Species

Staurogyne repens

A compact, carpet-forming plant that stays tidy even in low-tech tanks.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Lithophyllon undulatum

A flat, lobed encrusting coral with surprisingly variable coloration across its range.

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

Corynactis annulata

A tough, colorful corallimorpharian that thrives where most corals struggle.

Corynactis australis

A temperate reef jewel from New Zealand's rocky underwater wilderness.

Corynactis californica

A Pacific anemone lookalike that carpets rocky reefs in vivid, candy-like clusters.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.

Pseudochromis sankeyi

A rare dottyback that actually plays well with others in a reef tank.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Gymnostomus lineatus

A floodplain grazer with faint lateral stripes and a wandering lifestyle.

Selenotoca multifasciata

A bold, active brackish fish that grows big and keeps things lively.

Cichla temensis

A giant Amazonian predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus

A boldly patterned Amazonian catfish that thrives in community tanks.

Hypostomus sp

Ancient armored grazers from one of South America's most remote wild places.

Hypostomus sp. "L231"

A mysterious Peruvian pleco whose identity still has scientists guessing.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Oryzias eversi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with a fascinating pelvic-brooding trick.

Oryzias wolasi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with glowing color and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Chitala hypselonotus

A massive, air-breathing knifefish from the jungle rivers of Borneo and Sumatra.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Malacacanthus capensis

A reef-safe South African coral that keeps things simple for newer keepers.

Palythoa heliodiscus

A hardy Pacific zoanthid that forgives beginner mistakes and rewards patient growers.

Rasbora lacrimula

A tiny Bornean rasbora with a teardrop tail spot and big personality in a school.

Palythoa grandis

Bold colonial polyps from Costa Rica's reefs, forgiving enough for beginner reef tanks.

Schistura hypsiura

A mildly tempered stream loach with bold flank bars and a deeply forked tail.

Dawkinsia assimilis

A lively Indian barb with bold caudal markings and a real taste for open-water schooling.

Leptoseris incrustans

A low-maintenance encrusting coral that thrives where light barely reaches.

Xiphophorus hellerii

The elongated tail sword makes males one of the most recognizable livebearers in the hobby.

Hemisynodontis membranaceus

The whiskered giant with a comical moustache that filter-feeds upside down.

Ecsenius stigmatura

A tiny, perch-loving reef blenny with a bold spot and big personality.