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Found 9 species
Banggai Cardinalfish
Pterapogon kauderni
Banggai cardinals just sort of hover like little underwater satellites, and the bold black bars with those long, polka-dotted fins look unreal under reef lighting. They're super chill most of the time, but once a pair forms you'll see real "fish drama," and the male will even mouthbrood the babies like a champ.
Blue Green Chromis (Green Chromis)
Chromis viridis
Blue Green Chromis are those shimmery little green-blue darts you'll see zipping around the top of a reef tank, always looking like they're catching the light just right. They're super fun in a group because they hover and cruise together, but they've got a bit of a "pecking order" thing going on if the tank's tight or the group's too small.
Firefish (Fire Goby / Fire Dartfish)
Nemateleotris magnifica
This is that little "hover-and-dart" reef fish with the yellow face and the white-to-red fade that looks like it was airbrushed on. It'll pick a bolt-hole in the rockwork, hang in the water column facing the current, and do that cute little flag-flick with the tall first dorsal fin when it's feeling bold.
Johnston Island damsel
Plectroglyphidodon johnstonianus
This is one of those tough little reef damsels that acts like it owns the whole rock pile, especially once it settles in. Maxes out around 14 cm and will absolutely defend a favorite cave or coral head, but the blue eye and chunky "wide bar" look make it a really cool fish if you plan the tank around its attitude.
Midas blenny
Ecsenius midas
Midas blennies are those weirdly "blenny-but-also-open-water" fish that zip around the tank like a tiny golden torpedo, then duck into a hole like nothing happened. They'll even color-shift and loosely school with anthias in the wild, which is honestly one of the coolest behaviors you'll see in a reef fish.
Ocellaris clownfish
Amphiprion ocellaris
Ocellaris clowns are that classic orange clownfish look-three white bars, a little black edging, and a ton of attitude packed into a small fish. They'll "pick a spot" in the tank (often a corner or a coral) and do that cute hover-wiggle thing, and a bonded pair will usually settle in fast and act like they own the place.
Pajama Cardinalfish
Sphaeramia nematoptera
This little cardinalfish looks like it got dressed in a rush-polka-dot back half, bold stripes up front, and that neon-orange tail spot that really pops under reef lights. It's a super chill, "hang in the shadows" kind of fish that likes to hover around rockwork and just cruise calmly all day. If you keep a small group, they'll often tuck in together and make your tank feel instantly more alive without causing any drama.
Royal gramma
Gramma loreto
Royal grammas are that classic purple-to-yellow Caribbean basslet that likes to claim a cave and hover around it (sometimes totally upside-down under a ledge). They're usually chill with tankmates, but they can get spicy with other grammas/basslets/dottybacks if space is tight-give them rockwork and a "home" cave and they settle right in.
Variegated cardinalfish
Fowleria variegata
This is a small, mottled reddish-brown cardinalfish that likes to hang around rockwork and rubble and really comes into its own once the lights dim. In a calm reef tank its a super chill, slow swimmer, and if you keep a small group they tend to hover together and look way more natural.