Species

Helostoma temminkii

The infamous 'kissing fish' hides a complicated personality behind its pucker.

Semaprochilodus insignis

A migratory Amazon grazer that plays a surprising ecological role in the wild.

Pseudodiploria clivosa

A hardy Caribbean brain coral with distinctively ridged, knobby colonies.

Palythoa mammillosa

A hardy Atlantic zoanthid with a distinctively bumpy, textured colony surface.

Mycetophyllia aliciae

A hardy Caribbean plate coral with bold texture and an easygoing nature.

Favia gravida

A compact Atlantic coral with tidy, rounded corallites and a warm pale orange hue.

Mussismilia leptophylla

A hardy Brazilian reef coral with a distinctively knobbed, sculptural form.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Acheilognathus signifer

A Korean bitterling with one of the most bizarre spawning strategies in freshwater fish

Hemibarbus mylodon

A hefty Korean river barb that rewards simple, spacious setups.

Betta simplex

A rare mouth-brooding betta from Thailand's limestone streams, peaceful by betta standards.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Pelvicachromis pulcher

A beginner-friendly cichlid that breeds willingly and parents like a pro.

Pelvicachromis subocellatus

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid whose females put on a dazzling courtship display.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio filinaris

A slender, plain-bodied eel loach from the forested streams of peninsular Malaysia.

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito in mixed shipments

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Pangio sp. "PAN03"

A mystery kuhli loach from Borneo that science hasn't named yet.

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that thrives in small, active groups.

Hemiancistrus sp

A spot-patterned Orinoco pleco with a taxonomic identity that's still up for debate.

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.

Hypancistrus sp. "L260"

A fine-patterned Tapajós pleco that breeds readily and stays compact.

Leptoseris cailleti

A deep-water Atlantic coral bringing unusual twisted fronds to low-light reef tanks.

Corydoras lacrimostigmata

A tiny armored catfish that may mimic its wild neighbors to blend in.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Agaricia lamarcki

A low-light Caribbean plate coral with distinctive white star-shaped mouths.

Trigonostigma espei

A copper-bodied schooler whose distinctive lambchop marking sets it apart from look-alikes.

Corydoras lamberti

A rare and enigmatic armored catfish from the Peruvian Amazon, best kept in groups.

Lobophyllia hemprichii

A fleshy, slow-growing brain coral that suits reef beginners with its forgiving nature.

Mycetophyllia lamarckiana

A Caribbean reef plate coral with a wonderfully textured, cactus-like surface.

Mussa angulosa

A bold Caribbean coral with fleshy, dramatic polyps suited to most reef setups.

Rasbora paucisqualis

A tiny forest stream rasbora from the Mekong, rarely seen outside scientific collections.

Nannacara taenia

A quietly charming dwarf cichlid hiding some fascinating breeding behavior beneath plain looks.