Species

Acanthastrea echinata

A tough, fleshy coral that thrives across the Indo-Pacific in almost any reef zone.

Acanthastrea hemprichii

A hardy, large-colony LPS coral that thrives across most reef zones.

Acanthastrea minuta

A compact, beginner-friendly reef coral from the Indo-Pacific islands.

Acanthastrea rotundoflora

A fleshy, low-light encrusting coral with wide Indo-Pacific roots and beginner-friendly needs.

Acanthastrea subechinata

A low-maintenance encrusting coral with a satisfyingly chunky, textured look.

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.

Staurogyne repens

A compact, carpet-forming plant that stays tidy even in low-tech tanks.

Apistogramma steindachneri

A harem-breeding dwarf cichlid with bold lateral markings from Guiana's rivers.

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.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

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.

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

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.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Madracis myriaster

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

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.

Heterocyathus aequicostatus

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