5 Corals PERFECT for Beginners! - Setting Up a Reef Tank

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    Selecting your first corals can be an overwhelming experience due to the fact that there are so many different types! ln this CoralFish video, I'm going to help you narrow it down with 5 corals that I would highly recommend to beginners.
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  • @isculpt3077
    @isculpt3077 7 лет назад +71

    You're such a genuine dude, you don't sound overly professional but you definitely sound like you know what you're talking about.

    • @dcast781227
      @dcast781227 5 лет назад +4

      I Sculpt i could see him having an educational kids show

  • @kevinrangel2578
    @kevinrangel2578 6 лет назад +30

    I started my first 10 gallon reef tank after watching your videos. Thank you for giving me the resources and knowledge to start my tank!

  • @myrealnamewontfi7289
    @myrealnamewontfi7289 5 лет назад +120

    Are Zoanthids a safe topping for pizza?

  • @thedanger8919
    @thedanger8919 4 года назад +57

    He sounds like he's about to inform me about number 15: Burger King foot lettuce

    • @Rapshout
      @Rapshout 3 года назад

      @Jett Johnathan liar

  • @Nuclearbeagle
    @Nuclearbeagle 7 лет назад +2

    I like that you are incorporating more banter into your videos

  • @oliverblackhall
    @oliverblackhall 4 года назад +1

    I have to say your older videos are better than your newer ones I've been a long time sub over 3 years now and I'm rewatching older videos

  • @Sysgen
    @Sysgen 7 лет назад +2

    Great information for a newbie such as myself. When I am at the point of adding corals to my tank I am going to follow your suggestions. I have always like to the looks of zoas so that was the first coral I had planned on getting. The Toadstools was a new thought so I will look into them as well as the Elegance. Thanks for taking the time to put this information together!

  • @rickfilms29
    @rickfilms29 7 лет назад +452

    Do you blink?

    • @DragosDomnara
      @DragosDomnara 7 лет назад +7

      True

    • @JLards
      @JLards 7 лет назад +54

      i cant unsee this now

    • @qbann84
      @qbann84 7 лет назад +85

      He blinks when you blink. That's why you can't see it

    • @JLards
      @JLards 7 лет назад +2

      XD Bravo

    • @moarteas
      @moarteas 7 лет назад +14

      He's reading off something which is why it's hard to blink. Hard to unsee now. Informative video tho.

  • @nickstark8
    @nickstark8 5 лет назад +1

    This is seriously one of the best aquarium videos I've every seen!! .... Your comedic timing is perfect and the cut scenes are hilarious !!! . the info is spot on too !

  • @johnwesley111harrison4
    @johnwesley111harrison4 3 года назад +1

    Wow zoa are REALY colorful and beginner freindly

  • @xXFutur3GamingNowxX
    @xXFutur3GamingNowxX 5 лет назад +8

    Great vid, your recent videos got me into grabbing a few tanks for myself and just wanna congratulate you and how far this channels come keep it up man !!

  • @cmaquatics7428
    @cmaquatics7428 4 года назад +1

    Thanks for the tips. Good advice for people starting out.

  • @shainoelcline6874
    @shainoelcline6874 7 лет назад +1

    Great video! I have had my reef tank for 5 months, and I have had my first Monti cap for a few weeks now. These are great corals that aren't the most obvious beginner corals. Thanks for the video! :)

  • @badboybootz8
    @badboybootz8 4 года назад +5

    Yo i thought this kid was gonna be boring and nerdy but he's funny as hell lol thats for the tips bro!

  • @taelynchambers1664
    @taelynchambers1664 4 года назад

    you’ve inspired me to branch out and bring a reef tank to college :) thank ya for all your help George !!

  • @lawiez
    @lawiez 6 лет назад +10

    elegance corals are great to take up space on a budget, but it really depends whether you get lucky or not that you get a healthy specimen or not.
    my first elegance literally went through HELL.
    it started in my 8g QT tank that wasn't cycled, moved to my first ever saltwater DT, been in the sand, been on the rock, been in the shade, i was stressing the guy like crazy.
    well, now it's super large, opens up huge, and has been hosting my clownfish for a year lol.
    but i agree that duncans would make better beginner corals, they grow like MAD and you can feed them pretty heavily. My 1 head had 4 baby heads within 1 month. highly recommended!

  • @rohitchatterji1783
    @rohitchatterji1783 7 лет назад

    Thanks George. I just subscribed to your channel and can't believe you were in my backyard and I missed you "medowlands". I am a beginner at salt water tank. Really appreciate all your help...Thanks.

  • @josephxerri87
    @josephxerri87 6 лет назад

    Never had a salt water tank but your vids are making me re-think and re-re-think!!!! thanks for ur vids gorgie....

  • @manson2811
    @manson2811 7 лет назад +2

    This was an awesome video! I will suggest this to any new reefers I know:)!

  • @Redneckrino
    @Redneckrino 7 лет назад +10

    I was new to the hobby and cut them up like Benny Hana . Got a merca staph infection in my nose that could have been deadly. It definitely can happen I don't keep them anymore. Good times😁

    • @edkfkck4885
      @edkfkck4885 5 лет назад +2

      I have a question. Why would anyone cut a coral?

    • @grand0153
      @grand0153 5 лет назад

      Miss M To frag them. Which is basically a way to force them to split so that you can spread them better

  • @ulises3259
    @ulises3259 5 лет назад +19

    I got my kid still singing "Nassarius Snails!"

  • @isaiahmanis726
    @isaiahmanis726 7 лет назад +10

    Coralfish12g could you make a video on the easiest LPS corals. I think that would be a great video.

  • @darthmaul9790
    @darthmaul9790 4 года назад

    I just subbed! Finally someone who actually speak not so damn difficult.

  • @michaelnorton148
    @michaelnorton148 7 лет назад +5

    I really like all your videos and you always crack me up!
    I've subscribed and always give you a thumbs up.
    Keep up the good work!!!

  • @jackiekearney
    @jackiekearney 3 года назад

    Another great video George. I was watching you since you are very young. 😊

  • @Christian-cq5ne
    @Christian-cq5ne 7 лет назад +1

    Star polyp is nice, just grows fast

  • @jbreefer148
    @jbreefer148 3 года назад

    I love these corals. 👍

  • @lawiez
    @lawiez 7 лет назад +1

    love your channel! you've really come a long way! especially love the humor lol!

  • @bondjamesbond5949
    @bondjamesbond5949 6 лет назад

    Because of the shirt ..thumbs up and subscribed .. Lots of knowledge in this channel yo

  • @marinacollins3194
    @marinacollins3194 5 лет назад

    This helped a lot thanks George

  • @mikellstephensen6622
    @mikellstephensen6622 6 лет назад

    You should do a video explaining why sump help with the tank how they work.

  • @adamstabile5268
    @adamstabile5268 3 года назад

    you taught me a lot thank you

  • @ryanesposito5755
    @ryanesposito5755 7 лет назад

    Good list and great call on Blastomussa...under rated and very easy to care for. However, there is no way an elegance is a starter coral wouldn't put it in my top 20 easiest. I would have added Duncan, or hammer or other euphyllias in it's place.

  • @joaoricardo8376
    @joaoricardo8376 8 месяцев назад

    For newbies I wouldn't recommend elegance, in the LPS category I would recommend candy canes and Duncan which are quite hardy and beginner friendly

  • @rajgill7576
    @rajgill7576 8 месяцев назад

    I went to a few local aquarium shops today, and my gosh.. the nasty stuff I saw. Dead fish. Aiptaisia everywhere. The footage of those zoanthids you had gives me hope

  • @franciscahope3363
    @franciscahope3363 3 года назад

    Thanks for the information bro 👍

  • @InappropriateReefer
    @InappropriateReefer 7 лет назад +18

    Another great vid! Agree with most of this list although it would be luck of the draw with the Elegance in terms of getting a healthy specimen. A much safer alternative may be the Branching Frogspawn. =)

  • @tantilist1449
    @tantilist1449 5 лет назад +2

    I didn't know this existed, but how di you refrain from blinking for so long? Real question tho.

  • @russellgarcia6920
    @russellgarcia6920 7 лет назад +12

    What would you recommend for a beginner coral that would be a good host for a clown fish in a nano reef?

    • @willhowell5104
      @willhowell5104 6 лет назад +2

      nothing because there is no guarantee that your clowns will host it. i have matched up clowns and a anenome in my tank and they host a hammer coral.

    • @JasonEyerly
      @JasonEyerly 6 лет назад

      Russell Garcia Xenia will host clowns well.

    • @fishfan2
      @fishfan2 3 года назад

      Anything Euphyillia, it's easy to keep, looks nice and from what I've seen clowns host them alot

  • @gary9732
    @gary9732 6 лет назад

    hi what additives and minerals for these soft corals and also food for soft corals great video by the way keep it up buddy

  • @lunes-1
    @lunes-1 4 года назад +1

    Your videos are interesting,just subscribed.Good video👍

  • @CrustyBollox
    @CrustyBollox 7 лет назад +1

    I'm surprised to see Montipora on this list. They're pretty much the most finicky SPS along with Acropora.

  • @kristi8220
    @kristi8220 7 лет назад

    Awesome video!! thanks for the much needed advice

  • @Hashashin1081
    @Hashashin1081 3 года назад

    AWESOME MAN! KEEP IT UP!

  • @W4RD1N8ER
    @W4RD1N8ER 6 лет назад

    Thanks for this info I am a very good planted tank aquarist I just setup a 63 gallon saltwater this weekend and I know Jack about the salt hobby I think It does not matter what kind of corals I get because if I find them all amazing so the easy ones for me will be just as good as the super hard ones. Just to get my first one is making me super pumped. Should I start with fish first or can I start with corals? My tank needs to cycle still for at least two to 3 weeks but I am loving the corals more than the fish at the moment.

  • @therealpock
    @therealpock 7 лет назад +2

    THANK YOU THIS IS LITERALLY I EXACTLY WHAT I NEEDED RN

  • @---nw9qu
    @---nw9qu 7 лет назад

    Can you make a video on how to feed corals? Also water parameters. Thanks!

  • @IkanHiasLaut
    @IkanHiasLaut 5 лет назад

    I think elegance is moderate level 😍👍

  • @JuaN-dr2dj
    @JuaN-dr2dj 7 лет назад +1

    The #6 i think its the sps bird nest it grows very fast and looks very well

  • @naturelover1013
    @naturelover1013 4 года назад

    I am from pakistan your videos is very help ful

  • @pwillvlogs3784
    @pwillvlogs3784 6 лет назад

    i would actually recommend star polyp coral because they grow fast and are pretty hardy BUT they have to be isolated on their own rock in the middle of the sand. the do thrive with good/high water flow . this was the first coral i put in my nano cube and its doing great

    • @vlm1322
      @vlm1322 2 года назад

      how is it holding up now

  • @Gabrielaalvarezdogmom
    @Gabrielaalvarezdogmom 5 лет назад

    Thank you George. 😘

  • @kperks1572
    @kperks1572 3 года назад +1

    He sounds like chills in the beginning 😂😂

  • @ScottM
    @ScottM 7 лет назад

    great video George

  • @AliPicalChanelSpearfishing
    @AliPicalChanelSpearfishing 4 года назад

    Good help, i like it..😊👌👍👍

  • @clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957
    @clearwaterbeachhomesearchm5957 6 лет назад

    Great video. Thanks

  • @plootsa
    @plootsa 6 лет назад

    Thank you I'm ready to start the reef

  • @arashvarzandeh4860
    @arashvarzandeh4860 3 года назад

    Thank you!!

  • @trunte1810
    @trunte1810 3 года назад

    You inspire me

  • @Mo-gk2uu
    @Mo-gk2uu 7 лет назад

    Very cool video👌🏼😝🐡🐠

  • @XxpoplocksxX
    @XxpoplocksxX 2 года назад

    We would like a updated list now that so many options are now available.

  • @athenapisa1417
    @athenapisa1417 3 года назад

    Idk everyone says they love Zoanthids but I’m not to crazy about them honestly. I like big puffy looking corals. They do look like sunflowers a little bit but idk I just never been that attracted to them like that

  • @JB-dw1qo
    @JB-dw1qo 7 лет назад +4

    Zoanthids are so pretty. But, I'm new and they scare me with the palyntoxin. Do you always need to handle them with gloves?

    • @TheLittleGemstone
      @TheLittleGemstone 7 лет назад +1

      J B Zoanthids are only dangerous if you are planning of fragging(cutting) them apart or trying to take them off the plug. I have Zoanthids and I dont wear gloves handling them. Please don't worry, they are awesome

    • @colet4606
      @colet4606 6 лет назад +2

      J B yes you do

    • @jordanyang3066
      @jordanyang3066 5 лет назад

      @@TheLittleGemstone zoanthinds are dangerous and toxic and there is no way around that. People always say if you handle them wrong well guess what if you handle a gun wrong it can kill you too.

  • @space.cowboy69
    @space.cowboy69 7 лет назад +63

    i DIED at 6:00 😂😂😂😂

  • @KuyaJRTV
    @KuyaJRTV 3 года назад

    More power to your channel broo. Mabuhay! 👍😊💖 I've watched you on Nas Daily.

  • @chen-df3wq
    @chen-df3wq 6 лет назад

    bird nest is actually another good choice for beginner‘s SPS

  • @heyheynowinga9972
    @heyheynowinga9972 6 лет назад

    i subed because your so profesional keep it that way best of luck

  • @aesthetic5512
    @aesthetic5512 7 лет назад

    Saw a sea slug on your Elagance coral

  • @mellowfrenzy2028
    @mellowfrenzy2028 5 лет назад

    Just want to get a salt water tank but in South Africa they mostly have fresh water fish in most of the pet shops

  • @DJ_LittlePea
    @DJ_LittlePea 7 лет назад

    This was a excellent video 🤗🤗🤗

  • @thefishguy8229
    @thefishguy8229 7 лет назад

    My first sps was a rainbow acro, the only reason i bought it was because it was $5 and i thought i might give one of the hardest sps corals to keep a try and i still have it today

  • @Ramkumar-ok3du
    @Ramkumar-ok3du 5 лет назад +1

    Bro how to setup mini saltwater aquarium.... with low maintenance.tell me about this

  • @Eunos_FD3S
    @Eunos_FD3S 4 года назад

    how does the base of your elegance look like now? ive seen it turn black when placed in substrate

  • @canadianbirdnerd190
    @canadianbirdnerd190 6 лет назад

    Zoanthids and beginners: an excellent recipe for cardiac failure. Fraging them is a delicate procedure and if done incorrectly puts risk on yourself and family. Better left to more experienced reefers. They grow easy, sure, but they have killed reefers before and will do so again.

  • @franciscahope3363
    @franciscahope3363 3 года назад

    Ooooo toadstools...i do like those

  • @enriquemartinez8915
    @enriquemartinez8915 7 лет назад

    I want to start back up in the hobby again and Im thinking of buying the new oceanic LED 32 biocube but I'm wondering how much live rock I will need and how to aqua scape the rock considering each individual rock is a different shape and size

  • @sparklechick93
    @sparklechick93 7 лет назад +3

    very good video but I'm very new to the reef tanks and if you can make more videos on beginner stuff and fish to put in that would be awesome :) your the best

    • @ReefRealEstateInCanada
      @ReefRealEstateInCanada 7 лет назад +3

      What do you want to know? Number one thing is to start reading, also go to BRS TV they have a 52 weeks of reefing videos. Some of it is overkill but go through the videos as you need them in order not to get overwhelmed. Number one tip is to go as big as you can, saltwater tanks are much harder when they are too small. Doesn't allow for a margin of error. Have a look at my channel. Have been doing videos from my start up of my 270 Gallon reef tank. New update coming soon.

  • @cgreenhouse1
    @cgreenhouse1 6 лет назад

    New to Reefand trying to learn Love your videos. Concern for loss of electricity. Some say use battery backed surgeprotector and only put powerbeads on it(how long can it last) others say generator. What are your thoughts Thanks

  • @PRFishGirl
    @PRFishGirl 7 лет назад

    Good info

  • @conradblaha1203
    @conradblaha1203 6 лет назад

    I have a 10 gallon tank that I started in January 2018, I am currently stocking my tank with equipment, sand, rock, etc. Anyway my birthday is a week away and for my party I asked my very experienced saltwater aquarist Kai, to get me a Euphyllia (Hammer Branch) Coral for my Bday, is this a good starter coral?

  • @gbj6581
    @gbj6581 7 лет назад

    lol nice vid.
    Yeah impulse buying corals is the worst. same with fish too.

  • @arystill627
    @arystill627 7 лет назад +59

    I'm still not getting zoanthids out of fear

    • @MargrittBuechler
      @MargrittBuechler 6 лет назад +11

      Ary Still bro they are easy and not toxic till you chop them wrong

    • @harrywade8079
      @harrywade8079 6 лет назад +17

      Eating dinner right now after handling them without gloves

    • @willd5377
      @willd5377 5 лет назад +2

      I love my zoanthids some of my favorites

    • @squiderp1210
      @squiderp1210 5 лет назад +11

      You: I'm not risking it.
      Me: *has zoanthid garden*

    • @lanternno8491
      @lanternno8491 5 лет назад +2

      @@harrywade8079 you madman.

  • @NordAquarium
    @NordAquarium 6 лет назад

    Great video 👍👍

  • @saundersracing3591
    @saundersracing3591 3 года назад

    I’m getting a 25gallon tank and I’m gonna get a couple of these corals and I didn’t know how many fish I could fit in there

  • @MASSAquariums
    @MASSAquariums 7 лет назад

    Good choices. Birdsnest

  • @AzureFigment
    @AzureFigment 7 лет назад

    What are your thoughts on Ricordea and other mushrooms for beginners looking to set up a nano?

  • @lisadimercurio9473
    @lisadimercurio9473 7 лет назад

    hey george, I'm a little surprised you mentioned elegance as being a good LPS coral for beginners. Back in the 90's I had an awesome elegance. Now a days at least the ones from indonesia don't do well. The ones from Australia do much better.

  • @T3stosterone_1
    @T3stosterone_1 5 лет назад +1

    How old dose your aquarium need to be to get these coral?

  • @GwindorC
    @GwindorC 7 лет назад +5

    #1 perfect beginner coal Zoanthids......also the most toxic.....should beginners really be handling zoas?

  • @bmorrison3665
    @bmorrison3665 7 лет назад

    was that a flatworm or snail on the bottom of the elegance?

  • @i_cant_think8947
    @i_cant_think8947 3 года назад

    I have a newly set up reef tank and what was my first coral?
    An acropora that is thriving in the flow and light

  • @karennation3580
    @karennation3580 4 года назад

    Where in the world do you get corals for a few bucks and where is the best place to get cheap corals? do u recommend ebay or private sellers?

  • @multisturge
    @multisturge 7 лет назад

    Thing with toadstools is they get big so not really suitable for nano tanks. I had a toadstool in my nano and it started shadowing over the over corals because it got to the size of a plate. Upgraded my tank now though.

  • @hassan_xyzz1290
    @hassan_xyzz1290 3 года назад

    You are George from Nas daily!
    I saw the video today

  • @sewagroznij2935
    @sewagroznij2935 6 лет назад

    2:53 the rhyme's lit 👌

  • @oscarpineda4407
    @oscarpineda4407 5 лет назад

    Thank you

  • @RaptureSniping
    @RaptureSniping 3 года назад

    even tho this video is old, I wish he would respond more

  • @dsia01
    @dsia01 3 года назад

    Can you please do elegance coral care and maintanance olease, i bought one and started to die 3 days after

  • @sheaholt6961
    @sheaholt6961 7 лет назад

    I know this is a stupid question but are corals animals or plants or are they they just their own family

  • @kathleenmonsegue9700
    @kathleenmonsegue9700 6 лет назад

    Are elegance corals non toxic? And are they invasive? I dont want any invasive corals, and are they easy to feed and keep?