Central Indo-Pacific

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Cirrhilabrus rubriventralis

A jewel-toned Red Sea wrasse that dances through the water column in groups.

Alcyonium pacificum

A soft coral from Japanese waters that suits newer reef keepers well.

Acanthurus sohal

A bold Red Sea beauty that rules its territory with zero tolerance for rivals.

Porites solida

A boulder-sized reef builder with a smooth, sculpted profile and understated elegance.

Cynarina lacrymalis

A puffy, jewel-like solo coral that thrives in calm, dimly lit reef spots.

Hydnophora bonsai

A compact, ridge-studded coral with an unusual bonsai-like branching form.

Hydnophora exesa

A shape-shifting Indo-Pacific coral with tentacles out around the clock.

Hydnophora grandis

A bold, architecturally distinctive coral with a reputation for territorial aggression.

Hydnophora microconos

A tough, lumpy coral that earns its place on any intermediate reef.

Hydnophora pilosa

A branching reef coral with tentacles out around the clock.

Hydnophora rigida

Branching coral with distinctive ridged spines along every branch.

Echinopora lamellosa

Tiered, whorl-shaped plates that can dominate entire shallow reef flats.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

A pale, spotted bottom-dweller from Asian estuaries with a surprisingly bold personality.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

A bold little percher that claims coral real estate and rarely budges.

Synchiropus picturatus

A reef gem with striking patterns and a famously picky appetite.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Canthigaster solandri

A compact reef puffer with vivid spotted patterning and a surprisingly mild temperament.

Tridacna squamosa

A beginner-friendly giant clam with dramatic, fluted shell edges and vivid mantle colors.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Acropora millepora

A fast-growing reef builder that rewards precise water chemistry with dense, bushy colonies.

Acropora aculeus

A delicate table-forming Acropora with vivid blue-green and yellow color forms.

Acropora acuminata

A sharp-tipped table coral that demands pristine reef conditions to thrive.

Acropora austera

A branching reef-builder that demands turbulent water and intense light to thrive.

Acropora cervicornis

A fast-growing Atlantic branching coral that builds entire reef frameworks in the wild.

Acropora donei

A massive table coral with an architectural, layered form built for high-energy reefs.

Acropora globiceps

A compact, wave-battered reef coral with a distinctive dome-tipped branching form.

Acropora horrida

A branchy Indo-Pacific Acropora that thrives in turbid shallows and shows off pale blue polyps.

Acropora listeri

A morphologically unpredictable Acropora that reshapes itself to match wave energy.

Acropora lutkeni

A wave-battered reef builder demanding the strongest flow your tank can offer.

Acropora monticulosa

A reef giant that builds massive dome colonies with hand-shaped branches.

Acropora palmerae

A rugged, wave-battered Acropora with chaotic branching and old-school reef appeal.

Acropora polystoma

A spiny, wave-battered Acropora that demands expert-level reef conditions.

Acropora retusa

A tough, plate-forming coral built for life in the surge zone.

Acropora secale

A colorful bushy Acropora with purple tips that thrives only under intense light and flow.

Acropora vaughani

A bushy, blue-toned Acropora built for high-energy reef slopes.