i am looking for something to grow and for a shelf like structure in my tank. i am not sure if only the scrolls, monti capris, and chalice do this??? any suggestions for a hardy candidate. :BEER
Well, most things that do this are SPS, but there are a few otheres. Some Acroporas can form a tabling growth pattern if the flow is right in the tank. I would personally go with Montipora capricornis (Monti Cap) if you want hardy… they tend to do better than the other canidates other than perhaps chalices. There are a number of SPS that can have a plating or tabling growth form depending on the flow, but the ones you listed are probably what you want to look into.
Yea orange and red seem th be the hardiest. Other colors like pink, purple, and green are a lil more finicky.