Central Indo-Pacific

Acropora verweyi

A wave-loving Indo-Pacific plating Acropora with distinctive bead-like radial corallites.

Xenia crassa

A pulsing soft coral that practically grows itself in a reef tank.

Astreopora gracilis

A textured, irregular coral that rewards patient and experienced reef keepers.

Astreopora cucullata

A rare plating coral with hooded corallites and an unusual encrusting form.

Astreopora explanata

A flat, encrusting Pacific coral that rewards experienced reefers with detailed starlike polyps.

Astreopora incrustans

A sprawling encrusting coral that can blanket entire reef sections in the wild.

Astreopora lambertsi

A delicate branching coral that rewards patient, experienced reefers with detailed starlike polyps.

Astreopora listeri

A spiny-surfaced encrusting coral that thrives in high-energy shallow reef zones.

Astreopora macrostoma

A chunky reef coral with boldly spaced corallites and an unpredictable blue or gold palette.

Astreopora moretonensis

A rare encrusting coral from shallow Indo-Pacific reefs, demanding the best light you can offer.

Astreopora myriophthalma

A dome-shaped Indo-Pacific coral with a distinctive pockmarked surface texture.

Astreopora ocellata

A dome-shaped Indo-Pacific coral with bold, wide-mouthed corallites and demanding care needs.

Astreopora suggesta

A compact reef builder with distinctive raised corallites and tricky care demands.

Acanthastrea echinata

A tough, fleshy coral that thrives across the Indo-Pacific in almost any reef zone.

Acanthastrea hemprichii

A hardy, large-colony LPS coral that thrives across most reef zones.

Acanthastrea minuta

A compact, beginner-friendly reef coral from the Indo-Pacific islands.

Acanthastrea rotundoflora

A fleshy, low-light encrusting coral with wide Indo-Pacific roots and beginner-friendly needs.

Acanthastrea subechinata

A low-maintenance encrusting coral with a satisfyingly chunky, textured look.

Dipsastraea faviaformis

A hardy reef-builder with detailed corallite patterns spanning the Indo-Pacific.

Homophyllia bowerbanki

A beginner-friendly large polyp coral with bold, sculptural form.

Lobophyllia ishigakiensis

A forgiving large-polyp coral with bold texture and wide Pacific range.

Micromussa amakusensis

A compact, fleshy reef coral that's surprisingly forgiving for beginners.

Micromussa lordhowensis

A forgiving, colorful LPS coral that thrives under modest light and flow.

Micromussa regularis

A compact, colorful LPS coral that's genuinely forgiving for reef beginners.

Sclerophyllia maxima

A fleshy, large-polyped coral from turbid Persian Gulf and Somali waters.

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Psammocora stellata

A tough, wave-battered coral that shrugs off turbulence most others can't handle.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Arothron stellatus

The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Lithophyllon undulatum

A flat, lobed encrusting coral with surprisingly variable coloration across its range.

Corynactis australis

A temperate reef jewel from New Zealand's rocky underwater wilderness.

Heterocyathus aequicostatus

A free-roaming coral with a live-in worm chauffeur keeping it mobile.

Pseudochromis sankeyi

A rare dottyback that actually plays well with others in a reef tank.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Meiacanthus grammistes

A venomous-fanged blenny that other fish mimic for protection.