Species

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Lates calcarifer

A giant predator that outgrows almost every aquarium on earth.

Apolemichthys arcuatus

A boldly patterned Hawaiian angel that's surprisingly approachable for reef keepers.

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

A boldly banded reef pipefish that breeds in captivity and hides in caves.

Naso annulatus

A genuinely massive unicornfish that schools on outer reef walls across the Indo-Pacific.

Pterapogon kauderni

A rare, naturally restricted cardinalfish with fascinating paternal mouthbrooding behavior.

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

A hardy reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Taenioides cirratus

A snake-like burrowing goby with whiskery barbels and surprising air-breathing ability.

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Sicyopus zosterophorus

A tiny goby built for life on wet rocks in fast-flowing jungle streams.

Centropyge bicolor

A boldly two-toned dwarf angel that darts and hides across the reef.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Ostracion meleagris

A living mosaic of spots with a secret chemical defense you need to know about.

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Pervagor melanocephalus

A secretive reef filefish that pairs up and lurks among coral-rich ledges.

Ostracion cubicus

Adorable cube-shaped reef fish that hides a dangerous chemical defense.

Pygoplites diacanthus

One of the reef's most recognizable angels, and one of its trickiest to keep.

Chrysiptera cyanea

Vivid blue and boldly territorial, this tiny fish punches well above its weight.

Paracheilinus cyaneus

A reef-dwelling wrasse that sleeps wrapped in its own slime cocoon every night.

Thalassoma amblycephalum

A reef-dwelling wrasse with bold color phases and a peaceful community nature.

Parupeneus cyclostomus

A reef-flat hunter that uses whisker-like barbels to sniff out hidden prey.

Symphorichthys spilurus

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

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.

Pleurosicya boldinghi

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

Hippocampus reidi

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

Scolopsis bilineata

A reef carnivore whose juveniles pull off a clever blenny disguise.

Cetoscarus bicolor

A Red Sea beauty that grazes reef algae and holds its own when challenged.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Scatophagus argus

A bold, active brackish fish that thrives in mangroves and messy tanks alike.

Kelloggella cardinalis

A pint-sized tidepool goby that can actually breathe out of water.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

Halichoeres richmondi

A reef-dwelling wrasse that moves in loose social groups across coral-rich shallows.