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Shane52
02/02/2014, 12:35 PM
Starting a 20 gallon long and I was wondering what LPS should I start with? I dont wanna buy an elegance coral just to have it die in a week

Tzwizzle
02/02/2014, 12:50 PM
I think candy canes are pretty hardy. My clown decided to host in it which was weird.

slgcmg
02/02/2014, 01:06 PM
Frogspawn frags cane be found rather cheap as well and are very hardy.

Tahiti
02/02/2014, 01:45 PM
Frogspawn or Trumpet Coral.

Vgyoung
02/02/2014, 06:07 PM
Hammer frogspawn or candy cane are good choices

ThreeMoneyJ
02/02/2014, 07:19 PM
Agreed. Frogspawn/hammer or candy cane.

Jerzey
02/02/2014, 07:29 PM
i started with a duncan as my first coral in the beginning....i was extremely new to the hobby and she never opened up util 3 months later once i learned all the ins and outs about water parameters and lighting...they're extremely hardy i don't know how she was still alive IMO and almost 2 years later my duncan is the first to tell me when something is a little off in the tank... i have all the corals mentioned above but duncan's grow extremely fast when spot fed... it's really cool to watch then eat there very animated and you can easily grow a new head in a week and half and IMO look awesome when they get multiple heads fanning out!

3S1K
02/02/2014, 07:51 PM
Started with a Trumpet. Frogspawn, hammer and torch all are pretty easy.

DSPs
02/02/2014, 07:54 PM
Duncans are a great starter Lps

Jerzey
02/02/2014, 07:56 PM
it's personal preference LPS are easy is what you think looks good to you

alf03
02/02/2014, 09:10 PM
Acans are pretty easy as far as LPS go from my experience...