Species

Channa sp. "Five Stripe"

A tiny, peaceful snakehead that actually plays nicely with others.

Labroides dimidiatus

The reef's original cleaning service, running a one-fish parasite removal station.

Colossoma macropomum

The second-largest scaled fish in the Amazon, and it grows to match.

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

A dramatic juvenile that grows into a massive, migratory river fish almost nobody is prepared for.

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Catlocarpio siamensis

One of the world's largest freshwater fish, and a conservation concern in its native rivers.

Bagarius yarrelli

A river monster catfish that genuinely earns the name 'giant devil catfish'.

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

A true river giant that demands a seriously large commitment.

Lactoria cornuta

A boxy, horn-headed oddity that browses the seafloor with surprising curiosity.

Synchiropus splendidus

One of the most vividly colored fish on the reef, and one of the trickiest to keep.

Aaptosyax grypus

A rare, river-running predator from the Mekong that grows to epic proportions.

Amphiprion ocellaris

The iconic reef fish that lives fearlessly among stinging anemone tentacles.

Centropyge potteri

Hawaii's own pygmy angel, beautiful but notoriously tricky to settle in.

Synchiropus picturatus

A reef gem with striking patterns and a famously picky appetite.

Pangasionodon hypophthalmus

Sold as a tiny silver juvenile, grows into a tank-busting giant.

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

The only killifish native to Lake Tanganyika, and unlike any other in the family.

Acanthurus albipectoralis

A reef-edge schooler that hunts open water instead of grazing the bottom.