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.

Palythoa variabilis

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

Sandalolitha robusta

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

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.

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.

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 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.

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.

Duva florida

A soft, feathery Atlantic coral that works well for beginners dipping into reef keeping.

Junceella fragilis

A graceful, whip-like gorgonian that sways beautifully in moderate reef currents.

Isis hippuris

A branching golden sea fan that brings genuine wild-reef structure to the home aquarium.

Xenia viridis

A beginner-friendly soft coral native to New Caledonian reefs.

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

A graceful, branching sea whip from subtropical Atlantic reefs, manageable even for newer reefers.

Gersemia fruticosa

A cold-water soft coral that brings polar ocean character to the specialty tank.

Paragorgia arborea

A deep-sea giant with bubblegum-pink branches found across the world's cold oceans.

Clavularia modesta

A low-maintenance soft coral that thrives where others struggle.

Helostoma temminkii

The infamous 'kissing fish' hides a complicated personality behind its pucker.

Pseudodiploria clivosa

A hardy Caribbean brain coral with distinctively ridged, knobby colonies.

Mycetophyllia lamarckiana

A Caribbean reef plate coral with a wonderfully textured, cactus-like surface.