Species

Atya scabra

A gentle giant filter feeder that earns its keep cleaning the water column.

Pterogorgia anceps

A graceful branching sea whip from Caribbean shallows, manageable even for newer reefers.

Clavularia arctica

A cold-water soft coral surprisingly well-suited to the home reef tank.

Palythoa variabilis

A hardy Brazilian zoanthid that forgives beginner mistakes and grows with confidence.

Atyopsis moluccensis

A peaceful filter-feeder that fans food from the current like a tiny fisherman.

Sandalolitha robusta

A free-living, dome-shaped coral that rests unattached on the reef floor.

Fromia milleporella

A vivid red sea star with bold black spots, gentle on reef inhabitants.

Rhodactis inchoata

A beginner-friendly mushroom coral with an unusually rich blue coloration.

Muriceopsis flavida

A bushy Western Atlantic sea plume that's surprisingly forgiving for new reef keepers.

Colpophyllia natans

A classic Atlantic brain coral that grows into impressive dome-shaped colonies over time.

Halomitra pileus

A free-roaming, bowl-shaped coral that grazes soft substrates across the Indo-Pacific.

Lobophyllia corymbosa

A wide-ranging brain coral that forgives beginner mistakes in the reef tank.

Eunicella verrucosa

A branching temperate sea fan that brings Atlantic reef character to the cold-water aquarium.

Rumphella aggregata

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

Ellisella schmitti

A branching sea whip from North Atlantic waters, suited to reef tanks with steady flow.

Cynarina macassarensis

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

Paramuricea clavata

A Mediterranean sea fan that shifts color from vivid yellow to deep purple.

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.

Tridacna crocea

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

Alcyonium cydonium

A lumpy, lobed soft coral from cold northern seas, rarely seen in home systems.

Alcyonium muricatum

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

Alcyonium digitatum

A cold-water soft coral that thrives where most reef animals won't.

Iciligorgia schrammi

A deepwater Atlantic sea fan that brings dramatic branching structure to the reef tank.

Drifa glomerata

A cold-water soft coral that thrives where most reef species fear to go.

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.

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.

Zoanthus durbanensis

A hardy South African zoanthid that brings colonial reef color to beginner tanks.

Alcyonium coralloides

A Mediterranean native that brings old-world reef character to the cold-water tank.

Corynactis chilensis

A jewel-toned Pacific corallimorpharian that thrives where most corals struggle.

Micromussa multipunctata

A beginner-friendly LPS coral with bold, colorful polyps across wide Pacific reefs.

Cyathopharynx furcifer

A plankton-picking Tanganyikan with spectacular breeding craters and fin-tip lures.

Alcyonium compactofestucum

A hardy soft coral from Southern African waters, well-suited to reef tanks.

Sarcophyton digitatum

A finger-lobed soft coral from New Caledonia, manageable even for newer reef keepers.