Species

Trichopodus trichopterus

A tough, adaptable gourami with a personality that can catch you off guard.

Trichogaster trichopterus

A bold, labyrinth-breathing gourami that demands respect from its tankmates.

Pseudanos trimaculatus

A schooling headstander with a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality in smaller groups.

Boraras micros

One of the tiniest cyprinids around, and genuinely underrated for the right setup.

Exochochromis anagenys

A sleek Lake Malawi predator that hunts fish over sandy and rocky lake floors.

Apistogramma trifasciata

A tiny cichlid packing bold stripes, bright color, and real personality into a small frame.

Nannostomus trifasciatus

A pencilfish with real attitude. Best kept in big groups with broken sightlines.

Apolemichthys kingi

A rare South African reef angel with bold, tiger-like patterning.

Ecsenius tigris

A tiny, rarely seen blenny from one of the most remote reef systems on Earth.

Syncrossus berdmorei

A bold, clicking loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

A true river giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Hoplias malabaricus

A nocturnal ambush predator with jaws that mean serious business.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Syncrossus hymenophysa

A boldly barred, sharp-spined loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Alpheus bellulus

The shrimp that blasts prey with a sonic snap and shares its burrow with a watchful goby.

Takifugu rubripes

The fish behind fugu. A massive, long-lived puffer with serious presence.

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

A river giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium faster than you'd expect.

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

A boldly barred Amazonian predator that demands a truly massive tank.

Holothuria thomasi

A bold, patterned sea cucumber that earns its tiger-stripe name in the reef tank.

Hippocampus comes

A boldly patterned seahorse with a prehensile tail built for clinging tight.

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

A shimmering river giant that rapidly outgrows most home aquariums.

Chaetodon tinkeri

A deep-water Pacific beauty with a bold split between black and white.

Physogyra lichtensteini

Grape-like bubbles by day, tentacles by night. A coral with two faces.

Mastacembelus armatus

A burrow-happy nocturnal eel that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Coeloseris mayeri

A solid, slow-growing mound coral with a quietly geometric look.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

A compact reef grazer with vivid fin tips that earns its keep cleaning algae.

Cirrhilabrus tonozukai

A current-loving fairy wrasse with bold color and fascinating group dynamics.

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) europaea

A rare cold-water solitary coral that thrives in dim, cool reef conditions.

Euphyllia glabrescens

Flowing tentacles and a potent sting make this reef showpiece a handful to keep.

Dendrophyllia arbuscula

A branching azooxanthellate coral that thrives in low light without any help from algae.

Dendrophyllia robusta

A bold azooxanthellate coral that thrives in the shadows where light-hungry corals won't go.

Uaru amphiacanthoides

A surprisingly gentle giant that raises fry just like discus do.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Amphiprion percula

The fish that launched a thousand reef tanks, with personality to match.

Cladocora arbuscula

A delicate, tubular Atlantic coral that thrives where other corals struggle.

Chalceus erythrurus

A bold, active surface cruiser with a brilliantly colored tail to match its attitude.