Species

Monodactylus sebae

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

Chromis agilis

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

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Neolebias ansorgii

A tiny West African gem that rewards patient keepers with rich, unexpected color.

Pomacanthus asfur

A bold Red Sea beauty with a dramatic yellow arc that transforms with age.

Melanochromis auratus

A brilliantly colored mbuna with an attitude that demands respect and careful tankmates.

Pseudotropheus aurora

A scrappy Malawi mbuna from the rock-sand interface, with real personality to spare.

Melanotaenia fluviatilis

Australia's most cold-tolerant rainbowfish, built for temperate rivers and cool winters.

Chilatherina axelrodi

A rare Papua New Guinean gem found in just one stream on Earth.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Poecilia maylandi

A little-known Mexican molly with big personality and a taste for algae.

Bujurquina vittata

A devoted South American cichlid that carries its babies in its mouth.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Leporinus fasciatus

Bold black-and-yellow stripes that multiply as the fish grows up.

Melanotaenia trifasciata

A dazzling Australian native whose true colors take patience to reveal.

Metynnis hypsauchen fasciatus

A silver dollar relative with bold barring that makes it stand out in the group.

Guianacara geayi

A harem-keeping cichlid from French Guiana's rocky, fast-running streams.

Mylochromis lateristriga

A sandy-bay predator from Lake Malawi with a taste for crustaceans.

Melanotaenia synergos

A compact, clear-water rainbowfish from Batanta Island's pristine forest rivers.

Holacanthus bermudensis

A bold Atlantic angel that grows into a true reef monarch with attitude to match.

Pomacanthus arcuatus

A large, sociable Atlantic angel that juveniles moonlight as reef cleaning stations.

Laemolyta orinocensis

A sleek, banded Orinoco native that tilts head-down as it forages.

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

A tough West African cichlid where dad handles all the childcare duties.

Halichoeres poeyi

A bold Atlantic wrasse with a sharp temper for its own kind.

Melichthys indicus

A surprisingly mellow triggerfish that goes easy on its tankmates.

Chilatherina bleheri

A brilliantly colored rainbowfish from one remote Indonesian lake, worth every bit of effort.

Cryptoheros spilurus

A compact Central American cichlid with fierce pair bonds and big personality.

Balistoides viridescens

The largest triggerfish alive, and it knows it.

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

A rock-grazing Lake Malawi cichlid with a bold personality and remarkable color diversity.

Pomacanthus annularis

A large Indo-Pacific angel whose juvenile and adult look like two different fish.

Pseudochromis springeri

A bold little reef predator wrapped in electric blue and black.

Paracanthurus hepatus

The fish that plays dead, then rules the reef with bold personality.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

The wobbling, sac-eyed goldfish that demands a bubble-safe aquarium.

Exodon paradoxus

A scale-ripping tetra that's best kept in massive, single-species shoals.

Devario strigillifer

A streamlined Burmese danio built for fast, shaded forest streams.

Amblypharyngodon mola

A sleek South Asian cyprinid from rice paddies and slow canals, surprisingly adaptable in captivity.