Indo-Pacific

Porites annae

A tough, colony-forming reef builder that shows off in shades of green, purple, and gold.

Porites aranetai

A mottled, lumpy Porites that brings rugged reef texture to the intermediate keeper's tank.

Porites arnaudi

A wave-battered plate coral that builds tiered, architectural formations on exposed reef slopes.

Porites australiensis

A hefty, dome-shaped reef builder that anchors lagoons and back-reef zones across the Indo-Pacific.

Porites compressa

A reef-building powerhouse with variable forms and a no-frills palette.

Porites cumulatus

A compact, smoothly fused branching coral that quietly anchors any reef display.

Porites decasepta

A vivid blue encrusting coral built for high-energy shallow reefs.

Porites deformis

A lumpy, fusing Porites for reef keepers who appreciate understated structure.

Porites densa

A compact, dome-shaped reef coral with an understated charm.

Porites desilveri

A rare Indian Ocean Porites with a knobby, hump-forming growth habit.

Porites echinulata

A rugged Red Sea boulder coral with a distinctively rough, granulated surface texture.

Porites eridani

A chunky, contorted Pacific reef builder that rewards patient, intermediate keepers.

Porites evermanni

A daytime-active mounding coral that builds dramatic columns on protected reefs.

Porites flavus

A pale grey branching coral with soft yellow branch tips from Papua New Guinea.

Porites harrisoni

A versatile, shape-shifting coral native to the warm shallows of the Indian Ocean.

Porites heronensis

A smooth, low-profile coral from the Pacific with a quietly rugged character.

Porites horizontalata

A sculptural reef builder with pale branches and a knack for creative growth forms.

Porites latistellata

A twisted, branching Porites from Pacific shallows with understated charm.

Porites lobata

A massive reef-builder that can outlive entire human generations in the wild.

Porites mayeri

A boulder-forming coral that can grow wider than a car in the wild.

Porites myrmidonensis

A boulder-sized Pacific coral with a distinctively pitted, nodular surface.

Porites napopora

A textured branching Porites with deeply pitted corallites and understated brown tones.

Porites negrosensis

A branching Pacific reef builder with a distinctively contorted, lumpy growth form.

Porites nigrescens

A branching, pit-surfaced coral that keeps its tentacles busy even in daylight.

Porites nodifera

A compact, columnar Indo-Pacific coral built for bright, shallow water.

Porites okinawensis

A rugged, mounding coral with a distinctively rough, granulated surface texture.

Porites rugosa

Twisted, fused branches and pale tips make this Porites genuinely hard to mistake.

Porites rus

A reef-builder with flame-patterned corallites and a bold, sprawling growth form.

Porites sillimaniana

A reef flat native with daytime-active polyps and an unusual branching form.

Porites somaliensis

A boulder-like reef builder with a knobbly surface and ancient, slow-growing character.

Porites stephensoni

A compact, reef-flat Porites that builds solid mounds in high-light shallows.

Porites vaughani

A tough, adaptable reef builder that shifts form to match its environment.

Chaetodon mitratus

A deep-reef butterflyfish from remote Indian Ocean islands, rarely seen in the wild or in tanks.

Heniochus pleurotaenia

A rarely seen bannerfish that schools in impressive numbers across Indian Ocean reefs.

Fromia indica

A vivid reef sea star that's more forgiving than most of its relatives.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.