🛌Bottom dwellers
Species that spend most of their time on the substrate. Bottom dwellers add movement and interest to an often-overlooked tank zone.
428 species
Brown Hogfish
FishBodianus eclancheri
A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.
Bugeye Squeaker
FishSynodontis contracta
A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.
bumblebee fish
FishBrachygobius xanthozona
Bold black-and-yellow banding packed into a tiny, personality-filled goby.
Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius doriae
Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.
Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius nunus
Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.
Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius xanthomelas
A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives in brackish water and fits in your palm.
Burgess' cory
FishCorydoras burgessi
A long-lived armored catfish with a bold black saddle and surprising air-breathing ability.
Burmese Bumblebee Barb
FishPethia tiantian
A rarely exported Burmese minibarb with bold patterning and lively rival displays.
Burmese Loach
FishLepidocephalichthys berdmorei
A sociable little loach that thrives in groups and suits community stream tanks.
Butterfly Cichlid
FishHypsophrys nicaraguensis
A Central American cichlid that bonds for life and redecorates constantly.
Butterfly Loach
FishGastromyzon viriosus
A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with surprising territorial attitude for its size.
Canary Fangblenny
FishMeiacanthus oualanensis
A sunny Fijian blenny with venomous fangs behind that cheerful face.
Candy Bass
FishLiopropoma carmabi
A tiny, jewel-patterned reef fish that rewards patient hobbyists willing to coax it out.
Candy Cane Goby
FishAwaous flavus
A sand-sifting South American goby with bold red fin markings and real personality.
Candy Hogfish
FishBodianus bimaculatus
A small, sociable reef hogfish that thrives in deep-slope habitats and reef drop-offs.
Candy Striped Pleco
FishPeckoltia vittata
A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.
Cardinal Goby
FishKelloggella cardinalis
A pint-sized tidepool goby that can actually breathe out of water.
Carla's cory
FishCorydoras carlae
A rarely seen Iguazu cory with twin flank blotches and peaceful, social charm.
Cascudo Pit Bull
FishParotocinclus jumbo
A tiny armored catfish with big personality and a clever breathing trick.
Cave Loach
FishSchistura deansmarti
A blind, ghostly cave loach found nowhere else on Earth.
Chagos Anemonefish
FishAmphiprion chagosensis
A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.
Chalk Bass
FishSerranus tortugarum
A reef-safe, peaceful little bass that rarely hides its personality.
Chiangmai Stream Goby
FishRhinogobius chiengmaiensis
A pint-sized Thai hill stream goby with a big carnivore's appetite.
Chinese Hillstream Loach
FishBeaufortia kweichowensis
A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.
Chinese Hillstream Loach
FishPseudogastromyzon myersi
A compact hillstream grazer that clings to rocks and cleans algae with surprising personality.
Chinese Longsnout Catfish
FishLeiocassis longirostris
A large, long-snouted catfish from China's great rivers, built for serious hobbyists.
Chocolate clown
FishAmphiprion melanopus
Bold, rich coloring and a fiery personality packed into a reef-ready clownfish.
Chocolate Talking Catfish
FishAcanthodoras cataphractus
A armored, sound-making catfish that genuinely prefers company of its own kind.
Clark's anemonefish
FishAmphiprion clarkii
The boldest clownfish in the reef, known to chase off divers.
Clown Loach
FishChromobotia macracanthus
A long-lived, social bottom-dweller that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.
Clown Plecostomus
FishPanaqolus maccus
A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward its own kind.
Clown Squeaker
FishSynodontis decorum
A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.
Cobalt Blue Goby
FishStiphodon semoni
A tiny rainforest stream goby with big personality and territorial tendencies.
Cobbler
FishCnidoglanis macrocephalus
A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.
Cocosoda Catfish
FishPseudauchenipterus nodosus
A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.
Common Natron Tilapia
FishAlcolapia alcalicus
A cichlid from one of Earth's most inhospitable lakes, built to survive where almost nothing else can.