what size is your tank ? what are you looking at stocking in the long term ,,,
most damsels are hardy fish to start of with but mixing can be problems as they are aggresive , clownfish are aslo damsels ,, as for corals what lighting do you plan on having
softies such as polyps and mushrooms are mostly filter feeders and dont require high levels of lighting hope this helps if you need any thing else dont hessitate to contact me
