Species

Copadichromis azureus

A peaceable Malawi cichlid that builds sand nests and dazzles with intense color.

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

A rare Pacific bristletooth with juveniles that look like a completely different fish.

Archocentrus multispinosus

A tough Central American cichlid with serious parenting instincts and surprising heat tolerance.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Heniochus chrysostomus

A bold-banded bannerfish with a dramatic dorsal fin and reef-roaming habits.

Heniochus varius

A deep-reef oddity with a hump, horns, and bold black-and-white contrast.

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

A burrowing, long-snouted loach that vanishes into the sand and rarely looks back.

Cyrtocara moorii

A big, blue, nuchal-humped cichlid that shadows bottom-sifters to steal their leftovers.

Chaetodon mitratus

A deep-reef butterflyfish from remote Indian Ocean islands, rarely seen in the wild or in tanks.

Centropyge tibicen

The biggest dwarf angel, dressed in bold black with a single white patch.

Cleithracara maronii

A gentle, shy cichlid whose camouflage trick is straight out of a nature documentary.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Paretroplus kieneri

A peaceful Malagasy cichlid rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Baryancistrus demantoides

A territorial Venezuelan pleco with vivid spots and a noticeably tall dorsal fin.

Chaetodon rafflesii

A coral-dependent butterflyfish that reveals its mood through a mysterious dark spot.

Iodotropheus sprengerae

A compact, easygoing mbuna that plays well with others in Malawi setups.

Phycodurus eques

The leafy sea dragon looks more like drifting seaweed than a fish.

Centropyge flavissimus

An all-yellow reef dweller with a bold personality that outpaces its small size.

Peckoltia compta

A compact Brazilian pleco with a bold pattern and a useful breathing trick.

Chaetodon unimaculatus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly with a bold spot and a coral-eating habit.

Chaetodon lineolatus

The largest butterflyfish in the world, with a bold graphic pattern to match.

Carassius auratus var. lionhead

The beefy, hood-crowned fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

A whiptail catfish with one of the most striking breeding behaviors in the hobby.

Genicanthus caudovittatus

A rare peaceful angelfish with dramatic lyre-shaped tail fins and true sexual dimorphism.

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

A boldly finned Xingu catfish that earns its territorial reputation with age.

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

An all-blue Malawi mbuna with serious attitude and a mouthbrooding twist.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Amphiprion tricinctus

Three bold white bars on deep orange. The Marshall Islands' own anemonefish.

Premnas biaculeatus

The boldest clownfish in the hobby, and it knows it.

Genicanthus personatus

A rare Hawaiian endemic that's one of the most coveted angels in the hobby.

Ancistrus ranunculus

A flat-headed, rock-hugging pleco from Brazil's wild river rapids.

Chaetodon mertensii

A reef-associated butterflyfish that pairs up and patrols the deeper reef edges.