Species

Anthothela pacifica

A temperate Pacific softcoral that brings cold-water character to the reef tank.

Poecilia butleri

A personable little livebearer that grazes algae and practically eats from your hand.

Piaractus mesopotamicus

A seed-crunching giant from South American floodplains that outgrows almost any home aquarium.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

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.

Macropodus opercularis

One of the first tropical fish ever kept in Europe, and still worth knowing.

Polynemus paradiseus

Feathery pectoral threads and calm grace from the rivers of South Asia.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Ossubtus xinguense

A plant-munching Xingu oddity that surprises keepers with its feisty personality.

Gersemia mirabilis

A cold-water soft coral that brings reef color to chillier tanks.

Hydrolycus scomberoides

Vampire-fanged characin that's surprisingly peaceful with fish too big to eat.

Cichla kelberi

A hard-hitting Amazonian predator that rewards patient keepers with bold personality.

Cichla ocellaris

A river predator that grows to nearly three feet and eats anything it can catch.

Cichla orinocensis

A river predator that grows to nearly two feet and eats its tankmates.

Lepidocephalichthys annandalei

A rare loach with peacock-patterned tail fins, seldom seen in the trade.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Danio albolineatus

A shimmering, active schooler that thrives in community tanks with minimal fuss.

Trichopodus leerii

One of the gentlest gouramis, draped in a galaxy of pearlescent spots.

Centropyge vrolikii

A small, reef-dwelling angel that pairs for life and plays it cool with tankmates.

Periophthalmus novemradiatus

A tiny Indian mudskipper that actually plays nice with others.

Nannostomus grandis

The largest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth the search.

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.

Thayeria obliqua

The original penguin tetra, now overshadowed by its more common cousin.

Lysmata wurdemanni

The reef cleaner that actually eats pest aiptasia anemones.

Lysmata boggessi

The reef cleanup crew member that actually eats pest anemones.

Garra surendranathanii

A compact Indian river grazer with a sucker disc built for fast currents.

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Rineloricaria morrowi

A slender Peruvian whiptail catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating paternal care.

Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'

A compact Sri Lankan crypt with rich olive-brown leaves and violet undersides.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

A deep-water Malawi cichlid that grazes the lake's silty, diatom-rich floor.

Puntius sharmai

A tiny, rarely exported Indian barb best appreciated in a species-focused nano setup.

Corydoras petracinii

A tiny Argentine cory built for rocky currents, rarely if ever seen in the hobby.

Phallichthys fairweatheri

A gentle little livebearer from Central America's marshy backwaters.

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.