Species

Symphorichthys spilurus

A bold reef-associated snapper that grows into a true centerpiece fish.

Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri

A hardy, colorful killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

Rhodactis inchoata

A beginner-friendly mushroom coral with an unusually rich blue coloration.

Kryptopterus apogon

A massive river predator sometimes sold to unsuspecting buyers as a cute juvenile.

Naso unicornis

A true horn-nosed giant that demands a serious reef setup to thrive.

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Boleophthalmus boddarti

A fish that walks on mud and breathes air at the tide's edge.

Oreochromis aureus

A cold-tolerant tilapia with surprising hardiness and a calm, active personality.

Xenia coerulea

A pulsing soft coral that almost farms itself on the reef wall.

Corydoras boesemani

A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and stays rare in the hobby.

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.

Labeo boga

A large, shark-like cyprinid that outgrows most home aquariums.

Pleurosicya boldinghi

A tiny, transparent goby that spends its whole life clinging to soft corals.

Cichlasoma boliviense

A compact South American cichlid that punches above its weight in personality.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.

Acanella arbuscula

A deep-sea bamboo coral with a detailed, bonsai-like branching structure.

Rasbora sarawakensis

A tiny, peaceful Bornean rasbora that's rarely seen but well worth seeking out.

Pangio shelfordii

A patterned eel-loach from Borneo's blackwater forests, with surprising personality for its size.

Gastromyzon farragus

A tiny Bornean stream-clinger with a vivid red tail and bold territorial streaks.

Gastromyzon stellatus

A boldly spotted Bornean stream crawler that grazes rocks like a tiny vacuum.

Cycloseris boschmai

A tiny free-living mushroom coral with a mosaic of mottled colors.

Muriceopsis flavida

A bushy Western Atlantic sea plume that's surprisingly forgiving for new reef keepers.

Colpophyllia natans

A classic Atlantic brain coral that grows into impressive dome-shaped colonies over time.

Halomitra clavator

A free-living dome coral that sits loose on the sandbed and stays manageable for beginners.

Halomitra pileus

A free-roaming, bowl-shaped coral that grazes soft substrates across the Indo-Pacific.

Sandalolitha dentata

A flat, free-living coral that settles into calm, deeper reef zones with ease.

Podabacia crustacea

A flat, tiered plate coral that quietly carpets the reef with understated elegance.

Podabacia motuporensis

A flat, tiered coral that quietly gets on with reef life without drama.

Colpophyllia breviserialis

A rare Atlantic brain coral with accessible care needs and genuine reef credentials.

Diploria labyrinthiformis

A classic Caribbean brain coral with bold, maze-like ridges built for the long haul.

Lobophyllia corymbosa

A wide-ranging brain coral that forgives beginner mistakes in the reef tank.

Mussismilia harttii

A robust Brazilian brain coral that tolerates turbid, low-clarity reef conditions.

Pseudodiploria strigosa

A classic reef-builder with those unmistakable brain-like grooves, right from Caribbean waters.

Parastenella ramosa

A delicate branching coral that earns its tree-like name in any reef tank.

Hippocampus reidi

A slow-moving, sociable seahorse with a famously elongated snout built for precision hunting.

Chalinochromis brichardi

A bold little rubble-dweller from Tanganyika's rocky shoreline.