Central Indo-Pacific

Siderastrea stellata

A tough, reddish reef builder that thrives where few corals dare to go.

Litophyton arboreum

A tree-like soft coral from New Caledonia that earns its branching name.

Acropora muricata

A reef-building thicket coral that can carpet entire reef slopes in branching tangles.

Acropora hyacinthus

A living tabletop coral that reshapes itself to match wave energy.

Acropora recumbens

A rare East African table coral that demands expert-level reef conditions.

Plerogyra sinuosa

Grape-like bubbles by day, sweeping tentacles by night. A coral of two faces.

Plerogyra simplex

Bubble-covered by day, tentacled hunter by night. A coral with a double life.

Cladangia exusta

A lesser-known Indo-Pacific coral that rewards attentive reef keepers.

Seriatopora dendritica

A delicate, needle-branched coral that rewards careful placement and steady flow.

Seriatopora guttata

A delicate branching coral that rewards careful reef keepers with detailed, bird's-nest-like growth.

Cladocora caespitosa

The Mediterranean's only reef-building coral, forming dense tubular clumps in shallow water.

Rumphella aggregata

A bushy, branching gorgonian that brings wild reef structure to the home aquarium.

Acropora valida

A compact, bushy staghorn that shifts from cream to vivid purple-tipped in high light.

Cynarina macassarensis

A bold, solitary large-polyp coral that thrives under low flow and moderate light.

Pavona decussata

A hardy, plate-forming reef coral that suits beginners and low-light tanks.

Pavona distincta

A tough, beginner-friendly coral with a beautifully ridged, wavy skeleton.

Pavona giannii

A rugged, low-light coral with sculptural, wavy fronds that forgive beginner mistakes.

Caulastrea furcata

Bold, trumpet-shaped heads make this forgiving coral a great reef starter.

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) quadragenaria

A solitary cup coral from deep Indo-Pacific and New Zealand waters.

Isopora palifera

A wave-hardened Indo-Pacific coral that shifts shape with its surroundings.

Pocillopora damicornis

A hardy, fast-growing coral that adapts its shape to match its environment.

Pocillopora capitata

A chunky, branching Pacific coral that thrives in strong light and surge.

Pocillopora effusa

A compact branching coral from Pacific-American reefs that rewards attentive reefers.

Pocillopora elegans

A compact branching coral with an extraordinary range across two oceans.

Pocillopora fungiformis

A wave-battered Madagascar coral with bold branching architecture and encrusting roots.

Pocillopora grandis

A bold, branching coral that thrives where waves hit hardest.

Pocillopora indiania

A large, architectural coral from the Indian Ocean with bold branching structure.

Pocillopora kelleheri

A flat-plated Pocillopora with neat, evenly spaced branches for high-energy reef zones.

Pocillopora meandrina

A compact, branching bush coral built for bright, high-energy reef zones.

Pocillopora verrucosa

A branching Indo-Pacific coral that reshapes itself to match the current.

Pocillopora woodjonesi

A sprawling, wave-battered Indo-Pacific coral that demands strong flow and bright light.

Pocillopora zelli

An upright, branching coral with a bold, architectural presence on Indo-Pacific reefs.

Ctenella chagius

A rare meandroid coral with deeply winding valleys and an understated elegance.

Astroides calycularis

A cold-water Mediterranean coral that thrives where others struggle.

Echinophyllia hirsuta

A textured, low-flow chalice coral that suits newcomers to reef keeping.

Dendronephthya gigantea

A tree-like soft coral that demands strong flow and rewards patience.