Indo-Pacific

Chaetodon xanthurus

The only butterflyfish with a true crosshatch pattern on its sides.

Canthigaster coronata

A compact Hawaiian puffer with bold saddle markings and a voracious appetite for reef invertebrates.

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.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Porites cylindrica

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

Echidna polyzona

A reef moray that hunts crabs, not fish, making it surprisingly tankmate-friendly.

Parupeneus barberinus

A bold, active sand-sifter built for big reef systems with open substrate.

Alcyonium muricatum

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

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Lobophyllia costata

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

Tridacna derasa

One of the giant clams, and one of the easier ones to keep in a reef.

Chlamydogobius eremius

A tiny Australian desert survivor that laughs at water conditions others can't handle.

Zebrasoma desjardinii

A sail-finned grazer that turns any large reef tank into open ocean.

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.

Pictichromis diadema

Bold reef personality packed into a two-tone, pocket-sized package.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Valenciennea puellaris

A sand-sifting goby that tidies your substrate and bonds for life with a partner.

Lobophytum venustum

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

Duncanopsammia peltata

A forgiving large-polyp coral that rewards beginners and veterans alike.

Turbinaria frondens

A sculptural frond coral that thrives where most SPS would struggle.

Turbinaria irregularis

A low-light plating coral with an irregular, encrusting growth form.

Turbinaria reniformis

A low-light reef coral that builds dramatic, layered yellow-green shelves.

Turbinaria stellulata

A low-light reef coral that builds handsome domed colonies over time.

Zoopilus echinatus

A giant free-living disc coral that grows surprisingly large on sheltered reef floors.