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Green Star Polyps

Pachyclavularia violacea

A bright-green mat coral that grows fast - easy, but it will spread over rock if not contained.

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Zoanthids

Zoanthus sp.

Colourful button polyps in endless colour 'morphs', a beginner favourite (wear gloves - palytoxin).

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Mushroom Coral

Discosoma sp.

Hardy, forgiving disc corals that thrive in low light and flow - perfect for beginners.

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Ricordea Mushroom

Ricordea florida

Jewel-like bubbly mushrooms in vivid colours, a hardy step up from common mushrooms.

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Pulsing Xenia

Xenia sp.

A mesmerising coral whose polyps pulse open and shut; grows fast and can take over.

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Kenya Tree Coral

Capnella sp.

A hardy tree-like soft coral that drops branches to propagate; very forgiving.

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Toadstool Leather

Sarcophyton sp.

A classic mushroom-shaped leather coral, hardy and a great centrepiece.

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Devil's Hand Leather

Lobophytum sp.

A finger-lobed leather coral, tough and tolerant of beginner mistakes.

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Colt Coral

Cladiella sp.

A soft, branching leather coral that sways in the current; easy to keep.

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Clove Polyps

Clavularia sp.

Delicate feathery polyps that form an attractive spreading mat.

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Hammer Coral

Euphyllia ancora

A flowing hammer-tipped Euphyllia; stunning but has long stinging sweeper tentacles - give it space.

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Torch Coral

Euphyllia glabrescens

A prized Euphyllia with long flowing tentacles; keep well away from other corals.

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Frogspawn Coral

Euphyllia divisa

A branching Euphyllia with grape-like tips; beautiful but stings neighbours.

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Duncan Coral

Duncanopsammia axifuga

A hardy, fast-growing LPS with fluffy polyps that loves being fed - great beginner LPS.

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Candy Cane Coral

Caulastraea furcata

The trumpet coral, with rounded candy-striped heads; hardy and easy to frag.

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Acan Coral

Micromussa lordhowensis

Fleshy, jewel-coloured Acan colonies that respond well to feeding.

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Favia Brain Coral

Favia sp.

An encrusting brain coral in bold colours; has night-time sweeper tentacles.

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Open Brain Coral

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

A fleshy, brightly-coloured free-living brain coral that sits on the sand bed.

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Lobophyllia Brain

Lobophyllia hemprichii

A large, fleshy brain coral in striking colours; feed for best growth.

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Blastomussa

Blastomussa merletti

Soft, button-like polyps that do well in lower light - a hardy LPS.

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Chalice Coral

Echinophyllia sp.

An encrusting coral with incredible colour combinations; has long sweeper tentacles.

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Bubble Coral

Plerogyra sinuosa

Grape-like bubbles by day, sweeper tentacles by night; needs gentle flow and space.

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Elegance Coral

Catalaphyllia jardinei

A spectacular flowing coral for the sand bed; stings strongly, so give it room.

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Goniopora Flowerpot

Goniopora sp.

A beautiful long-polyped flowerpot coral that is historically tricky - for experienced reefers.

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Fox Coral

Nemenzophyllia turbida

A ruffled, peaceful LPS that needs gentle flow and lower light.

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Acropora

Acropora sp.

The king of SPS - fast, colourful branching coral demanding high light, flow and pristine, stable water.

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Montipora Plating

Montipora capricornis

A forgiving SPS that grows in colourful plates or whorls; a great first SPS.

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Montipora Digitata

Montipora digitata

A hardy branching SPS that grows fast - one of the easiest SPS corals.

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Birdsnest Coral

Seriatopora hystrix

A delicate pink needle-branched SPS, a good intermediate step into SPS.

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Stylophora

Stylophora pistillata

The 'cat's paw' coral, a hardy, colourful and forgiving SPS for newer SPS keepers.

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Pocillopora

Pocillopora damicornis

A hardy cauliflower SPS that grows quickly and even reproduces in the tank.

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Pavona Cactus Coral

Pavona cactus

An attractive folded-blade SPS that tolerates slightly lower light than most SPS.