The Top 5 Corals to AVOID 

Pipe organ corals - all lfs near me stock it and they all end up dying Also trendy sticks are a no go too

Than I'm the guy that can't kill anything in an aquarium even with neglect.

Sun coral ....Tubastrea. I always see people giving it away or trading because they’re tired of caring for it or I see it dying in tanks because they don’t know that it’s non photosynthetic

Thank you very much Sr for all your advices.they are really helpful for a new hobbist,like myself.I have watched many of your vídeos and i have learned a lot from them.You never try impose us nothing.I see that you only share your vast experience with us.

True. Tubastrea are super high maintenance. We have one right now and I feel like I have to feed it 3 times a day or I feel guilty.

That's a myth that only happens If they feel trapped in a tiny aquarium. They need lots of space and hiding places and they barely live over a year they might only accept live food aswell

Totally agree! I thought it would be a list of corals people call “trash coral” things like gsp, clove polyps, but this was great! Love your channel too dude! Keep up the great work

Thanks Dave!

tunicate

@@dorotamacurzen7265 wow so helpful lol

Thanks Nick, this was a fun video to put together.

Thanks Scott, glad you enjoyed the video!

Thanks Jared, I'm glad you liked it.

Thanks RR!

I should put that on a tee shirt

Thanks! Glad you liked the video. It was a bit of a curve ball.

Haha thank you

in Canada avoid Fragbox 3/8 came with aptasia I quarantined for 60 days. got 2 of them but 1 popped up in the display tank after. hiding under the base of coral. I got it but lost 4 pinwheel heads. at 20$ a head and also the stress of it popping up anywhere just isn't worth it.

Thanks Billy! Sorry to hear about your tank leak.

@@tidalgardens thanks Than. Everything is up and running now👍

Social media in general has that effect. If we don't get enough recognition for doing something from the online crowd, we change. It's actually a little scary.

Oh there it is: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-luWibG1opD8.html

I mean it is easy to keep and nice looking

Yes! It is a Pectinia.

If I never see a flame scallop in my tanks ever again I'm good.

@@tidalgardens I'm with you on that one... 👍👍

There is such a focus on super low nutrient systems these days that many of these creatures don’t do well because there simply nothing in the water column for them to eat and target feeding just doesn’t always cover the variety of nutrients they require for life

Most LPS aren't going to want to be in that intense of light, but some might be ok with it. If you have modular lighting, you can create a spotlight effect on just the clam perhaps.

It is quite possible with today's led fixture tech. Actually I have a maxima in my Tanks and many LPS and some SPS. It is healthy and very much alive after 1 year.

That's a good video topic too.

Euphelia

Why no feather dusters??

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It probably will take more food than that. I try to feed Tubastrea and Dendrophyllia a few times a day. Several small feedings tend to work better for me than one big feeding each day.

okay good to know. when I got my tank it came with a few odds and ends. I was told to feed the tube anemone about an inch of thawed frozen clams silversides giant mysis um squid... ect I feed it 2-3 times a week. plus it catches reg mysis and reef frenzy daily. it's doing well. any advise?

Those are tunicates. I did a video on them a little while back you can check out. They are very beautiful and very interesting but the really pretty ones don't do well in home aquariums.

its a leache's ascidians, not a coral at all, its like a bunch of animals regrouped in that orange skin

No that's my friend Nathan's tank. I've done a few videos of his tank over the years if you want to check it out.

Plating montipora?

@@CloudDayLight no fungi plate coral

Orange Spot File Fish

Tidal Gardens at 1:16? Great video been a good guidelines to follow and great footage!👍

Scoot Roter - I did the same with IT, it was a hobby. 20 years later I think it may be one of the driest professions there is, maybe business law or accounting is worse. I've had thoughts of setting up frag tanks and going all out, after 10 years of reefing I have seen so many home based fraggers come and go, your right rarely do they mix. 30 years reefing.... my hat goes off to you sir, I hit 10 years recently and re-ignited my interest by getting the custom tank I've always wanted :) I've kept small tanks gradually expanding, which I think keeps the interest going :)

@@jestronixhanderson9898 very co0ol! That's what I did... I actually had a 500g reef with corals as big as basketballs, grown from 1" frags, one cap that was actually bigger. But it was so much work!!!! I hired people to help and paid them in coral. A lot of people are into doing that for pay. Course, they learned a ton too. Best day was the day I sold everything to a store in town! Now they quit the reef business and still do all other pets. Kept a glass 210g for my own tank. A customer gave it to me, only 1 year old! He was burned out with the hobby. I kept just enough equipment to set the whole 210g up except for a new main pump, and Kessil lights. Best thing I ever did!... I got my hobby back where I can enjoy it and it's no longer a huge money pit! I got really tired of getting ripped off by the lying Indonesians! It's their way of life! Rarely are they truthful! Seriously! I just wish I knew the damn Kessil 360's burned out so quickly! What a total waste of money! What happened to 50,000 hours LED life? Sheesh! Anyway, so glad I'm back to caring for one easy tank. 🤘😀

For mw it would be what I call a casual business. Not really a business at all except, corals grow and you have to do something with them. Might as well sell, trade or give away. Avoid xenia and GSP, great give-away corals but at what cost to you and them??

Some species of Goni do very well while others struggle and give the entire genus a bad reputation.

Tunicates: ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-luWibG1opD8.html

Thanks a lot!