Remember every coral, fish, and frag
Collections grow fast, and the details slip away—what you paid, where it came from, the day it went in. Your livestock is an investment worth remembering. Meta Reef's free reef livestock tracker turns it into a living record of your whole reef: a coral inventory that keeps every species, source, and photo in one place.
Organized by type
Every living thing in your reef—corals, fish, and invertebrates—cataloged and grouped by category, so your whole stock list is one tidy inventory instead of scattered notes.
Placement & source
Record where each item sits in the tank and where you got it—a local store, an online vendor, or a frag swap—plus the acquisition date, so you always know how long you have had it.
Photos per item
Attach photos to any coral, fish, or invert and watch a colony grow over time. A zoa garden or an acro frag builds its own visual history, one shot at a time.
One list across every tank
Track livestock per tank and see a rolled-up view of everything you keep across all your tanks at once—your entire collection in a single living list.
Everything in your reef, by category
Corals, fish, and invertebrates each get their own organized list. For every animal you record the details that matter—so your inventory reads like a real account of your reef, not a pile of receipts.
Corals
From zoanthids and mushrooms to torch, acropora, and everything between—log each colony or frag with its placement on the rockwork.
- Species & common name
- Spot on the rock
- Where you bought it
- Growth photos over time
Fish
Clownfish, tangs, gobies, wrasses—keep a record of every fish you add, when it went in, and where it came from.
- Species & nickname
- Date added
- Source / vendor
- Photos of each fish
Inverts
Snails, hermit crabs, cleaner shrimp, and the rest of your clean-up crew—cataloged alongside the rest of the reef.
- Type & count
- Role in the tank
- Acquisition date
- Photos & notes
A living record of your reef
A reef is never finished. Corals get fragged and moved, fish come and go, the clean-up crew turns over. An inventory you actually keep turns all of that into a history you can look back on—when a colony arrived, where it came from, and how far it has grown.
Because photos attach to each item, that history is visual. Line up a year of shots of the same acro frag and the growth is impossible to miss. Your photos also flow into your reef photo journal, so nothing lives in just one place.
Know what your corals are worth
Livestock items can link to real coral listings in the Meta Reef marketplace. That connection powers Reef Value—what your corals are worth right now, priced from live listings—so cataloging your reef also tells you what it is worth and where to find your next frag.
Every detail, remembered
For each coral, fish, or invert you keep the full story—where it sits, where it came from, when you got it, what it's worth, and how it's grown.
- Placement & source
- Acquisition date
- Value from live listings
Livestock tracking FAQ
How do I keep track of the corals and fish in my reef tank?
Meta Reef gives you a free livestock inventory built for reefs. Add each coral, fish, and invertebrate as its own entry with a name or species, its placement in the tank, where you got it, and the date you added it. Everything is organized by type, so your corals, fish, and inverts each have their own tidy list instead of living in your memory or a spreadsheet.
Can I track livestock across multiple tanks?
Yes. Each tank keeps its own inventory, and Meta Reef also rolls everything up into one livestock list across every tank you keep. So you can look at just your display tank, just your frag tank, or your entire collection at once—useful when a coral moves from grow-out to the main reef.
Can I record where I bought a coral and how much it cost?
You can record the source of every item—a local fish store, an online vendor, or a fellow hobbyist—along with its acquisition date. Cost lives in Meta Reef's spending tracker, which ties into your inventory so you can see what your reef cost to build and what it is worth now, priced from live marketplace listings.
Does it connect to the coral marketplace?
It does. Livestock items can link to real coral listings in the Meta Reef marketplace, which also powers Reef Value—an estimate of what your corals are worth right now, priced from live listings. As you catalog your reef you also learn its value and where to find your next frag.
Can I add photos of my corals?
Yes. Photos attach to individual livestock, so a single coral builds its own timeline as you shoot it month after month. Watching a frag encrust and a colony spread is one of the best parts of the hobby, and your inventory keeps that history in one place. Photos also live in your reef photo journal.
Is the livestock tracker free?
Completely. Cataloging corals, fish, and inverts, recording placement and source, attaching photos, and viewing your inventory across every tank are all free and unlimited, on any device—with no subscription.
Start cataloging your reef today
Free, unlimited, on any device. Add your first coral, fish, or invert in minutes—and roll it up across every tank you keep.