Species

Laemolyta orinocensis

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

Vieja maculicauda

A bold, brawny Central American cichlid with a namesake black band and real attitude.

Bodianus mesothorax

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sharp contrast that practically splits it in half.

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

A Picasso-patterned triggerfish that prefers retreat over confrontation.

Gramma melacara

A deep-reef beauty that swims upside-down along underwater cliff faces.

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.

Wetmorella nigropinnata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that disappears into caves the moment you look away.

Arothron nigropunctatus

A bold reef grazer that will rearrange your coral collection without asking.

Sufflamen chrysopterum

A hardy, boldly patterned triggerfish with a surprisingly calm disposition for the group.

Chilatherina bleheri

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

Assessor macneilli

A cave-dwelling reef basslet that swims upside-down like it owns the place.

Catostylus mosaicus

Australia's most common jellyfish, surprisingly manageable in a dedicated kreisel tank.

Chromis cyaneus

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Alestopetersius smykalai

A rare West African schooler with a bold diamond marking and fascinating male rivalry displays.

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.

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

A roving reef wrasse that brings shimmering blue flanks to the open water column.

Cephalopholis miniata

A brilliantly spotted reef predator that commands attention in any large display tank.

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

One of the largest puffers you can keep, and surprisingly blue.

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.

Acanthurus coeruleus

A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.

Carinotetraodon borneensis

A pint-sized Bornean puffer with outsized personality and a very limited range.

Xenopterus naritus

A freshwater-adapted puffer from Southeast Asian rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Julidochromis dickfeldi

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that pairs for life and guards its cave fiercely.

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.

Hypoplectrus unicolor

A Caribbean reef predator surprisingly well-suited to beginner saltwater tanks.

Pao cochinchinensis

A compact, ornery puffer from Southeast Asian rivers with outsized personality.

Trimma cana

A reef-dwelling miniature goby that perches right on living coral.

Canthigaster rostrata

A pint-sized Atlantic puffer with a big personality and a beak to match.