Central Indo-Pacific

Siphonogorgia godeffroyi

A deep-pulled Japanese octocoral that can adapt to the reef aquarium.

Mycedium elephantotus

Frilly, leaf-like plates with outward-facing corallites that give it a sculptural look.

Mycedium robokaki

Thin, leafy plates with a soft blush that rewards patient intermediate reefers.

Mycedium spina

A rare Bornean reef coral with an unusually sculptured, leaf-like form.

Clavularia inflata

A low-maintenance soft coral that carpets rock with swaying polyp fields.

Clavularia novaezealandiae

A cold-water soft coral from New Zealand's deep reefs, rare in the hobby.

Clavularia thompsoni

A cold-water New Zealand soft coral that thrives under gentle, low-light reef conditions.

Clavularia margaritiferae

A soft, spreading coral from East Africa that thrives on neglect.

Porites porites

A tough Atlantic branching coral that feeds actively even in daylight.

Desmophyllum dianthus

A cold-water deep-sea coral that thrives where most corals fear to tread.

Palythoa nelliae

A hardy Indo-Pacific zoanthid that forgives beginner mistakes and rewards patience.

Merulina cylindrica

A columnar reef-builder that brings unusual vertical structure to the reef aquarium.

Pavona varians

A flexible, low-demand coral that adapts its shape to almost any surface.

Acropora anthocercis

A wave-battered reef plate coral with moody purple and blue tones.

Anomastraea irregularis

A tough, low-profile coral from turbid shallows, active even in daylight.

Merulina ampliata

A reef plate coral that builds detailed ridged fans across lagoon floors.

Merulina scabricula

A sculptural reef coral with fan-like ridges and soft blue margins.

Merulina scheeri

A plate-forming reef coral built for low-light crevices and silty lagoon slopes.

Leptastrea bewickensis

A tough, low-profile reef coral that quietly holds its own across the Indo-Pacific.

Leptastrea bottae

A tough encrusting coral with bold skeletal texture and wide Indo-Pacific range.

Leptastrea inaequalis

A tough, encrusting coral with vivid green and yellow calices across a wide reef range.

Leptastrea purpurea

A tough, encrusting Indo-Pacific coral with a surprisingly vast natural range.

Leptastrea transversa

A flat, encrusting Indo-Pacific coral with bold angular corallites and broad reef tolerance.

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) capensis

A solitary cold-water cup coral built for dimly lit, current-swept reefs.

Tubastraea aurea

A bold, non-photosynthetic coral that thrives in the shadows of the reef.

Tubastraea dendroida

A rare subtropical cup coral from Hong Kong's reef slopes, built for low light.

Tubastraea faulkneri

A brilliant non-photosynthetic cup coral that thrives in the shadows of the reef.

Tubastraea tagusensis

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where most others would starve.

Turbinaria mesenterina

A shape-shifting reef coral that sculpts itself to match available light.

Porites cylindrica

A smooth-branching reef builder that can dominate entire lagoon zones.

Alcyonium muricatum

A soft coral from Japanese waters, surprisingly approachable for newer reef keepers.

Lobophyllia costata

A fleshy, forgiving LPS coral that rewards beginners with bold reef color.

Lobophytum depressum

A hardy Pacific soft coral that earns its place on any beginner reef.

Lobophytum durum

A hardy soft coral lobe that asks little and grows reliably in most reef tanks.

Ellisella elongata

A graceful, unbranched whip coral surprisingly approachable for newer reef keepers.

Lobophytum venustum

A subtropical soft coral from Taiwan, manageable even for newer reef keepers.