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Zoanthids (Zoanthus spp.)
Zoanthids are colorful, beginner-friendly polyp corals that grow into colonies …
Palythoa (Palythoa spp.)
Palythoa are hardy, fast-growing polyp corals that form spreading mats …
Frogspawn Coral (Euphyllia)
Frogspawn corals are popular, beginner-friendly LPS corals with flowing tentacles …
Hammer Coral (Euphyllia)
Hammer corals are classic, beginner-friendly LPS corals with swaying hammer-shaped …
Acan Coral (Micromussa lordhowensis)
Acans are colorful, fleshy LPS corals that thrive in stable …
Bubble Coral (Plerogyra sinuosa)
Bubble corals are unique LPS corals with inflated “bubble” polyps …
Montipora Digitata (Montipora digitata)
Montipora digitata is a beginner-friendly branching SPS coral that grows …
Montipora Cap (Montipora capricornis)
Montipora capricornis is a beginner-friendly plating SPS coral that grows …
Acropora Red Bugs (Tegastes acroporanus)
Acropora red bugs are tiny parasitic copepods that reduce polyp …
Montipora-Eating Nudibranch (Phestilla subodiosus)
Montipora-eating nudibranchs are camouflaged coral predators that chew Montis and …
Waminoa Coral Flatworms (Waminoa spp.)
Waminoa are small flatworms that sit on coral tissue and …
Acropora-Eating Flatworm (AEFW) (Amakusaplana acroporae)
AEFW are Acropora-specific coral predators that cause bite marks, poor …
Red Planaria (Convolutriloba retrogemma)
Rust-Brown Flatworms / Red Planaria are common nuisance flatworms that …
Predatory Oenone Worm (Oenone fulgida)
Oenone worms are hidden predators often blamed for unexplained snail …
Bobbit Worm (Eunice aphroditois)
Bobbit worms are rare but notorious ambush predators that hide …
Bearded Fireworm (Hermodice carunculata)
Bearded fireworms are predatory, stinging polychaetes that can damage corals …
Bristleworms (Eurythoe spp.)
Bristleworms are common reef hitchhikers that usually help clean detritus, …
Coral-Boring Spionid Worms (Spionidae spp.)
Spionid worms can live in coral skeleton and irritate tissue …
Spirobid Worms (Spirorbidae spp.)
Spirorbid worms are tiny white spiral tube worms that commonly …
Vermetid Snails (Vermetidae spp.)
Vermetid snails are tube-dwelling pests that spread on rock and …
Lymphocystis (Lymphocystivirus)
Lymphocystis is a stress-linked viral condition that causes cauliflower-like nodules …
Marine Leeches (Piscicolidae; e.g., Trachelobdella spp.)
Marine leeches are external parasites that attach to fish and …
Skin Flukes (Benedenia spp.)
Benedenia skin flukes cause chronic scratching, mucus buildup, and stressed, …
Eye/Skin Flukes (Neobenedenia melleni)
Neobenedenia flukes are contagious skin and eye parasites that cause …
Brooklynellosis (Brooklynella hostilis)
Brooklynella is a common clownfish-associated parasite that causes heavy mucus, …
Marine Velvet (Amyloodinium ocellatum)
Marine velvet is a fast-killing parasite that attacks gills and …
Marine Ich (Cryptocaryon irritans)
Marine ich is a contagious parasite that causes white “salt …
Long Tentacle Anemone (LTA)
Long Tentacle Anemones are classic sandbed anemones that thrive in …
Magnificent Anemone (Magnifica / Ritteri)
Magnificent anemones (Magnifica/Ritteri) are iconic clownfish hosts but require a …
Carpet Anemone (Gigantea)
Gigantea carpet anemones are stunning but advanced anemones that need …
Carpet Anemone (Haddoni)
Haddoni carpet anemones are stunning sandbed centerpieces that need a …