Species

Naso annulatus

A genuinely massive unicornfish that schools on outer reef walls across the Indo-Pacific.

Tylomelania zemis

A slow-moving, long-lived snail that grazes peacefully and breeds one giant baby at a time.

Chaetostoma cf thomsoni

The most common rubbernose pleco in the hobby, and endlessly misidentified.

Clibanarius tricolor

A tiny, tireless reef cleaner with vivid blue legs and a big appetite for algae.

Gastromyzon farragus

A tiny Bornean stream-clinger with a vivid red tail and bold territorial streaks.

Gastromyzon stellatus

A boldly spotted Bornean stream crawler that grazes rocks like a tiny vacuum.

Ancistrus sp.

The algae-scrubbing workhorse that actually stays a manageable size.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Gastromyzon viriosus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with surprising territorial attitude for its size.

Garra hughi

A mountain stream grazer from India's Western Ghats, sometimes sold as chocolate algae eater.

Pseudogastromyzon myersi

A compact hillstream grazer that clings to rocks and cleans algae with surprising personality.

Gastromyzon ocellatus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with a bold red tail and real personality.

Strombus alatus

A peaceful, sand-sifting conch that earns its dramatic name through looks alone.

Crossocheilus latius

A peaceful grazer from Himalayan headwaters, rarely seen but well worth seeking out.

Hypostomus regani

A tough, territorial pleco from the river systems of southern South America.

Stiphodon rutilaureus

A tiny, rock-hugging stream goby from the clear rivers of Melanesia.

Pseudotropheus tropheops

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with a surprisingly forceful approach to eating algae.

Baryancistrus sp. "Cf Xanthellus"

A gold-spotted Xingu pleco with a temperament that gets feistier with age.

Cypraea annulus

A small Indo-Pacific cowrie with a distinctive golden ring and peaceful nature.

Crossocheilus cobitis

A bottom-dwelling algae eater from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Squaliforma villarsi

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

Ancistrus cf cirrhosus

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

Aliger gigas

A gentle giant of the seafloor, with one of the most iconic shells in the ocean.

Megalancistrus sp. "L234"

A massive, aggressive pleco from eastern Brazil that demands respect and space.

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Melanoides tuberculata

The tireless substrate burrower that aerates your gravel while you sleep.

Cypraea moneta

A living relic once traded as currency across cultures worldwide.

Garra mullya

A hardy Indian stream fish with a sucker disc built for fast-moving water.

Stiphodon ornatus

A tiny, colorful stream goby from Sumatra that rewards patient observers.

Stiphodon maculidorsalis

A tiny Indonesian stream goby with bold dorsal markings worth seeking out.

Geophagus sp. "Orange Head"

A vividly capped cichlid that rewards patient keepers with fascinating mouthbrooding family life.

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

A dinosaur-sized algae grazer built for decades of service in large tanks.

Tilapia guinasana

A critically endangered sinkhole cichlid with wild color variation and devoted parental care.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.