Species

Briareum asbestinum

A hardy soft coral that carpets Caribbean reefs in purple-tipped polyps.

Corydoras aurofrenatus

A compact armored catfish from Paraguay with distinctive flank markings and an unusual breathing trick.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Tridacna crocea

A compact, vividly patterned giant clam that bores into reef rock for security.

Caridina logemanni

The iconic red-and-white dwarf shrimp that turned nano tanks into an art form.

Puntius exclamatio

A rare Indian barb with a uniquely puzzling two-blotch pattern that may not even be a true species.

Pseudomugil tenellus

A tiny, peaceful Australian blue-eye that glows in a well-planted, sun-drenched tank.

Xiphophorus cortezi

A gentle, lesser-known Mexican swordtail for the planted community tank.

Tridacna derasa

One of the giant clams, and one of the easier ones to keep in a reef.

Adinia xenica

A rare Gulf Coast killifish that thrives where fresh water meets salt marsh.

Zoopilus echinatus

A giant free-living disc coral that grows surprisingly large on sheltered reef floors.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Cycloseris distorta

A free-living mushroom coral that roams the seafloor solo.

Equetus lanceolatus

A boldly striped reef fish shaped like a living exclamation mark.

Pethia punctata

A peaceful, spotted little barb from India that rewards you for keeping a crowd.

Lobophyllia vitiensis

A fleshy, low-maintenance LPS coral that thrives under gentle flow.

Aphyoplatys duboisi

A tiny rainforest killifish from Congo's tangled swamps and shaded streams.

Triportheus angulatus

A powerful jumper from Amazonian rivers that leaps several metres to catch insects.

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Tiny loach with big social rituals and a personality to match

Trichogaster lalius

Brilliant colors, big personality quirks, and a health reputation worth knowing before you buy.

Acanthopsoides molobrion

A pint-sized Bornean loach with a horse-faced look and big personality.

Acanthopsoides robertsi

A tiny burrowing loach with a distinctive caudal marking and big personality.

Acanthopsoides sp. "A02"

A tiny, sand-loving dwarf horse-face loach that's trickier to ID than to keep.

Oryzias minutillus

A tiny ricefish from Southeast Asian swamps that breeds readily in nano tanks.

Betta dimidiata

A tiny forest stream betta with a spade-shaped tail and mouthbrooding dad.

Rasbosoma spilocerca

A tiny Mekong surface dweller that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Satanoperca leucosticta

A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.

Melanotaenia splendida splendida

Australia's most variable rainbowfish, with color that takes a year to fully reveal itself.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Pangio sp. "PAN02"

A mystery kuhli loach with sharp sub-ocular spines and a fondness for piling into hiding spots.

Brochis splendens

A chunky, armored schooler that breathes air and gets along with everyone.

Corydoras splendens

A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.

Mithraculus sculptus

The reef keeper's secret weapon against bubble algae outbreaks.

Betta smaragdina

A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.