA̯͓̳̜̖̳͍̐̑ͫͤ͜N̐̿̂͏̞͖̳̤̼͖ ̵̠̩̞̠ͥ͐S͍̞͙͛ͮ͐͞Ẁ̨̬̹̲̭̥̯̯͍̾ͯ̾I̶̤̤͔͇͔͈̻ͣ̓̄M̷̳̩̩̤̽

I know it. They’ll get trimmed back to reality and any new starts will get plucked out immediately. Mine went out of control but I just rescaped the tank so hopefully now that it’s under control again I’ll be watchful.

 

[PeterEde]

I had a large plate coral that looked great until the last 3 days. It was fed weekly.
Today it's a skeleton.
Possibly due to using Melafix and my sleeper goby dumping sand on it.

 

[KandAReefs]

GSP is one I would never keep in my reef again. My first tank I went for the back wall coverd with them. It looked cool put the got onto the rockwork at some point and about 5 years in had taken over covered about 80% of the tank.

 

[SteveMM62Reef]

I just bit the Bullet, and pulled two to three quarts out Kenya Tree out my 65. Towards the end of trying to get it all, realized I'm sick. I still had a water change to do. Got it done and Aquarium, is somewhat back together.

 

[rtparty]

There isn't a softie I can think of that will ever go in my tank again. No poci. No galaxea. No GSP. I am even getting to the point that I won't put plating monti in my tanks again. Their only saving grace is they easily break off and grow so fast they can be given away or thrown away

 

[Sump Crab]

I shy away from palys and toast due to the toxin

 

[Troylee]

I prefer having corals with their wild/natural growth and color aquacultured corals have many of those traits bred out.

Can you elaborate on this more? I’m confused how they’re bred out? I wasn’t aware anyone was breeding corals lol..