Species

Dipsastraea faviaformis

A hardy reef-builder with detailed corallite patterns spanning the Indo-Pacific.

Homophyllia bowerbanki

A beginner-friendly large polyp coral with bold, sculptural form.

Lobophyllia ishigakiensis

A forgiving large-polyp coral with bold texture and wide Pacific range.

Micromussa amakusensis

A compact, fleshy reef coral that's surprisingly forgiving for beginners.

Micromussa lordhowensis

A forgiving, colorful LPS coral that thrives under modest light and flow.

Micromussa regularis

A compact, colorful LPS coral that's genuinely forgiving for reef beginners.

Sclerophyllia maxima

A fleshy, large-polyped coral from turbid Persian Gulf and Somali waters.

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Astraea tecta

A tireless reef tank janitor that scrapes algae from glass and rock with quiet efficiency.

Psammocora stellata

A tough, wave-battered coral that shrugs off turbulence most others can't handle.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Arothron stellatus

The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.

Stephanocyathus (Stephanocyathus) laevifundus

A solitary deep-water cup coral from the Atlantic with an air of mystery.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Dichocoenia stokesii

A tough Atlantic stony coral with distinctive elongated polyp mouths.

Lithophyllon undulatum

A flat, lobed encrusting coral with surprisingly variable coloration across its range.

Corynactis annulata

A tough, colorful corallimorpharian that thrives where most corals struggle.

Corynactis australis

A temperate reef jewel from New Zealand's rocky underwater wilderness.

Corynactis californica

A Pacific anemone lookalike that carpets rocky reefs in vivid, candy-like clusters.

Madracis myriaster

A finger-shaped Atlantic coral with an impressively wide depth range.

Heterocyathus aequicostatus

A free-roaming coral with a live-in worm chauffeur keeping it mobile.

Chilomycterus schoepfii

A spiny, permanently-armed puffer relative that never needs to inflate to look the part.

Pseudochromis sankeyi

A rare dottyback that actually plays well with others in a reef tank.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Meiacanthus grammistes

A venomous-fanged blenny that other fish mimic for protection.

Selenotoca multifasciata

A bold, active brackish fish that grows big and keeps things lively.

Malacacanthus capensis

A reef-safe South African coral that keeps things simple for newer keepers.

Tubastraea chloromura

A rare subtropical sun coral from Hong Kong's reefs, thriving in low light.

Tubastraea coccinea

Brilliant orange polyps that only open at night. And demand to be fed.

Tubastraea megacorallita

A rare subtropical sun coral from Japan's reef slopes, built for low light.

Tubastraea violacea

A rare subtropical sun coral from Hong Kong's reef slopes, thriving in low light.

Palythoa heliodiscus

A hardy Pacific zoanthid that forgives beginner mistakes and rewards patient growers.

Leptopsammia pruvoti

A rare non-photosynthetic cup coral that thrives in low-light reef corners.

Palythoa grandis

Bold colonial polyps from Costa Rica's reefs, forgiving enough for beginner reef tanks.

Psammocora profundacella

A low-profile encrusting coral with a wide range and understated charm.

Liopropoma swalesi

A secretive reef gem that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.