Species

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.

Plotosus lineatus

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

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 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.

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.

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.

Ecsenius stigmatura

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

Hemimyzon formosanus

A rare Taiwanese hillstream fish that needs company to truly settle in.

Acrossocheilus paradoxus

A boldly barred Taiwanese cyprinid that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Lates angustifrons

A massive Lake Tanganyika predator that almost no aquarium can responsibly house.

Oreochromis tanganicae

Lake Tanganyika's dominant tilapia, rarely seen in home aquariums

Vallisneria spiralis

A fast-spreading, ribbon-leafed background plant that practically grows itself.

Aspidoras taurus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in groups.

Zoogoneticus tequila

A fish kept in aquariums that may no longer exist anywhere in the wild.