The Americas

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Crenicara punctulatum

A tiny cichlid that literally changes sex as it matures.

Dicrossus filamentosus

A tiny, ornate cichlid with a lyre-shaped tail and a big personality.

Centropyge argi

The Atlantic's tiniest angel, bold in color and personality despite its small size.

Dicrossus maculatus

A tiny, peaceful cichlid with surprisingly complex parental behavior and a love of acidic water.

Cichlasoma bocourti

A hefty Central American cichlid that means business in any territory it claims.

Theraps bocourti

A rare Guatemalan cichlid with impressive parental care and a feisty personality.

Hypselecara coryphaenoides

A peaceful giant from blackwater rivers that transforms dramatically when spawning.

Hypselecara temporalis

A gentle giant cichlid that plays well with others. Mostly.

Hyphessobrycon vilmae

A tiny Amazonian tetra sold as the chocolate neon, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Acanthodoras cataphractus

A armored, sound-making catfish that genuinely prefers company of its own kind.

Holacanthus clarionensis

A rare Pacific angel from remote Mexican islands, seldom seen in the trade.

Pristobrycon calmoni

A lesser-known piranha relative with serious teeth and surprising longevity.

Panaqolus maccus

A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward its own kind.

Porites porites

A tough Atlantic branching coral that feeds actively even in daylight.

Hypostomus cochliodon

A hefty South American pleco with a surprisingly specialized wood-scraping bite.

Apistogramma cacatuoides

A pocket-sized cichlid with big personality and remarkable parental dedication.

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.

Hyphessobrycon takasei

A quietly charming little tetra with a distinctive coffee-dark body spot.

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

A bold Colombian tetra with vivid red fins and a peaceful, social nature.

Leptogorgia virgulata

A branching sea whip from the Atlantic coast, vivid and flow-loving.

Sphyraena barracuda

A true apex predator that grows to nearly six feet long.

Hypostomus plecostomus

The classic algae-scrubbing catfish that outgrows almost every tank it's sold for.

Gorgonia ventalina

A fan-shaped gorgonian that brings reef structure and graceful movement to saltwater tanks.

Rineloricaria eigenmanni

A slender, stick-like catfish that breeds readily and welcomes community life.

Oculina arbuscula

A compact, low-light Atlantic coral that thrives where others struggle.

Condylactis gigantea

A bold Caribbean anemone that thrives without a clownfish partner.

Agaricia fragilis

A low-light Caribbean plate coral that thrives where most corals struggle.

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Fearless, easy to breed, and absolutely not a community fish.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Pyrrhulina spilota

A slender Peruvian gem with surprisingly complex spawning behavior for its size.

Discosoma carlgreni

A hardy, low-light corallimorpharian with forked tentacles from the subtropical Atlantic.

Stenopus hispidus

Bold red-and-white stripes make this reef shrimp impossible to overlook.

Briareum asbestinum

A hardy soft coral that carpets Caribbean reefs in purple-tipped polyps.

Platynematichthys notatus

A bold Amazonian catfish that grows large enough to demand serious space.

Corydoras aurofrenatus

A compact armored catfish from Paraguay with distinctive flank markings and an unusual breathing trick.