Red Sea

Pseudodax moluccanus

A wrasse with parrotfish teeth that moonlights as a reef cleaner station

Platax orbicularis

A bold, personable fish that grows from dead-leaf mimic to impressive open-water cruiser

Pterois radiata

A venomous reef predator with dramatic white-lined fins and reclusive habits.

Sphyraena barracuda

A true apex predator that grows to nearly six feet long.

Centropyge bispinosa

A reef-dwelling dwarf angel with bold color and a feisty personality.

Tridacna crocea

A compact, vividly patterned giant clam that bores into reef rock for security.

Canthigaster coronata

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

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.

Echidna polyzona

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

Zebrasoma desjardinii

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

Valenciennea puellaris

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

Diploastrea heliopora

A boulder-sized reef builder with a beautifully geometric, honeycomb surface.

Pomacanthus imperator

One of the ocean's most dramatically patterned fish, and a true centerpiece species.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

A Red Sea gem with bold chevron patterning and a loyal pair bond.

Anacropora spinosa

A contorted, spiny branching coral that challenges even experienced reef keepers.

Astrea curta

A reef flat classic with color that shifts dramatically by habitat.

Tomiyamichthys latruncularius

A reef sand-flat goby that shares its burrow with a snapping shrimp partner.

Astraeosmilia tumida

A solitary stony coral with bold columnar form for the intermediate reef keeper.

Chaetodon semilarvatus

A bold golden butterflyfish from the Red Sea that pairs for life.

Apogon aureus

A social reef dweller that rearranges its social life with the seasons.

Stichodactyla haddoni

A vast, velvety carpet anemone that hosts clownfish and dominates any reef bed.

Stylophora kuehlmanni

A spiny-branched Red Sea coral with tubular corallites and daytime-active tentacles.

Stylophora wellsi

A compact, knobby branching coral from wave-swept Red Sea shallows.

Porites echinulata

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

Ptereleotris heteroptera

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

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Dipsastraea laxa

A rugged Indo-Pacific reef builder with distinctive raised corallites and broad geographic range.

Goniastrea stelligera

A compact, textured Red Sea coral with a neat, knobby surface pattern.

Lobophyllia hemprichii

A fleshy, slow-growing brain coral that suits reef beginners with its forgiving nature.

Paramontastraea peresi

A hardy Western Indian Ocean reef builder that rewards patient, intermediate keepers.

Salarias fasciatus

A reef's algae patrol with a bold personality and surprising jaw strength.

Sarcophyton minusculum

A compact leather coral with a wide range and beginner-friendly needs.

Gobiodon citrinus

A tiny, lemon-yellow goby that lives tucked inside coral branches in the wild.

Goniastrea thecata

A muted, boulder-forming Red Sea coral with distinctive fleshy polyp rims.