The Americas

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.

Equetus lanceolatus

A boldly striped reef fish shaped like a living exclamation mark.

Salminus brasiliensis

A spectacular game fish that genuinely has no place in a home aquarium.

Eunicea fusca

A branching Caribbean sea rod that rewards patient, experienced reef keepers.

Auchenipterichthys longimanus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating nocturnal behavior.

Centromochlus perugiae

A tiny, shy catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating surface-feeding antics.

Trachelyichthys decaradiatus

A rarely seen South American catfish that thrives in peaceful community setups.

Antillogorgia acerosa

A feathery Caribbean gorgonian that brings soft, swaying motion to reef displays.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

A large, predatory bottom-dweller with a flattened head and serious appetite.

Lemna minor

The world's smallest flowering plant, and the fastest to take over your tank.

Cyprinodon brontotheroides

A tiny Bahamian pupfish built to crack open hard-shelled prey no other pupfish can handle.

Phalloceros caudimaculatus

A tiny livebearing fish with remarkable color variety and surprisingly persistent males.

Triportheus angulatus

A powerful jumper from Amazonian rivers that leaps several metres to catch insects.

Pterophyllum leopoldi

The smallest wild angelfish, with a bold Roman nose and surprising attitude.

Hemianthus callitrichoides

The tiniest aquarium plant around, forming a lush carpet close to the substrate.

Ancistrus claro

A dwarf bushynose catfish from Brazil with a knack for breeding itself in mature tanks.

Corydoras rabauti

A long-lived armored catfish with a bold dark stripe and a surprising ability to breathe air.

Crenicichla compressiceps

A pocket-sized pike cichlid with an outsized attitude and lightning-fast reflexes.

Astrangia solitaria

A small, solitary coral from the Atlantic that thrives without zooxanthellae.

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

Nannostomus marginatus

Tiny, boldly striped pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Peckoltia brevis

A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.

Sagittaria subulata

A beginner-friendly foreground grass that occasionally surprises you by shooting for the sky.

Salvinia minima

A fast-growing floating fern that shades out algae and softens any aquascape.

Hippocampus zosterae

Tiny, monogamous, and endlessly watchable. The seahorse that actually fits a small tank.

Otocinclus mariae

Tiny algae-grazer that plasters itself to the glass for a unique underside view.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Geophagus megasema

A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.

Geophagus pellegrini

A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Geophagus taeniopareius

A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.

Satanoperca leucosticta

A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.