Species

Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Bold, colorful LPS coral with a territorial streak worth respecting.

Corydoras adolfoi

A boldly patterned Rio Negro cory that thrives in lively groups.

Halichoeres cosmetus

A reef-dwelling wrasse with detailed patterning earned through its name alone.

Cynotilapia afra

A scrappy Malawi mbuna that rewrites the rules with open-water schooling behavior.

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Anomalochromis thomasi

A shy, peaceable little cichlid that rewards patient keepers with devoted parenting.

Pantodon buchholzi

A living leaf on the water's surface, until something edible flies past.

Bolbitis heudelotii

A slow-growing African fern with glassy, transparent leaves worth the wait.

Pareutropius debauwi

A schooling African catfish with a see-through body and lively personality.

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

Barbus holotaenia

A lively schooling barb from Central Africa, rarely seen but worth the hunt.

Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus

A peaceful Congo schooler wearing a glowing crescent on its tail.

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Siderastrea savignyana

A tough, low-profile reef coral that thrives in sandy shallows across the Indo-Pacific.

Arnoldichthys spilopterus

A bold West African schooler with vivid red eyes and iridescent scales worth showing off.

Nannocharax fasciatus

A tiny West African characin that rewards patient keepers with fascinating bottom-dwelling behavior.

Corydoras agassizii

A peaceful armored catfish with a notoriously tricky identity and a 20-year lifespan.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Chromis agilis

A reef-native schooling fish that brings natural movement to larger coral displays.

Acreichthys tomentosus

A seagrass-dwelling filefish that earns its keep hunting small invertebrates.

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis

A solitary cold-water coral bringing deep Pacific character to dedicated reef tanks.

Aspidoras albater

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and an unusual breathing trick.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Caridina multidentata

The aquarium's hardest-working algae crew, with a habit of stealing everyone's lunch.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

A gentle giant that moonlights as your tank's algae cleanup crew.

Corydoras ambiacus

A spotty little armored catfish that occasionally surfaces for a gulp of air.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Epizoanthus papillosus

A cold-water zoanthid from the North Sea, rarely seen in home aquaria.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Euphyllia grandiseptata

Flowing blue-grey tentacles that give reef walls an almost hypnotic motion.