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Equales Rex - 6 years ago

Baby 12g

Ironbark - 6 years ago

Great vid, worth a sub.

playinragz - 6 years ago

God vid kid! Like the Pom Pom that’s a cool one. I’m stating up and Star Polyps, pulsing Pom is the other. Waiting for best colors.

sky a. - 6 years ago

Really good video

Mytic Charizard12345 - 6 years ago

Steve Dodd - 6 years ago

sort of agree with you about zenia, what ive noticed is that it loves water with high nitrates

psyox toxic - 6 years ago

I got every coral of it lol

Dan Dan Lego - 6 years ago

I see your Legos in the background

jason genova - 6 years ago

you can tell your greek with your nose

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madaboutbrens - 6 years ago

Hey George, I recently added a Kenya Tree, GSP, and a pulsing Xenia to my aquarium, the tree and Xenia are doing awesome, however my GSP has retracted and pretty much looks like a worm strapped to a rock... can you give me any tips on what I should do ? These are my first softies. I also added three zoa’s which are all going great..

Cheers

Richie

James Harden - 7 years ago

Green star polyps are beautiful never taken over my tank with weekly trimming, I’ve almost had the tank pay for itself by now from dragging corals

James Harden - 7 years ago

I have a JBJ 45 and it’s about 1 year old

The Fish Guy - 7 years ago

Here are 10 easy to care for corals... flower pot coral, its almost impossible to keep

creative name - 7 years ago

Do top 5 anemones please

PrankThatGamer93 - 7 years ago

What about hammer coral and frogspawn and torch

BellumXyz - 6 years ago

PrankThatGamer93 He mentioned them at number 2 lol

Alon's Aquarists - 7 years ago

Are you a professional reef aquarist because it looks a hell of a lot like it.#amazeballs

Casper Ghost - 6 years ago

Amazeballs? lol

Brown Mark - 7 years ago

When I was working at an lfs, we had an orange hammer coral. Unfortunately it died after some epidemic in the tank, after a year. The owner was asking $600 for it. I wish I had a picture of it.

Travis Something - 7 years ago

Did that starfish pest jump out at anyone else at 7:28?

Ramon Perez - 7 years ago

I have tons of those in my tank. I think they're great!

Warped - 7 years ago

Travis Something
they're only a pest if it's the specific species of asterina that eats corals or if you overfeed your tank :)

dan - 7 years ago

i want a tank with only a green star polyps.... no animals, just polyps.

dan - 7 years ago

and maybe a xenia

Christine Mahoney - 7 years ago

where do you get your T-shirts?

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MrDLR74 - 7 years ago

I have a hard time keeping Xenia too. I have a new tank that i began in October and they seem to doing ok. Time will tell. I've had them 4 different time with no luck . Hopefully 5 is a charm!

mark garcia - 7 years ago

You did not say what kind of water movement for number 1 needs?

Neil Wiseman - 7 years ago

Did you say polyps?

princessparrots - 7 years ago

Love that all my favourites were in there :)

Kevin Northington - 7 years ago

I'm a beginner what do you think about salt water aquariums for dummies book I just bought it

CoralFish12g - 7 years ago

I'm sure it can't hurt!

Kevin Northington - 7 years ago

like your intro bro.

Zachary Chromey - 7 years ago

Pom Pom Zania is horrible it took over my tank

Apple Hoe - 8 years ago

Can I get a hammer or torch for my 10 gal

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

Yes, if you test your water and are prepared to care for them.

Jaxin Akins - 8 years ago

Intro song?

Thegamingbanana - 8 years ago

Are you kidding me

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

Vanilla Ice Ice Baby

Flash Gameing - 8 years ago

can #3 go with any fish?

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

Usually yes

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elie kanbar - 8 years ago

hey, ty for posting this video, please can you write the name of all them, ty again

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

I will put them in the description

World Reef Tank - 8 years ago

Nice work I have a Red Sea reefer 450 that is 7 months old now and am enjoying it! I have voice commands to turn on and off devices on the tank!!

Skye Fuego - 8 years ago

what corals or anemones do you recommend for a 10 gallon tank?

The Fish Guy - 7 years ago

Skyefuego i wouldnt add any anemones for a 10 gallon, they get too big

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

No, but a candy cane would be a good first lps when you get the hang of things.

Skye Fuego - 8 years ago

Is a candy cane one? I had bought when I setup my tank. And it has gotten any bigger.

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

Soft corals like mushrooms and zoanthids.

Sumera Seraj - 8 years ago

could u please do a video about corals which explains what actually corals are. I'm seriously trying to learn as much about salt water aquarium as I'm interested in starting the reef salt water tank. but the information out there is so much from anywhere from corals are animal, they can sting, u can die from it, but in many ways they behave like plant I'm confused why they glow under certain lights. please explain the bottom basic information about corals such as I want 20 to 40 g nano tank. I personally don't want to put no more than 2 to 3 fish, but I want corals and it is the color and movement in water which attracts me to coral

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+Sumera Seraj Hi, you have a lot of research to do. In some ways they do behave like plants. They have fluorescent properties that makes them glow. There is a lot of science to that, which I can't explain in a YouTube comment... I really like this video for beginners, give it a look. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q0WwT4j86a0

star flanagan - 8 years ago

Perfect, thank you for the top tens

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+star flanagan Thanks, planning on doing some more soon!

Jason Harrelson - 8 years ago

great videos! I've really enjoyed your channel

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+Jason Harrelson Thanks so much Jason!

Tin 4705 - 8 years ago

Please get rid of the anome for a mushrooms

Tin 4705 - 8 years ago

Thxs for the feed back but tink mushrooms are a better choose because there safer yes anoumeos are a lot more active

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+Tin 4705 Big mushrooms can sway a little but they definitely don't move more than anemones!

Todd Miller - 8 years ago

Xenia seems to thrive in high nitrate water. my friends tank has very poor water quality but his Xenia is taking over the tank

goodall1bay - 7 years ago

Todd Miller I would say it likes some phosphates rather than nitrates. I keep them and they are growing fast, but my nitrates went up recently and now they seem to have slowed and have become more thin and retracted. My phosphates are maintained the same.

Discus BOL - 8 years ago

u r too reef smart for your age ... well done ! i love xenia too but i keep torch, sun, hammer but cannot keep xenia for some reason even though my parameters are spot on !!!

Carole Just Carole - 6 years ago

Discus BOL since Xenia is a filter feeder maybe a higher nutrient content. I notice that they are not super particular about light, but they do move more in medium to high light. Some people actually use Xenia in their sump as part of their filtration/ nitrate consumption system.

Elizabeth Rosario - 7 years ago

My Zenia came back from nearly NOTHING when I started dosing Iodide... Did some research and found out they use a lot of it!

Amber Lilly - 7 years ago

Discus BOL lmao he's a grown ass man he just looks 14

Jeramie Scott - 8 years ago

That may be it, but I am no expert. Good luck with them though.

Discus BOL - 8 years ago

+Jeramie Scott sometimes people dont change water often like in my case and skimmer takes out everything, i keep my nitrates close to zero using red sea product but xenia keeps going out ! Rest is all flourishing

Jeramie Scott - 8 years ago

+K Asif Don't you already have those trace elements if your parameters are all spot on? By dirty water I mean more nutrient heavy water.

Discus BOL - 8 years ago

+Jeramie Scott i dont think so, i think xenia like good quality water but it likes other nutrients in the tank too like trace elements !

Jeramie Scott - 8 years ago

+K Asif I think they like a little dirty water better than clean

Ashley L - 8 years ago

+Alex Kingcole I know he's in college, I follow his videos. I was only adding how I also can't keep xenia like the person from the original comment, not about his age:)

Alex Kingcole - 8 years ago

+Ashley L
George is now in college. He is a good guy! Sup George!, Keep up with the grades. Don't party too much!

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+K Asif Thanks! I do a lot of research! Yes, there are many people who have that same situation.

Ashley L - 8 years ago

I have the same problem! I can keep about anything but Xenia and Kenya tree corals lol. It is so strange!

ISHIRIX - 8 years ago

Or try sum zoanthids for a dash of color :D

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+ISHIRIX I made this video before I became addicted to Zoas haha.

Oscar Plascencia - 8 years ago

what coral can i get for low lighting to start off with, will be my first.

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

Test your water. That will show you what is wrong!

Aqua Novice - 8 years ago

+CoralFish12g I have a torch that is doing great but my mushrooms all seem to stay shriveled up. Any ideas?

Oscar Plascencia - 8 years ago

+CoralFish12g thanks!

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+Oscar Plascencia How about some green star polyps or some mushrooms.

PHAT BEATZ - 8 years ago

what corals are great for 24g nano cube?

PHAT BEATZ - 8 years ago

Ok cool thanks! Yea I jus have the stock LED's but im not sure the exact output on those. ill do some research. I have some zoas and 1 mushroom goin nice right now. Thanks again!

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+PHAT BEATZ It depends on your lighting! You can't go wrong with soft corals like mushrooms, and zoanthids.

SnotDoc - 8 years ago

Hey man. Thanks for making your videos. For someone your age you're quite knowledgable. Actually, for any age you are! Are you planning on making a career of this stuff?

CoralFish12g - 8 years ago

+SnotDoc Thanks for watching! I am really not planning on it but it will always be my hobby! Check this video out you will like it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sZWZpcEK4tY

Wayne Martin - 9 years ago

Men can you add me to your whatsApp contact list. i maybe needing frequent advice from you! thanks
Martin
00971522386587

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+Wayne Martin Haha I don't have whatssap. But you can message me on my facebook page and I get back to people fairly quickly.

Miguel Roa - 9 years ago

"um"

mr. T-bag you - 8 years ago

+CoralFish12g good video though homie.

mr. T-bag you - 8 years ago

+CoralFish12g more like uuhhhh

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

More like ummmm ;)

Victor Reyes - 9 years ago

fish store sold me a polyp that looks like a zoanthid but said it wasn't is there any polyps that like alike

Jay K - 9 years ago

What's the best place to get these corals? I doubt my local pet store has any of these since I live in a small town.

Ashley L - 8 years ago

Vivid aquariums, live aquaria, blue zoo aquatics, and saltwaterfish.com have all been very good places to order these corals for me. I have to order almost all of mine too bc I love in a small town in TN lol

Bennie Smith - 9 years ago

Very good information

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+Bennie Smith Thanks

Bennie Smith - 9 years ago

Rene Schumacher - 9 years ago

i need this octopus t shirt :-) where i can get it???

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+Rene Schumacher I got it from Waikiki Aquarium in Hawaii. Maybe they sell them online too?

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Mauller Csprings - 9 years ago

Great video I agree. Xenia # 1. My favorate

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+Mauller Csprings Thank you!

Rex - 9 years ago

Hallo I'm from Germany I got a question, for a couple of weeks my Xenia is not pumping anymore it's like kind of lazy what should I do please ?

multisturge - 9 years ago

Just removed all of my xenia today. Hard decision to make because like you said its a nice coral with the swaying in the flow and pulsing action but it was turning into a nightmare managing it. It was making my blue cespitularia (blue xenia) shrink, surrounds my Kenya tree and bend my toadstool because the xenia was taking too much of the light and flow and was even growing up the back wall. But least I know to that when the time comes when I upgrade my nano to a larger tank I'll get a small colony and put it on the sand to prevent it from spreading. Now I got a redish brown branching montipora and a Duncan coral frag to see how I do with hard corals then maybe try some Acros. Someone told me about a set up they've seen where they put the GSP on the back wall so you get a grassy carpet covering the back wall.

multisturge - 9 years ago

yeah that's why I don't have any because some of my rocks are close to the wall where other corals are.

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+multisturge Yeah I love people who make that grassy back wall. That can spread to quick too though be careful.

John William - 9 years ago

I aggree about the xenia! What a awesome and foolproof, fast growing coral, and the movement is amazing! :)

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+John William Thanks John, You're right!

Joe Scrivens - 9 years ago

hammer coral?

Joe Scrivens - 9 years ago

frogspawn?

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

They are great too!

patrick jullian - 9 years ago

they pulse to get water to circulate through their tentacles

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Yeah, it's so cool

Joe Prosser - 9 years ago

Id love to do a video together sometime!

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Possibly.

Buddy Sheroka - 9 years ago

Nice video man

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

I literally just released a video just like this one: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RURp17ZwZfI

vr6con - 9 years ago

I thought u said it was a list of easy to take care of coral. But almost everything you said is hard to take care off.

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

I said as stated in the title, the most active meaning containing movement and sway.

Errol Smith - 9 years ago

no love for duncan, number 1 in my book

Errol Smith - 9 years ago

+CoralFish12g looking forward to that vid, wish my clown liked duncans as much as i do, but it just wants to host palys all day

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

You are not the first to mention why Duncans are not in here. I am thinking about making an informational video just on them. They are awesome!

mike cavanaugh - 9 years ago

You should put Kenya trees in the list my tank they grow like weeds in there

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

That is the reason a lot of people would get mad if I put it on the list. I personally love Kenyas tho :)

Brian Browning - 9 years ago

Duncan coral they are active feeders and are a blast to feed, looks a lot like a Venus fly trap when feeding.

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Duncans are awesome! They do feed well.

Joe Gardner - 9 years ago

Since when is an anemone classified as a coral???

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

I know it is not technical. I should have mentioned that. You are right though, thanks.

Alvaro Ramos - 9 years ago

Long tentacle plate coral is also very hard to keep.. They dont last long!!

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Yes, it all depends on size of tank and level of hobbiest. Thanks!

jedimaster8691 - 9 years ago

Hey! liked your video! I didn't agree with promoting the flowerpot's, as they are still not successfully kept by most reefer's. Even tanks with pristine water quality, and everything else growing successfully don't keep flowerpot's alive. Xenia in my tank grows like a weed, and I sell regularly. Galaxea I wouldn't recommend to anyone! Star polyp's are the best for beginners. You are on the right track though. Most of your suggestions are spot on! I've had good luck with elephant ear mushrooms in dirty water with MH 175 W lights. Extreme growth. You should do a video on different types of mushrooms lad. Good video and keep up the good work!!

Mxsnow145 - 8 years ago

Idk I've had mine for like 8 years and fragged it twice in the 8 years I've had it.

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+holographic world Yes, their tentacles can get lonnnngggg :)

holographic world - 9 years ago

Use to have a beautiful green and purple Galaxia that put out sweeper tentacles a good 8-10 inches! Stung everything around it, and had to remove it from the tank. Definately not a peaceful coral.

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

I actually love mushrooms so I will try to do that. Yes the flowerpot is ridiculous but some people do know how to take care of them. People still have to do their research is the bottom line. Thank you

multisturge - 9 years ago

I got xenia in my 20g nano and I saw xenia winning a mile off, I love seeing the xenia pulsing, I've also got an uncommon to find blue cespitularia coral (from xenia family) which is growing new heads and splitting off around the rock, because its uncommon to find then fragging it should be good for my LFS if they're interested, I'll be going there some when after the holidays when I get my paycheque in and might buy some yellow polyps and GSP, maybe order in a fish that I want and ask them about if they're interested in some frags :)

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Xenia is a coral that people love but you have to be careful with it.

Death Grips - 9 years ago

bubble corals aren't euphyllias. and you posted a picture of it, but you didn't mention frogspawn.

Brad Turner - 9 years ago

+Entety 303 Indeed, now that I watch it again I'm fairly certain he showed plerogyra sinuosa in the video, not physogyra.

Filthy Is Babe - 9 years ago

Illuminati Confirmed.

Brad Turner - 9 years ago

Euphyllia baliensis is known as a bubble coral so, technically, he's not wrong. He just showed a physogyra.

Death Grips - 9 years ago

np. I've made the same mistake, and that was the end of my bubble coral :/

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Thanks for the info, love frogspawns

Adel Adel - 9 years ago

i want make aquarium 20litter and want put 2clownfish and anemoun with live rock for (filtration)and change 25/water every week with out skimmer

Puff Daddy Reef - 9 years ago

That Snail!

KALIMAN10100 - 9 years ago

Hello i have an anemone and the anemone changed color to white but when i got it was green now its white i have a t5 light 4 bulbs and i dont know why it changed color thanks

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qXGqBgrDjGw&list=UUXoCSxSbh2d5DAlA5FiyuOQ

David B - 9 years ago

You do a great job! Keep up the great work and get the 'word' out!

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

Thanks David, I am coming out with a video just like this soon.

AquaBert - 10 years ago

Great list! Thanks for sharing!

ImagineThatFlix - 10 years ago

to any newbies, please disregard the first 5 suggested haha... these are all awesome corals, but as first coral, always go with green star polyps, hammer or frogspawn(torch is a bit too aggressive for me). and under no circumstances ever get a galaxia or xenia/kenya tree/ nepthia/ anthelia, etc unless that is the only thing you want in your tank.. those softies would be awesome for a setup focused on fish.. where things might eat a cleanup crew.. they will overgrow the rocks and they look really cool. they can be blue purple and dirty pink colors. They will quickly overgrow stuff and you cannot just pull them off the rocks and call it a day. even a single cell will grow a new colony.

once again, all the corals in this list are awesome, but this seems like a list for people that are experienced. for first corals, stick to simple lps corals, zoanthids, green star polyps, etc....

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

Thanks for this advice. You are correct on a lot of it but some of it can depend on the size of the tank and how active someone is in keeping it. Awesome extra info, much of it I should have included. Thanks

nice nel - 10 years ago

thank you

Sandun Nishsanka - 10 years ago

Hey bro....
I have a one anemone.
If I need xenia coral.
What filtration system xenia coral.
And I need a puta nitrate?

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

I am not really following your question. Xenia is really hardy and you do not need a lot of filtration for it. In fact too much filtration good be bad for it since it likes kind of dirty water.

tony tone - 10 years ago

umm ummm ummmmm..... good video ummm... thanks for the info um umm....

Dr.Proteinman Mcgains - 6 years ago

tony tone woe.... savage

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

Thanks Patty! I plan on making more videos like this one soon so stay tuned!

Dwaino Bman - 10 years ago

Great video, thanks for sharing. Packs more good info into a short, sweet space than most marine videos I've seen. Looking forward to other videos from you.

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

+Dwaino Bman Thank you so much. That is exactly what I always try to do

The-Lost-Unicorn Adventures - 10 years ago

Kenya tree coral is verry easy and active

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

+Marsha DeVaney nice!

Marsha DeVaney - 10 years ago

+coralfish12g I started with one Kenya tree coral less than a year ago and it is all over my 120 now. Love it!

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

Definitely a good one absoluetly!

TheFishTank Doc. - 10 years ago

No 7 is not a coral but an anemone. There are 2 types of dasiy coral (no 10). The gonapora (with longer polyps) are hard to keep, unless you have have the right food. The daisy coral (shorter polyps) are alot easier to keep. My gonapora lasted 1.5 years. My pink daisy coral is growing well, and a year old.!! Intersting video.

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

Yes exactly right! Thanks for the info.

shawnriv9 - 10 years ago

I've been looking for a red sea pulsing xenia but no one seems to have them :(

CoralFish12g - 10 years ago

Its really common! Just ask away in a forum or in a Facebook group!

Braden8558 - 10 years ago

Very nice video man! Been watching your videos for a while. I'm also a teenage aquarist so it's nice to see others on here too! Good luck with the tanks!

Beetlesgonefishin - 10 years ago

Nice job man , enjoyed the vid , I cant keep the xenia out of my tank ,it needs its own rock where it cant touch anything else or it will spread and if you frag it (which is sooo easy) dont drop ANY pieces into the tank or they will attach somewhere and grow,otherwise it is an awesome coral to look at

vlad vorozhkin - 10 years ago

I think the xenia tree is left out

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+vlad vorozhkin Xenia is in there. Kenya tree is different.

CoralFish12g - 9 years ago

+Steven Harden Yes

Steven Harden - 9 years ago

You mean Kenya tree

vlad vorozhkin - 10 years ago

I think the xenia tree is left out

Adam Tjelmeland - 10 years ago

Great list. I would have bumped anemones for leather corals although. Good job.

mike trev - 10 years ago

I really like leather corals cause they grow fast and also Kenyan tree corals

OceanLife69 - 10 years ago

Great vid.

AquaStudent - 10 years ago

Nice stuff amigo. I'd love to have a reef tank. There are some gorgeous corals out there.
Good job with the editing. A professional and clean looking video makes a huge difference.

LiSSe145 - 10 years ago

I like your top 10! You also tell really useful information about them. at the moment I'm brainstorming about wich corals I want to put in my tank. My 35 gallon is now running for a month. Every one or two weeks I try to upload a video to add on my diary. If you've got any tips or questions please let me know! Please don't forget to subscribe to stay tuned with my latest video's!