Species

Amblypharyngodon mola

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

Carassius auratus var. celestial

The upward-gazing fancy goldfish that trades agility for pure personality.

Danio margaritatus

Tiny, jewel-spotted fish that rewards patient keepers with spectacular color displays.

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

A personable brackish predator with a beak, a belly, and a bad attitude.

Pao turgidus

A color-shifting freshwater puffer with a bold personality and serious bite.

Centropyge argi

The Atlantic's tiniest angel, bold in color and personality despite its small size.

Melanochromis chipokae

Possibly the most aggressive mbuna in the hobby. Not for the faint-hearted.

Cichlasoma bocourti

A hefty Central American cichlid that means business in any territory it claims.

Hypselecara coryphaenoides

A peaceful giant from blackwater rivers that transforms dramatically when spawning.

Haplochromis chromogynos

A specialized Lake Victoria cichlid that hunts insect larvae along rocky shorelines.

Barbodes everetti

A misidentified Bornean barb finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Coris gaimard

A wrasse that completely reinvents its look from juvenile to adult.

Altolamprologus compressiceps

A laterally flattened Tanganyikan predator built to hunt in razor-thin rock crevices.

Tetraodon schoutedeni

A rare Congo puffer with a surprisingly manageable temperament for its family.

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Fearless, easy to breed, and absolutely not a community fish.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Oxymonacanthus longirostris

A vividly spotted obligate coral feeder that's as delicate as it is beautiful.

Gobiodon atrangulatus

A tiny coral-dwelling goby that lives and breeds within Acropora colonies.

Serranocirrhitus latus

A secretive reef dweller that casually swims upside-down along cave ceilings.

Chaetodon vagabundus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly that pairs for life and patrols its territory together.

Canthigaster coronata

A compact Hawaiian puffer with bold saddle markings and a voracious appetite for reef invertebrates.

Nandopsis tetracanthus

Cuba's only native cichlid: territorial, long-lived, and surprisingly personable.

Archocentrus septemfasciatus

A feisty Costa Rican cichlid that punches well above its weight at spawning time.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

A lively little shoaler that pairs well with dwarf cichlids and Corydoras.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Pseudotropheus demasoni

A pint-sized mbuna with the aggression of a fish ten times its size.

Zebrasoma desjardinii

A sail-finned grazer that turns any large reef tank into open ocean.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Carinotetraodon salivator

A pint-sized puffer from Borneo's fast-flowing streams, full of personality.

Colomesus tocantinensis

A tiny puffer from Brazilian waters, surprisingly manageable for newer keepers.

Tetraodon duboisi

A rare Congo puffer that packs a big personality into a tiny package.

Astatotilapia calliptera

A mouthbrooding generalist from Malawi with real personality to spare.

Paracheilinus octotaenia

A Red Sea gem whose dazzling courtship displays have to be seen to be believed.

Bryconaethiops microstoma

A schooling African characin with a feisty streak and old-world charm.

Auriglobus silus

A compact puffer from Indonesian waters with a big personality and sharper teeth.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

A Red Sea gem with bold chevron patterning and a loyal pair bond.