Species

Acanthicus adonis

A spotted pleco that outgrows almost every home aquarium it enters.

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani

A Corydoras mimic from blackwater Brazil, rarely seen but worth the search.

Steatocranus casuarius

A bottom-bouncing Congo cichlid with a legendary pair bond and comical personality.

Protoreaster linckii

A bold, knobby sea star from African shores that commands attention in any reef display.

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Astroblepus ubidiai

A small Ecuadorian mountain catfish with big personality for planted setups.

Periclimenes brevicarpalis

A delicate little shrimp that lives boldly among anemone tentacles.

Pterophyllum altum

The wild angelfish that makes the common angel look easy.

Aphanius dispar

A rare Middle Eastern toothcarp best kept as a conservation project.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Apolemichthys arcuatus

A boldly patterned Hawaiian angel that's surprisingly approachable for reef keepers.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Neoarius berneyi

A wide-ranging Australian catfish that thrives in murky, slow-moving water.

Centropyge bicolor

A boldly two-toned dwarf angel that darts and hides across the reef.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Myleus schomburgkii

A disc-shaped, plant-munching pacu with a bold black flank bar and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Thayeria boehlkei

The tetra that swims nose-up and wears a bold racing stripe to its tail.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

The velvety, telescope-eyed goldfish that turns heads in any pond or tank.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

A giant, gentle African catfish that cruises the bottom with calm authority.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Corydoras acutus

A sharp-snouted little armored catfish with a bold black dorsal spot.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Pygoplites diacanthus

One of the reef's most recognizable angels, and one of its trickiest to keep.

Procambarus alleni

Florida's boldest crustacean, in an almost unreal shade of blue.

Danio kerri

A powder-blue schooling gem from the Malay Peninsula that's rarely seen but easy to keep.

Chrysiptera cyanea

Vivid blue and boldly territorial, this tiny fish punches well above its weight.

Linckia laevigata

A vivid blue star from Indo-Pacific reefs, built for the patient reef keeper.

Symphorichthys spilurus

A bold reef-associated snapper that grows into a true centerpiece fish.