Species

Liopropoma rubre

A boldly striped little basslet that stays hidden but rewards patient reef keepers.

Parazoanthus franciscae

Soft, colonial reef polyps that thrive in low light and live symbiotically.

Chaetodon trichrous

A rarely seen Pacific butterflyfish from the islands of Tahiti.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Chaetodon auriga

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific butterfly that grazes reefs, rubble, and everything between.

Cypraea tigris

A boldly spotted shell with a living animal most reef keepers never expect.

Holothuria thomasi

A bold, patterned sea cucumber that earns its tiger-stripe name in the reef tank.

Hippocampus comes

A boldly patterned seahorse with a prehensile tail built for clinging tight.

Chaetodon tinkeri

A deep-water Pacific beauty with a bold split between black and white.

Coeloseris mayeri

A solid, slow-growing mound coral with a quietly geometric look.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

A compact reef grazer with vivid fin tips that earns its keep cleaning algae.

Cirrhilabrus tonozukai

A current-loving fairy wrasse with bold color and fascinating group dynamics.

Litophyton burfordensis

A high-flow Australian soft coral for the intermediate reef keeper.

Litophyton viridis

A bushy soft coral from the Red Sea that rewards patient, attentive reefers.

Trochus niloticus

A hardworking reef cleaner that earns its keep tackling tough algae.

Turbo fluctuosa

A tireless algae grazer that needs a helping hand if it tips over.

Mespilia globulus

A bold, patterned reef cleaner that doubles as living aquarium decor.

Pseudanthias bimaculatus

A vivid reef basslet with two bold spots that set it apart from the crowd.

Ctenochaetus binotatus

A reef grazer with an unexpected role in the ciguatera food chain.

Cassiopea andromeda

Rests bell-down on the substrate, pulsing gently while algae do the work.

Diademichthys lineatus

Tiny reef clingfish that makes its home among sea urchin spines.

Chromis vanderbilti

A small, shoaling Pacific damsel that's genuinely easy on beginners and neighbors alike.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus

A peaceful shoaling wrasse from the Indian Ocean that thrives in small groups.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Gobioides broussonnetii

A dragon-faced gentle giant that's all looks and no aggression.

Heteropsammia cochlea

The coral that walks across the seafloor, guided by a live-in worm.

Rhodactis osculifera

A tough, low-light Caribbean corallimorph that thrives where many corals struggle.

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Australia's leafy coastal phantom, camouflaged beyond belief.

Rhizopsammia wellingtoni

A rare Galapagos solitary coral that thrives in lower light conditions.

Remora australis

The open-ocean hitchhiker that bonds with whales and baffles hobbyists.

Discophyton rudyi

A forgiving soft coral bringing pale, disc-shaped elegance to Pacific-inspired reef tanks.

Amblygobius albimaculatus

A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and engineers its own burrow.

Ctenochaetus flavicauda

A compact reef-grazer with a bright white tail that stands out on the rock face.

Coscinaraea monile

A low-profile reef builder with finely textured, wrinkled surfaces across its domes.

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.