Marine Aquarium CORAL THAT WONT DIE | top 5 soft corals for beginners

Looking for some marine aquarium coral that's imposible to kill? These are easy to care for corals that won't die, even if you try to kill them. I list my top 5 soft corals for beginners.These are aquarium corals for beginners. They're corals that won't die, are easy to care for corals, and are easy to keep coral. Perfect for a nano reef setup for beginners.
My top five:
1. Mushroom coral
2. Kenya Tree Coral
3. Green Star Polyps
4. Cabbage coral
5. Toadstool Coral.
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[@xballer1989]

Xenia and cloves are supposed to be fairly hearty and also possible plagues. I've got some firework cloves in the nano, guess we will see just what they do.

[@StudioGhibletz]

Man I wish I had included those in this video. I didn't even think of those two. Corals have such a stigma for being difficult but a lot of them aren't too bad. I love watching xenia move and I've never had them go on a crazy growth spree haha never kept cloves but they're on my list!

[@Redridininyohood]

Took 9 months for a quarter sized Xenia to take over the hubbz 35.

[@childofgod724]

I wasn't as lucky, bought a xenia, put it in the tank and it died in a matter of a couple days. I am so upset over it.

[@Redridininyohood]

@@childofgod724 if your in colorado i have droves of the stuff for free haha. It grows like a friggin weed🌻

[@childofgod724]

@@Redridininyohood hey, no, I'm in Nevada. I had someone from Colorado ship me a Xenia, overnight shipping but it was 100+ degrees out by the time it arrived. They're gonna credit me for the cost of the xenia. Thanks 👍

[@rickyspanish6261]

It's hilarious I actually have a separate "weed" tank just because i LOVE all of these and adore how quickly they grow, so i let them grow wild and cover as much as they want. Its gorgeous.

[@kenhall5444]

Final a guy who knows my luck and has a created a guide that even I cant screw up.. Thank you.

[@StudioGhibletz]

glad you enjoyed! =D I upload weekly so I'd love for you to subscribe!

[@elslick]

Totally agree. When you have an easier coral to start and it's growing it keep you excited and keep you excited about doing maintenance and you end up with good habits and good husbandry that driven by that excitement and confidence.

[@xanderstclair1608]

I really appreciate this video. You’re more approachable than the guys with reef shops and thousands of species, and you’ve given me some direction for my nano tank.

[@StudioGhibletz]

I'm so glad to hear that! Thanks foe tuning in and be sure to subscribe and check out my animated content

[@ajkelli]

You really know your stuff. Rather you do or don’t I’ve already bought into this!! Great communication skills

[@Piratelife0341]

Thank you!! Finally a video that is actually speaking to beginners.

[@Wendy-zl8kv]

Thank you I love all these corals !!!

[@StudioGhibletz]

thanks for tuning in! Be sure to subscribe if you haven't :D

[@estebansaldana3397]

Thanks man, I was in full panic mode since I'm a rookie at this with no previous experience. My toadstool was great the first day I introduced it to the tank but noticed that on the next day as the day went by it began to close and didn't know why.

[@LayneWilson]

Great video 👍 definitely agree with everything on your list. Pulsing Xenia are another great starter coral. They have a very unique movement nothing else in this hobby can compare to.

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks so much man! My goal was to compile a list of corals that are tough as nails. Beginners are so intimidated by coral because a lot of it has a rightly earned stigma of being challenging. However, some corals grow like weeds! haha You're like the third person to mention pulsing xenia and I keep kicking myself of not putting it on the list!

[@bigbowlowrong4694]

Here’s a weird one that I found to be really easy: the Walking Dendro. Bullet proof, easy to feed, and cool as hell. How many other corals literally walk around the tank?

[@ashwin8229]

You Sir, are a Hero.. Saved me hundreds of dollars !!

[@StudioGhibletz]

I'm so glad I could help! please be sure to subscribe =D

[@Confused_Hippie]

Awesome. Love the warnings! 100% no difference between "weeds" and flowers. My BTA did the same thing to some of my zoas. Luckily the zoas were still on the lightly glued plug and I just move them.

[@rafaelayala2076]

Thanks bud 👍

[@danalcott6541]

Great video, thank you for your information 👍

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks for tuning in! Please be sure to subscribe for my new animation content! I recently made the jump from fish to animation.

[@dawnb2892]

This was a great review of easy corals to get, thank you for making the video. I think I like the Kenya Tree Coral..... now to find a good price. in Canada.

[@StudioGhibletz]

I'm delighted that you enjoyed! Kenya trees are fun, I especially enjoy the pink variety. If you can find a reefing club I bet you could find some members who would give you a piece of cheap or even free! Please be sure to subscribe if you haven't yet. I've got some awesome stuff coming up and I got a new camera and mic so after next week there'll be a huge jump in quality :D so I'm stoked for that! Thanks again for tuning in

[@Mskittey]

This video is so good I watched it twice

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks so much! Be sure to subscribe and check out my latest animated content!

[@gboston01]

Great, very informative, thanks

[@StudioGhibletz]

you're welcome! be sure to subscribe if you haven't :D

[@timeepicvideos]

you have great knowledge perfect video to watch specially if you starting marine for the first time and would highly recommend this specific video as you to the point

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thank you! I noticed that very few saltwater channels make videos for beginners. Most of them are geared toward mid-level or advanced hobbyists. So one of my goals with this channel is to demystify saltwater tanks and corals so that people can see you don't have to be a wizard to grow coral! haha

[@timeepicvideos]

@@StudioGhibletz You do seem to get that message across well as i did notice it in that video

[@prinxpercy5122]

It’s really helpful ty so much

[@StudioGhibletz]

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[@lunes-1]

Great video,keep it up!🐳🐋🐬🐟🐡🦈

[@StudioGhibletz]

thanks for the word of encouragement :D

[@Fifthimagez]

Great video thanks for sharing

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks for tuning in! Im glad you enjoyed!

[@davysmith1934]

Thank you 😄

[@herbst8382]

Thats the video where i am looking for.

[@greggsutton9658]

Nice thanks for sharing the information 🍻

[@StudioGhibletz]

my pleasure! be sure to subscribe if you haven't :D I've got some new stuff coming out!

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

Thanks for the video.

[@StudioGhibletz]

thanks for watching :D be sure to subscribe if you haven't! I've got some new stuff coming out

[@sseeaahhaawwkkssrule975]

@@StudioGhibletz looking forward to your next video.

[@UnMinutoViajando]

Great video. One tip for your channel. When talking on the camera don't look at yourself on the screen but at the lens of the camera. I makes look as if you are looking at the audience. For the rest of the information it was a great content. I will grow some coral in the toilet see if works. Thanks.

[@jaylee4855]

Toilet bowl corals (nice). I'm subscribed

[@TrevorHiller]

My first order of coral for my new tank came in cold due to slow delivery...everything but one coral was DOA. Even the Green Star Polyps didn't survive. But... the candy cane coral came back from a small sliver of tissue about 2 mm x 5 mm. Now it's fat, happy and splitting. It's a very hardy LPS coral for beginners that doesn't grow so fast it becomes obnoxious. Nice valentini puffer fish btw, I love them.

[@StudioGhibletz]

Candy canes are tough as nails too. Please be sure to subscribe and check out our new animation content like Two Rocks and a Lizard!

[@AbsoluteZero6714]

Cool! I think I’m gonna start my tank with softies before moving onto LPS and if everything goes well a couple frags of easy SPS. Please follow up with videos on LPS and SPS! Love that Puffer too :( but always worried about it munching corals and shrimp. I plan to start with Mushroom Corals (including a Florida Ricordea) and some simple Leathers!

[@StudioGhibletz]

Always a solid plan! With coral, I like starting with the tough stuff to boost my confidence. I've got a video in the works about reef keeping jargon where I'll talk about SPS, LPS, GSP Montys and other slang used in the hobby. Also, my red shrooms are my favorite coral in the tank! Huge fan of them!

[@AbsoluteZero6714]

@@StudioGhibletz Great! Looking forward to that!

[@annebartells777]

Toadstools shed about once a month. It's always freaky to see them close up, but a few days later they shed and come back more beautiful, larger, and with greater polyp extention

[@StudioGhibletz]

mine does that too, but I swear sometimes it'll stay shut for a week. It's also the coral I've had the longesr and I'm seeing some really nice growth on it since I put it in my new tank. Also, I'd love for you to subscribe =D

[@OldDirtySanta]

My toadstool is the only coral i have.. that is ALWAYS happy some way haha maybe once a week its closed for a hour or so and then opens again. and it grows like crazy!

[@mattmonteith2175]

My Coral s love white light in the daytime and Sunlight all day and night time blue light.

[@motowizardsteve5906]

My bubble tips don't sting my green star or my xenia at all! I have a xenia colony that a bubble tip has taken up residence in, and it hides there. I have a pink bubble tip that sits right on top of a green star polyp colony, and it keeps the heads in that area from coming out, but the colony is still thriving without problems

[@roberttouro]

Quick question do you recommend something like Coralife coral vite with theses 5? Just to give it vitamins kinda? Thanks great info

[@thankfultwink5883]

My toadstool, duncan AND my kenya tree are both really struggling right now for some reason but my zoas, gsp, torch, and frogspawn are doing fine

[@StudioGhibletz]

This might sounds strange, but it is possible your water is too clean. Leathers kenya trees and toadstools need a certain level of filth in the water to thrive haha they need the nutrients

[@bovice1766]

Put a few coral in my first tank including a ricordea... Everything died day 2 with the exception of the shroom. Turns out my salinity was 1.036 lol... ooops. The shroom was un-phased. I got my salinity back to normal and learned a good lesson. Reefing is a challenging but rewarding hobby

[@jacobakers8041]

Mushrooms...I have set mine in straight 3% peroxide for 5 minutes to kill GHA on the rock they were on. They bleached out, shrunk up to nothing, and I just threw the rock back into the tank. A week later they were back to normal. These things are beasts.

[@jessawyer77]

How does that valenti puffer do with the corals? I have a blue spot puffer and would like to try some corals. Crossing my fingers that I don't have a bad nipper!

[@PhD-JWT]

If you have the right lighting, your pink cabbage corals will turn green. I had a 70 gal that became filled with the pink. I decided to cut it off the rock and exchanged those for other corals. What was left on the rock grew back green. During that time I upgraded my lighting from t5’s to T5’s with AI primes LED’s. My thought is that as a wounded leather coral began to repair itself, it was able to absorb the algae that makes the green pigment, and now it grows inside the corals. My understanding is that’s how those corals get their coloration. It’s algae growing inside the coral. The green and pink look amazing together.

[@enzomontini758]

Best thumb nail ever

[@StudioGhibletz]

I aim to please

[@enzomontini758]

@@StudioGhibletz and I just subscribed

[@StudioGhibletz]

@@enzomontini758 thank you! I'll have new content up next month!

[@cheezyandgreasy]

“yearn for the grave” maybe im part coral 😂

[@maureenposhweddingflowers5429]

‘They do not yearn for the grave”😂

[@hannahviolet927]

My mushroom keeps going under my live rock! He loves to be in the shade, but he's barely grown since I got it. Do you have any tips? I have an AI Prime 16HD light with the whites set to 30.

[@highcaliberaffiliate7885]

I know you made this two years ago but this was easily the most helpful coral selection video for beginners! Thank you 🙏🏻. I’m ordering one frag of each for my 55 gal reef tank obviously with the information and advice you just gave in mind. Maybe in the upcoming months I can update you how things are going 😎

[@StudioGhibletz]

That means a lot. Thanks so much for tuning in and I wish you the best. Please be sure to subscribe because I'm still making content, just of a different type. I make cartoons now and the newest one will drop on Tuesday so be sure to subscribe! =D

[@rastime9717]

Hi there. Well I have a problem with green mushroom corals turning brown and only look green with pure blue light. What can be the problem? I though it was the water source but they kept like that even with new top clean water. Parameters are: sg 1.026, Ph 8.0, Nitrate 5, Phosphate 0.03 , calcium 560, Alkalinity 12, copper 0, iodine 0, I haven't chekcked the other parameters, but magnesiium could be 1345 according to my salt.

[@apdroidgeek1737]

I cant keep xenias and leathers for some reason, same for mushrooms aswell, i can only keep lps and zoas, my dream coral is the sinularia :(

[@aquariumaddickuk]

I was being so sensible with my newly cycled reef tank.stable levels so added GSP, kenya tree, zoa's, paly's, monti cap, all cheapish easy stuff. One week later adds a £175 bugatti chalice frag 😂

[@xj52sfishyworld86]

I can confirm that mushrooms are indestructible. My first coral was a purple one and it left its rock and floated under one of the main rocks. A year later when I upgraded tanks I found it growing pretty well under neath the rock. Now after being lost in the tank and half dead it’s thriving

[@StudioGhibletz]

They could survive Armageddon haha Be sure to subscribe =D and check out my new animation content!

[@cutes22]

Will any of these live in a brackish tank of 1.010?

[@machewi1423]

really convincing thumbnail lmao

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks for watching! Please be sure to subscribe for more convincing thumbnails and content =D also be sure to check out my animation content!

[@machewi1423]

@@StudioGhibletz i subbed already and i was just wondering if you had any tips on adding seahorses with other fish

[@StudioGhibletz]

@@machewi1423 thanks a bunch! seahorses usually do best by themselves since they're such slow eaters. I have seen some ppl keep them with very docile fish, but I think its best to keep them alone

[@mrsuarez430]

Green finger leather coral takes the cake beautiful but bro they get huge and pieces break off and the stuck to every thing including snails

[@dimossaraglis40]

Hi there.I found the video randomly and it turned out to be a very usefull video!! I am recently getting into corals since 7-8 years of fish only tank so i am looking for these types of videos.Also i have a question based on ligthing.I have a 65gallon(240 liter) tank and the dimensions are 120X50(height)X40.I only have 2 T5s 39watts over my tank,could this lights be enough for soft corals?I really don't want to spend 400-500 euros for LEDs.I just want to keep green star polyps,ricordea mushrooms maybe a kenya tree and A LOT OF ZOAS( i love them haha).

[@StudioGhibletz]

hey thanks for tuning in! Ppl were growing corals under T5s for years before LEDs came around so you're all set. Also, the corals you want don't have too high a requirement for light so you're all set. However, one T5 should be blue atinic light and the other bright white. Corals need that combination to thrive. Glad to have you here!

[@dimossaraglis40]

@@StudioGhibletz yeah from my research i've found that basically my lighting is just enough for soft corals so i will see how that goes.I also watched the video where u got the bubble tip anemones.Damn too many fish shops,it's a dream to see all of these fish shops.I could spend all my days in these shops haha.Thanks for the info!!!

[@Ross19kilo]

When toad stool close for longer periods they’re basically molting as they grow

[@rogersalomegonzalez5594]

My Kenya tree looks flopping and sad looking do you have any idea why?

[@tariqmuhammad3012]

My Kenya tree coral came home today and immediately started "wilting." I'm hoping he just needs time to acclimate to the tank! My parameters aren't perfect, but he said they could live in a toilet so we'll see!

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

Good to see someone else with a valentini puffer with corals 👍👍

[@StudioGhibletz]

Yep, I never had any problems with him nipping anything. Be sure to subscribe if you haven't. I'm getting a new fish room next month :D

[@PoetofHateSpeech]

@@StudioGhibletz Subbed 👍. My guy only kills the CUC but never touches the corals. 👍

[@gordonmarvin9993]

I recently purchased a 125 gallon aqueon set, can these be kept with the generic lighting or is reef lighting required?

[@StudioGhibletz]

thank you for watching! you'll need reef lighting T5s or LEDs because you'll need to spectrums of light your high whites and actinics. Also, I'd love for you to subscribe =D

[@BrandyT-pl4rp]

I have just got a coral that looks similar to the Kenya tree and I bought a green toadstool mushroom. They are both just flopped over and sad looking. My tank must be worse than a toilet 😂. It’s been about 3 days since I introduced them. They just look sad.

[@StudioGhibletz]

it often takes them time to settle in. some corals can be moody for several days. be sure to subscribe if you haven't :D

[@waddlesonjr6999]

I am currently experiencing issues with all my corals Kenya tree, Xenia, toadstool, and polythoas except for one of my zoa colonies. They are all limp and staying closed. My tank has been up for about a month and is fully cycled, my salinity and ammonia levels etc are all where they need to be. Can someone give me some suggestions on how to solve this problem?

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks for tuning in! In my experience, even after they're first cycled, tanks don't become stable until around three months. Do you use RO water or tap? How long have the corals been in?

[@MrOshida90]

Maximum temperature this easy coral can tolerate? Thx in advance

[@StudioGhibletz]

I live in Shenzhen and my tanks hit 86 degrees in the summer. Also, I'd love for you to subscribe =D

[@lonewolfent.3473]

Nobody gonna say anything about my dude doing tricks with his clownfish, now that’s another story

[@StudioGhibletz]

hahaha Bingbing was a clever boy

[@kinglis1270]

Although technically an anemone... Aiptasia doesn't die. Great for beginners!

[@StudioGhibletz]

honestly, it doesnt look awful either. the only difference between flowers and weeds is in the eye of the beholder

[@jonasbergkvist1464]

Hi i have a BTA and consider getting a shrimp. Did you experience any problem with this combo? Im worried my anemone will devour it :) 🙏

[@StudioGhibletz]

Hey man! I have a BTA in mine with shirmp and have never had an problem. Some species even live in anemones! :D

[@jonasbergkvist1464]

@@StudioGhibletz Thank you for the video, i subscribed. Hmm now i just read of the internet that some shrimp like for example peppermints will sometimes actually eat BTA’s oh boy this hobby is tricky to get the pets to live together :D

[@StudioGhibletz]

@@jonasbergkvist1464 haha usually they are okay if a clownfish is hosting the anemone. the clownfish will protect it

[@stevenmoomey2115]

I had Gulf of Mexico Peppermint Shrimp, and they hung out around my Bubble-tip. I now have a Cleaner Shrimp, and it is fine.

[@StudioGhibletz]

@@stevenmoomey2115 my clownfish chases the cleaner shrimp away if it gets too close to his nem haha

[@JohnArcycle]

I don’t think that there is any coral I haven’t killed. Although I haven’t tried them all. Now that I’m on the right track I hope my mushrooms will comeback. I never had a tree coral that didn’t start dieing in a week. I’ve killed star polyps and cabbage coral too. Cabbage corals are one of my favorites.

[@StudioGhibletz]

you got this man! Keep trying and you will get the hang of it. Until I started using R/O water, I killed every coral I bought but then I started to figure it out. Thank you for subscribing =D

[@faridaqmal3811]

between redsea coral pro and aquaforest reef salt which is more suitable for soft coral tanks

[@StudioGhibletz]

soft corals dont need anything special. They'll be fine in instant ocean. No need to buy anything expensive

[@StudioGhibletz]

also please subscribe =D

[@faridaqmal3811]

@@StudioGhibletz for soft coral what level of salinity should I keep

[@faridaqmal3811]

@@StudioGhibletz also done subscribe ✅

[@federicomartinez8802]

It’s probably just molting or getting ready to molt when they close up for a while.

[@StudioGhibletz]

for sure! She's finally happy now haha be sure to subscribe if you haven't :D

[@cyanblue5888]

My rhodactis mushrooms reproduce like aptasia

[@StudioGhibletz]

yeah man those can spread fast! thanks so much for watching be sure to subscribe and check out my new animation content! =D

[@apdroidgeek1737]

2:48 also is not a kenya tree, its actually called colt coral.

[@bonsakoi7435]

Maybe for you, what is easy for you is not necessarily the same for some one else. I for one can keep LPS OR SPS. But mushrooms, zoanthus cant keep them alive.

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks so much for watching! I pulled from my own personal and what I've heard a lot of other people say when I chose the corals for this video, but you're right, everyone has a different experience. Also, I'd really love for you to subscribe =D

[@rhombifer566]

Theres a lot of gray areas here

[@nikitachernyy8532]

Toadstool close to shed their too layer

[@jawon70]

Mushroom melt and disappear

[@cowboyjoe2005]

Do you ever blink?😂👍

[@StudioGhibletz]

I'll have you know I've been working on that haha part of it comes down to how I edit a bunch of short clips together so it seems like I barely blink haha also, subscribe for more blinking =D

[@marcjoseph1124]

lol @ yearn for the grave

[@kbee7538]

Dam aptasia😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@RodBlanc]

Unfortunately they died on my toilet 😢

[@cyanblue5888]

My xenias got eaten by my blue spot puffer

[@StudioGhibletz]

I've been really lucky with Noodles. He hasn't so much as looked at one of my corals. In the past I've had puffers nip stuff out of curiosity, but thankfully they never liked the taste. Everyone talking about xenias makes me wanna go back and edit this video and rename it "top SIX soft corals for beginners" haha I still can't believe I forgot to include those on my list

[@KerpooHater]

toadstools shed off their mucus coat to clean themselves

[@StudioGhibletz]

Thanks! mine does that, but it seems to just close for a week or more from time to time. I've had it almost and year I'm seeing some great growth with it in my new tank. I'd love for you to subscribe to my channel by the way =D

[@Racer-M]

🤣

[@StudioGhibletz]

thanks for watching =D be sure to subscribe!

[@Racer-M]

@@StudioGhibletz it was the title that got me.

[@StudioGhibletz]

@@Racer-M Then I invite you to check out. "Fish that could survive armageddon." Some indestructible fish to go with those indestructible corals! kzbin.info/www/bejne/a4jEqYikn7x2qac

[@lbdeuce]

You missed a tremendous opportunity to but corals in a toilet here man.

[@frontbattles8090]

You have salt water in your toilet? xD

[@aigomorla]

I don't think a bounce coral is ideal as a newbie coral as they can cost a ridiculous amount of money, in some cases more then a newbie's entire starter salt water setup. Also your puffy is not exactly reef safe, as it will decimate your snail and hermit crab population, which i think is not ideal in showing off a newbie guide for corals.

[@rickyspanish6261]

Are you a troll or just not paying attention? He didn't recommend bounce coral for beginners he mentions moving up to looking into more "rare coral" Which implies you are moving on from being a noobie. He Very clearly explains the skill increase and confidence increase before moving on to another coral. He clearly explains that mushroom corals aren't just cheap beginner corals and that you can EXPAND into other, more rare variants like the Bounce mushroom.

[@neptunes_pot]

Mushroom are not corals. You have to withdraw from the list an add a other coral :-)

[@StudioGhibletz]

Is this your way of requesting a follow up video? :P What should go in the next top five easiest corals list?

[@neptunes_pot]

@@StudioGhibletz I have really no idea, maybe. Anyway, you just have to entertain me ;-D I never kept softcorals and started straight with stony corals. Because my first tank was only 60 Liter. Softcorals grow to fast and big and dont suit in nano tanks. Actually they looks only pretty in big tank. In my opinion, it make sense to me to start with easy stony corals in a small tank. You can grow cheap little frags big and switch later to a bigger tank. Therfore i never have no deal with "BEGINNER CORALS" which I want to get rid soon or later.

[@KhoaNguyen.08]

NO, it is not okay! It is not simple as just “plucking it out.” That is the most stupid and misleading thing you can tell someone new to the hobby. The Kenya Tree coral will firmly root itself into the tightest rock crevice to anchor itself. There is no way for you to **COMPLETELY REMOVED** its entire foot flesh. If any piece even remains, it will regrow. It is borderline impossible to kill. It is called a weed for a reason.

[@martylynchian8628]

Are you literally sitting on a toilet?

[@max-ic1oe]

you got a lot wrong in this video