The Americas

Archocentrus multispinosus

A tough Central American cichlid with serious parenting instincts and surprising heat tolerance.

Phyllangia americana

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where other corals fear to go.

Abramites hypselonotus

A bottom-grazing oddball that swims nose-down and grows bolder with age.

Apistogramma hoignei

A dwarf cichlid from the Orinoco with cave-breeding instincts and complex taxonomic intrigue.

Gambusia hispaniolae

A tough livebearing minnow from Hispaniola's brackish spring habitats.

Porites colonensis

A tiered plating coral with an understated, textural elegance that rewards patient keepers.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Paragorgia arborea

A deep-sea giant with bubblegum-pink branches found across the world's cold oceans.

Corydoras fowleri

A long-snouted cory with a feisty streak and surprisingly long lifespan.

Alfaro huberi

A sleek Central American livebearer built for fast, clear currents.

Clavularia modesta

A low-maintenance soft coral that thrives where others struggle.

Limia nigrofasciata

A livebearing oddity from Haiti with a distinctive fatty hump on mature males.

Porites panamensis

A compact, lobed Pacific coral with a smooth greenish-grey profile.

Corydoras imitator

A long-lived Rio Negro cory that schools with its color-alike cousins in the wild

Apistogramma baenschi

A beginner-friendly dwarf cichlid with big personality and bold crescent markings.

Hypoplectrus indigo

A reef-dwelling hamlet with bold indigo patterning and a surprisingly easygoing nature.

Hypancistrus debilittera

A compact, cave-dwelling pleco with a big attitude toward its own kind.

Squaliforma villarsi

A rare Venezuelan pleco with surprising peaceful manners and air-breathing tricks.

Priapella intermedia

A sleek Mexican livebearer that leaps clear of the water to catch insects.

Rocio octofasciata

A bold, brawling cichlid named after a boxing legend for good reason.

Liosomadoras oncinus

A boldly patterned nocturnal catfish that fiercely guards its chosen hideout.

Parachromis managuensis

A bold, personable predator that owns every tank it inhabits.

Parachromis motaguensis

A bold Central American predator that holds its own against anything in the tank.

Cubanichthys pengelleyi

A rare Jamaican killifish with clear-water roots and a reputation for challenging its keeper.

Hemigrammus hyanuary

A peaceful little tetra that looks like a stretched head-and-tail light fish.

Aguarunichthys torosus

A powerfully built Peruvian catfish that treats smaller tankmates as a meal.

Corynactis parvula

A jewel-toned colonial anemone that thrives in low-light reef corners.

Corydoras julii

A spotted little catfish that blinks, breathes air, and belongs in every peaceful community.

Corydoras trilineatus

Commonly sold as julii cory, this peaceful armored catfish is a beginner-friendly gem.

Ancistrus cf cirrhosus

The bristlenose catfish: a compact, algae-grazing workhorse with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Corydoras multiradiatus

A large, long-snouted cory with a fascinating air-breathing trick up its sleeve.

Apistogramma sp. "Kelleri"

A mouthbrooding dwarf cichlid with a remarkably flexible approach to raising its young.

Corydoras kanei

A small, spotted cory from blackwater rivers that breathes air and charms beginners.

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Cleithracara maronii

A gentle, shy cichlid whose camouflage trick is straight out of a nature documentary.

Austrolebias adloffi

A tiny annual killifish that races through its entire life cycle in months.