Atlantic & Europe
The cooler side of the reef world, plus European freshwater — temperate species, Mediterranean reefs, and the North Atlantic.
23 species · fish
African Blackchin Tilapia
FishSarotherodon melanotheron
A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.
Apricaphanius baeticus
FishAphanius baeticus
A critically rare Spanish killifish that rewards dedicated keepers willing to help conserve it.
Black Durgon
FishMelichthys niger
A calm, reef-going triggerfish that's actually safe for community tanks.
Blue Tang
FishAcanthurus coeruleus
A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.
Caribbean Chestnut Moray
FishEnchelycore carychroa
A compact reef moray with rich brown patterning and a surprisingly manageable size.
Chain Moray Eel
FishEchidna catenata
A crab-hunting moray that will crawl onto land to chase down its prey.
Cuban hogfish
FishBodianus pulchellus
A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.
Dojo Loach
FishMisgurnus anguillicaudatus
The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.
European catfish
FishSilurus glanis
One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.
French angelfish
FishPomacanthus paru
A bold Atlantic giant that pairs for life and rules its reef corner.
Guinean Puffer
FishSphoeroides marmoratus
A hardy Atlantic puffer with a taste for crunching hard-shelled prey.
Halfmoon Angelfish
FishPomacanthus maculosus
A bold, large-growing angel that thrives where other reef fish fear to tread.
Halfmoon Butterflyfish
FishChaetodon lunula
A bold, raccoon-masked butterflyfish that prowls reefs after dark.
Many-spined Cowfish
FishLactoria diaphana
A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.
Marbled Goby
FishPomatoschistus marmoratus
A cryptic little sand-dweller from Europe's coasts, full of quiet personality.
Mediterranean Killifish
FishAphanius fasciatus
A rare Mediterranean killifish that rewards dedicated keepers with fascinating, constant activity.
Molly Miller
FishScartella cristata
A tidepool blenny with a wild mohawk and an appetite for algae.
Porcupinefish
FishDiodon holacanthus
A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.
Round-tailed Paradise Fish
FishMacropodus ocellatus
A cold-hardy labyrinth fish that stays active even under ice.
Sergeant Major
FishAbudefduf saxatilis
Bold reef dweller with a notorious attitude that grows with age.
Spanish Toothcarp
FishAphanius iberus
A rare Mediterranean killifish worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.
Tellia apoda
FishAphanius apodus
Algeria's rarest killifish relative, built for hard water and conservation-minded keepers.
Weather Loach
FishParamisgurnus dabryanus
The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.