Species

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

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

Boehlkea fredcochui

A petite Amazonian schooler that thrives when kept in numbers.

Mimagoniates microlepis

A rare coastal-stream tetra with an unusual internal fertilization strategy.

Hemigrammus boesemani

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hunters with peaceful charm.

Corydoras bilineatus

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and blinks at you.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

The hardier, more forgiving cousin of the popular ram cichlid.

Hemiloricaria beni

A petite Bolivian whiptail catfish with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Desmopuntius foerschi

A tiny blackwater barb with bold vertical bars and a lively schooling personality.

Labiobarbus ocellatus

A peaceful schooling cyprinid with a distinctive shoulder spot and shy streak.

Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

A tiny Bornean hillstream crawler with iridescent blue fins and bold spotted patterns.

Lybia tessellata

The tiny crab that arms itself with living anemones for defense and hunting.

Dekeyseria pulchra

A small, algae-grazing loricariid from the blackwater rivers of South America.

Gramma brasiliensis

A cave-dwelling Brazilian basslet that happily swims upside down along rocky ceilings.

Corydoras breei

A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and blinks at you.

Aplocheilichthys brichardi

A delicate Congo lampeye that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Ancistrus macrophthalmus

A compact Venezuelan bushynose with the rare ability to breathe air directly.

Ancistrus dolichopterus

The classic bristlenose pleco, with a face full of tentacles and a big personality.

Ancistrus hoplogenys

A peaceful, algae-grazing bristlenose from the Amazon with an unusual breathing trick.

Ancistrus cirrhosus

The algae-scrubbing catfish with a face only a fishkeeper could love.

Brochis britskii

A deep-bodied armored catfish with an unusually tall dorsal fin and peaceful nature.

Corydoras duplicareus

A long-lived armored catfish with a bold nape patch and a tricky look-alike

Turbo brunneus

A compact, hard-working grazer with a classic spiral shell in earthy tones.

Nannostomus beckfordi

A hardy little pencilfish that actually forgives beginner mistakes.

Nannostomus eques

A pencilfish that swims nose-up and thrives in a well-planted, peaceful tank.

Pseudosphromenus dayi

A secretive bubble-nesting gourami from Kerala's ditches and swamps.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

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

Plerogyra simplex

Bubble-covered by day, tentacled hunter by night. A coral with a double life.

Entacmaea quadricolor

The classic clownfish host that can clone itself when truly happy.

Alpheus soror

A snapping shrimp that pairs with gobies and packs a serious acoustic punch.

Corydoras burgessi

A long-lived armored catfish with a bold black saddle and surprising air-breathing ability.

Pethia tiantian

A rarely exported Burmese minibarb with bold patterning and lively rival displays.

Devario strigillifer

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

Mystacoleucus argenteus

A lively Burmese riverfish with vivid fins and an energetic personality to match.

Savalia savaglia

A Mediterranean deep-reef anthozoan that thrives where most corals fear to go.

Hyphessobrycon axelrodi

A tiny Trinidad native surprisingly comfortable in brackish conditions.

Garra cambodgiensis

A misidentified algae eater with a sucker mouth and strong opinions about personal space.