Species

Eunicea tourneforti

A branching Caribbean gorgonian with bold, bumpy texture and dramatic candelabra form.

Eunicea calyculata

A branching sea rod with distinctive knobbly texture, straight from Caribbean reefs.

Astraeosmilia maxima

A bold, knobby coral from the Indo-Pacific suited to intermediate reef keepers.

Dipsastraea danai

A bottom-dwelling Pacific coral that rewards patient, intermediate-level reef keepers.

Dipsastraea helianthoides

A boldly textured brain-style coral with a forgiving personality for growing reef tanks.

Dipsastraea lacuna

A solid, knobby brain coral that rewards patient, steady reef keepers.

Dipsastraea laxa

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

Dipsastraea lizardensis

A tough, knobby reef builder from the broad Indo-Pacific.

Dipsastraea maritima

A rugged, knobby reef builder that rewards patient intermediate keepers.

Dipsastraea marshae

A hardy Indo-Pacific reef builder with distinctive raised coral knobs.

Dipsastraea matthaii

A solid, dependable large polyp stony coral for the intermediate reef keeper.

Dipsastraea pallida

A reef-building knob coral with wide Indo-Pacific roots and solid intermediate appeal.

Dipsastraea rosaria

A solid, dependable large-polyp stony coral with bold texture and broad adaptability.

Dipsastraea rotumana

A chunky, knobbed reef builder that rewards patient intermediate keepers.

Dipsastraea speciosa

A chunky, knobbed reef-builder that rewards patient intermediate keepers.

Dipsastraea truncata

A hardy Indo-Pacific brain coral with bold, knobby texture for reef displays.

Dipsastraea veroni

A hardy Indo-Pacific reef builder with distinctive knobby colonies worth a closer look.

Dipsastraea vietnamensis

A hardy plocoid coral with bold, raised corallites that give it real texture.

Favia gravida

A compact Atlantic coral with tidy, rounded corallites and a warm pale orange hue.

Favites rotundata

A hardy Indo-Pacific brain coral with distinctively rounded, knobby corallites.

Goniastrea stelligera

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

Mussismilia leptophylla

A hardy Brazilian reef coral with a distinctively knobbed, sculptural form.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

A bold reef showpiece whose juvenile and adult forms look like completely different fish.

Acheilognathus signifer

A Korean bitterling with one of the most bizarre spawning strategies in freshwater fish

Hemibarbus mylodon

A hefty Korean river barb that rewards simple, spacious setups.

Paretroplus kieneri

A peaceful Malagasy cichlid rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Betta simplex

A rare mouth-brooding betta from Thailand's limestone streams, peaceful by betta standards.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Pelvicachromis pulcher

A beginner-friendly cichlid that breeds willingly and parents like a pro.

Pelvicachromis subocellatus

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid whose females put on a dazzling courtship display.

Odontostilbe kriegi

A small, peaceful South American schooler that thrives in the mid-water column.

Craterocephalus randi

A slender, active schooler from the clear streams of New Guinea.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.