Species

Aliger gigas

A gentle giant of the seafloor, with one of the most iconic shells in the ocean.

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.

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.

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

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.

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

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

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Leptoseris cailleti

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

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.

Salarias fasciatus

A reef's algae patrol with a bold personality and surprising jaw strength.

Agaricia agaricites

A low-light Caribbean coral that forms sweeping plates and fronds in earth tones.

Agaricia grahamae

A low-light reef plate coral that layers into graceful whorled formations.

Pavona bipartita

A low-maintenance encrusting coral that works hard in understated browns.

Pavona chiriquiensis

A low-light Pacific coral with a textured, ridge-covered surface in earthy tones.

Pavona clavus

A hardy, low-light coral that builds impressive columnar and plate-like colonies.

Pavona danai

A rugged, low-demand coral with an angular, sculptural growth form.