Species

Acestrorhynchus microlepis

A sleek, toothy predator that schools as a juvenile and hunts like a pike.

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

A sleek river predator that plays surprisingly well with the right tankmates.

Boulengerella cuvieri

A surface-hunting predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Crenicichla albopunctata

A compact, manageable pike cichlid with serious predator personality.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Luciocephalus pulcher

A pike-like gourami relative from blackwater forests, built for ambush.

Belonesox belizanus

A surface-hunting predator built like a pike, from Central American wetlands.

Serrasalmus eigenmanni

A sleek Amazon predator that's surprisingly manageable for first-time piranha keepers.

Stomatepia pindu

A critically endangered Cameroonian cichlid that turns jet black when spawning.

Atyopsis spinipes

A gentle filter-feeder that fans food from the current with fan-like front legs.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Alcyonium hibernicum

A cold-water soft coral that brings temperate Atlantic charm to the species tank.

Caridina gracilirostris

That comically long nose isn't just for looks. It's a shrimp with personality.

Serrasalmus humeralis

A fin-eating piranha with a surprisingly low-key reputation for people

Serrasalmus serrulatus

A solitary, fin-biting predator with a famously tangled identity.

Serrasalmus piraya

The largest piranha on earth, and legally banned in several countries.

Cycloseris densicolumellus

A free-living plate coral that slowly wanders the sandy bottom on its own.

Heliofungia actiniformis

A free-living coral that looks and acts more like an anemone than a stony coral.

Xiphophorus maculatus

The beginner-proof livebearer that comes in more color forms than you can count.

Corydoras polystictus

A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.

Ptychognathus barbatus

A tiny, fully aquatic freshwater crab with a surprisingly bold and active personality.

Betta pulchra

A secretive peat swamp betta that broods its young in the father's mouth.

Pethia pookodensis

A rare gem from a single Indian lake, perfect for peaceful community tanks.

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

A filter-feeding crab that lives boldly among anemone tentacles.

Leptoseris amitoriensis

A tiered, frond-like coral built for the quieter, dimmer corners of the reef.

Leptoseris explanata

A flat, porcelain-like coral that thrives in the shadowy, low-flow corners of a reef tank.

Leptoseris foliosa

A thin, layered coral that thrives in the dim, shaded corners of the reef.

Leptoseris gardineri

A low-light reef coral that spreads in broad, plate-like fronds across the substrate.

Leptoseris papyracea

A paper-thin, pale coral that thrives where light barely reaches.

Leptoseris scabra

A shade-loving coral that thrives where others can't reach the light.

Leptoseris solida

A low-light encrusting coral with a smooth, folded porcelain-like surface.

Leptoseris striata

A small, patterned coral built for dim, deep-reef conditions.

Leptoseris tubulifera

A deep-water coral that forms otherworldly tubes and fronds in dim conditions.

Leptoseris yabei

A low-light reef coral that forms broad, tiered plates in calm water.

Echinophyllia glabra

A low-flow, easygoing plating coral with detailed surface texture for reef displays.

Pavona cactus

Ruffled, wavy fronds give this beginner-friendly coral serious sculptural presence.