Species

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian native that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Chaetodon capistratus

A Caribbean reef classic that often mates for life.

Junceella fragilis

A graceful, whip-like gorgonian that sways beautifully in moderate reef currents.

Meiacanthus anema

A venomous little blenny that predators learned to leave alone.

Dermogenys pusilla

A surface-skimming livebearer with a jaw made for dueling

Crossocheilus latius

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

Ctenolucius hujeta

A surface-hunting predator that plays nicer with tankmates than its looks suggest.

Homaloptera ogilviei

A tiny blackwater loach that perches on its fin-tips like a lizard at rest.

Homaloptera sexmaculata

A lizard-like hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks instead of swimming.

Homalopteroides modestus

A tiny mountain stream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homalopteroides nebulosus

A tiny forest-stream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homalopteroides stephensoni

A rare Bornean hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

A sand-sifting cichlid from the Tocantins that's far calmer than its reputation suggests.

Serrasalmus geryi

A rare, violet-striped piranha relative best kept as a solo specimen.

Palaemonetes paludosus

Nearly transparent and endlessly busy, ghost shrimp are a perfect starter invertebrate.

Stichodactyla gigantea

A vast, velvety anemone that transforms any reef into a clownfish paradise.

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.

Boulengerochromis microlepis

The largest African cichlid, built like a predator and almost as big as your arm.

Petenia splendida

A big-mouthed Central American predator that's surprisingly manageable for dedicated beginners.

Tridacna gigas

The largest bivalve on Earth, and a true centerpiece for the reef tank.

Rhinogobius gigas

A chunky stream goby from East Asia that punches above its size in personality.

Osphronemus goramy

A fish that recognizes its owner and outlives most pets in your house.

Trichogaster fasciata

A peaceful, rarely seen gourami that's actually worth hunting down.

Marisa cornuarietis

The boldly striped ramshorn that doubles as a natural plant trimmer.

Osphronemus laticlavius

A rare Bornean giant with vivid red-edged fins and genuine personality.

Hippocampus ingens

The largest seahorse in the Pacific, built for life among deep coral branches.

Moseleya latistellata

A disc-like coral built for muddy, low-light conditions most corals can't handle.

Macrochirichthys macrochirus

A river giant with an upturned jaw and swordlike pectoral fins rarely seen in home tanks.

Hypostomus regani

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

Devario sp. "Giraffe"

A giraffe-patterned danionin built for roomy, lively community tanks.

Sideractis glacialis

A cold-water Mediterranean solitary coral that thrives in dim, gentle conditions.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

Glossostigma elatinoides

The classic carpeting plant that rewards high light with a lush, creeping lawn.