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2026 SWAPS 🐠🪸
-1/10 Lancaster, Pa- Tfp Reef Conservation Frag Swap -1/17 Cincinnati, Oh-Crs -1/24 Sunnyvale, Ca-CFM -1/25 Janesville,…
When is MARSH swap for 2026?
Anyone know if MARSH (Houston) has a swap planned for 2026?
Torch Coral
Torch corals are high-impact LPS corals with long flowing tentacles that thrive in stable tanks with moderate light, ge…
Elegance Coral
Elegance corals are large, fleshy LPS showpieces with long flowing tentacles that thrive in stable tanks with moderate …
Toadstool Leather Coral
Toadstool leathers are hardy beginner soft corals that grow into a large “cap and stalk” centerpiece with waving polyps…
Pulsing Xenia
Pulsing xenia is a fast-growing soft coral famous for its rhythmic pulsing polyps, thriving in stable tanks with low–mo…
Zoanthids (Zoanthus spp.)
Zoanthids are colorful, beginner-friendly polyp corals that grow into colonies with stable conditions, low–moderate lig…
Mushroom Corals
Mushroom corals are hardy, low-light soft corals that thrive in gentle flow and stable tanks, but they can move, spread…
Duncan Coral
Duncan corals are hardy, beginner-friendly LPS corals with big flowing polyps and a strong feeding response, thriving i…
Candy Cane Coral
Candy cane corals are hardy, beginner-friendly LPS corals with puffy round heads that thrive in stable tanks with low–m…
Palythoa (Palythoa spp.)
Palythoa are hardy, fast-growing polyp corals that form spreading mats in low–moderate light with moderate flow, but th…
Kenya Tree Coral (Capnella spp.)
Kenya Tree is a hardy beginner soft coral that grows into a branching “tree” and thrives in stable tanks with low–moder…
Frogspawn Coral (Euphyllia)
Frogspawn corals are popular, beginner-friendly LPS corals with flowing tentacles and “frog-egg” tips that do best in s…
Hammer Coral (Euphyllia)
Hammer corals are classic, beginner-friendly LPS corals with swaying hammer-shaped tips that thrive in stable tanks wit…
Acan Coral (Micromussa lordhowensis)
Acans are colorful, fleshy LPS corals that thrive in stable tanks with low–moderate light, gentle flow, and occasional …
Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
Bubble corals are unique LPS corals with inflated “bubble” polyps that thrive in stable tanks with low–moderate light a…
Montipora Digitata (Montipora digitata)
Montipora digitata is a beginner-friendly branching SPS coral that grows “finger” structures with stable reef chemistry…
Montipora Cap (Montipora capricornis)
Montipora capricornis is a beginner-friendly plating SPS coral that grows into dramatic shelves and scrolls under stabl…
Green Star Polyps (GSP)
Green Star Polyps are a hardy beginner coral with bright waving green polyps that grows fast and can overtake rockwork …
Acropora Red Bugs (Tegastes acroporanus)
Acropora red bugs are tiny parasitic copepods that reduce polyp extension and slow SPS growth, usually spreading throug…
Montipora-Eating Nudibranch (Phestilla subodiosus)
Montipora-eating nudibranchs are camouflaged coral predators that chew Montis and lay eggs, causing “nibbled” edges and…
Waminoa Coral Flatworms (Waminoa spp.)
Waminoa are small flatworms that sit on coral tissue and can cause chronic irritation and shading, especially when popu…
Acropora-Eating Flatworm (AEFW) (Amakusaplana acroporae)
AEFW are Acropora-specific coral predators that cause bite marks, poor polyp extension, and slow SPS decline, with eggs…
Red Planaria (Convolutriloba retrogemma)
Rust-Brown Flatworms / Red Planaria are common nuisance flatworms that multiply fast in low-flow areas and can irritate…
Predatory Oenone Worm (Oenone fulgida)
Oenone worms are hidden predators often blamed for unexplained snail losses and empty shells in reef tanks.
Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois)
Bobbit worms are rare but notorious ambush predators that hide deep in rock or sand and can cause mysterious fish and i…
Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)
Bearded fireworms are predatory, stinging polychaetes that can damage corals and eat inverts, and they’re not the “norm…
Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.)
Bristleworms are common reef hitchhikers that usually help clean detritus, but large individuals and certain species ca…
Coral-Boring Spionid Worms (Spionidae spp.)
Spionid worms can live in coral skeleton and irritate tissue with paired feeding filaments, sometimes causing localized…
Spirobid Worms (Spirorbidae spp.)
Spirorbid worms are tiny white spiral tube worms that commonly appear in reef tanks and are usually harmless hitchhiker…
Vermetid Snails (Vermetidae spp.)
Vermetid snails are tube-dwelling pests that spread on rock and frag plugs and irritate corals with sticky mucus webs.
Vibriosis (Vibrio spp.)
Vibriosis is a bacterial disease that can cause rapid redness, ulcers, fin rot, and systemic decline in saltwater fish,…
Lymphocystis (Lymphocystivirus)
Lymphocystis is a stress-linked viral condition that causes cauliflower-like nodules on fins or skin and often looks sc…
Marine Leeches (Piscicolidae; e.g., Trachelobdella spp.)
Marine leeches are external parasites that attach to fish and cause wounds, stress, and sometimes heavy breathing when …
Black Ich (Paravortex spp.)
Black ich is a turbellarian parasite that shows up as pepper-like black dots on fish (often tangs) along with scratchin…
Skin Flukes (Benedenia spp.)
Benedenia skin flukes cause chronic scratching, mucus buildup, and stressed, faded-looking fish, and they can persist i…
Eye/Skin Flukes (Neobenedenia melleni)
Neobenedenia flukes are contagious skin and eye parasites that cause flashing, excess mucus, and cloudy eyes, and they’…
Uronema (Uronema marinum)
Uronema is an opportunistic protozoan that can cause rapid tissue damage and red sores, especially in stressed fish lik…
Brooklynellosis (Brooklynella hostilis)
Brooklynella is a common clownfish-associated parasite that causes heavy mucus, rapid breathing, and fast decline. It’s…
Marine Velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum)
Marine velvet is a fast-killing parasite that attacks gills and skin, often showing up as rapid breathing, hiding, and …
Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans)
Marine ich is a contagious parasite that causes white “salt grain” spots, flashing, and breathing stress in saltwater f…
Sebae Anemone
Sebae anemones can be great host anemones in stable, mature reefs, but many are sold stressed or bleached. Give them mo…
Long Tentacle Anemone (LTA)
Long Tentacle Anemones are classic sandbed anemones that thrive in stable, mature reefs with moderate–high light, gentl…
Magnificent Anemone (Magnifica / Ritteri)
Magnificent anemones (Magnifica/Ritteri) are iconic clownfish hosts but require a large, mature reef with high light, s…
Carpet Anemone (Gigantea)
Gigantea carpet anemones are stunning but advanced anemones that need a large, mature, oxygen-rich tank with strong bro…
Carpet Anemone (Haddoni)
Haddoni carpet anemones are stunning sandbed centerpieces that need a large, mature, stable tank with a deep substrate,…
Maxi-Mini Carpet Anemone
Maxi-mini carpet anemones are hardy, colorful anemones that like a sandy nook, moderate–high light, gentle flow, and re…
Rock Flower Anemone
Rock Flower Anemones are colorful, mostly stay-put anemones that do best in stable tanks with gentle flow, low–moderate…
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