Species

Lysmata wurdemanni

The reef cleaner that actually eats pest aiptasia anemones.

Lysmata boggessi

The reef cleanup crew member that actually eats pest anemones.

Gymnapogon philippinus

A tiny, overlooked Pacific cardinalfish that thrives in the company of its own kind.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Holothuria edulis

A sand-sifting reef cleaner that earns its keep as a living filter.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Cycloseris densicolumellus

A free-living plate coral that slowly wanders the sandy bottom on its own.

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

A filter-feeding crab that lives boldly among anemone tentacles.

Montipora nodosa

A textured Indo-Pacific encrusting coral that demands serious reef-keeping experience.

Montipora saudii

A rarely kept Western Indian Ocean sheet coral with a distinctively textured surface.

Hippocampus abdominalis

The largest seahorse species, with a comically round belly to match its personality.

Centropyge potteri

Hawaii's own pygmy angel, beautiful but notoriously tricky to settle in.

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.

Nemateleotris decora

A shy reef hoverer with a sail-like dorsal fin and vivid two-tone coloring.

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

A schooling butterflyfish that hovers in open water above reef drop-offs.

Hemitaurichthys zoster

A schooling butterfly that prefers open water over reef crevices.

Strombus gigas

A gentle giant of the Caribbean, grazing its way across sandy reef flats.

Amblyeleotris randalli

A reef sand-dweller that shares its burrow with a pistol shrimp partner.

Corallium rubrum

The legendary red coral of the Mediterranean, prized for centuries.

Alcyonium glomeratum

A temperate soft coral that brings bold red color to cold-water reef setups.

Cirrhilabrus solorensis

A reef-dweller that actually uses coral cover, not just open rubble.

Salarias segmentatus

A reef-dwelling algae grazer with bold red spots and a big personality.

Pseudocoris yamashiroi

A fast-moving reef wrasse with vivid pink tones and open-water energy.

Chaetodon collare

A reef native that pairs for life but rarely forgives a rough transition to captivity.

Primnoa pacifica

A cold-water Pacific gorgonian that brings dramatic branching structure to the display tank.

Ctenocella pectinata

A delicate comb-shaped gorgonian from Indo-Pacific reef slopes.

Chromis retrofasciata

A bite-sized reef chromis that hugs branching corals and minds its own business.

Echinometra mathaei

A tireless excavator that literally carves its home into reef rock.

Plerogyra multilobata

A rare Bornean bubble coral with soft, rounded lobes and a peaceful reef presence.

Gramma loreto

A bold two-toned reef fish that happily swims upside down under ledges.

Phyllopteryx dewysea

A rose-red sea dragon hiding in the deep, only discovered this century.

Chaetodon ephippium

A boldly patterned butterflyfish with a dramatic dark saddle across its back.

Emerita analoga

The tumbling surf-zone specialist that rides waves backward for a living.

Amblygobius rainfordi

A sand-sifting goby that thrives in reef flats across the wide Western Pacific.

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) regia

A brilliant cold-water coral that thrives in low light and modest flow.