Species

Pachyseris rugosa

A sprawling, contorted plate coral with an ancient, sculptural look.

Pachyseris speciosa

Sweeping plate-like coral with detailed serpentine ridges built for lower reef life.

Corydoras seussi

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and rewards patient keepers.

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus

A boldly patterned reef butterfly that pairs for life and rarely strays far from coral.

Toxotes chatareus

A sharpshooter that hunts insects by spitting jets of water at overhanging branches.

Heros efasciatus

A gentle giant of the Amazon that plays surprisingly well with others.

Heros severus

A large, easygoing cichlid with personality to spare and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Hyalobagrus flavus

A tiny, sociable catfish that actually swims in the open. And has a fish that mimics it.

Elacatinus evelynae

A tiny Caribbean cleaner fish that services sharks and rays without hesitation.

Eunicea succinea

A branching Caribbean sea rod that brings natural reef structure to the aquarium.

Lamprologus meleagris

A tiny shell-brooding cichlid with a surprisingly big attitude.

Lamprologus kungweensis

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell brooder that digs its own burrow network.

Neolamprologus brevis

A pint-sized Tanganyikan cichlid that treats a snail shell like a fortress

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.

Poecilia mexicana

The wild ancestor of the molly we all know, built for tough conditions.

Polypterus palmas

An ancient, air-breathing predator that looks like it crawled out of the Devonian.

Pyrrhulina brevis

A compact Amazonian predator with surprising personality for its size.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Crossocheilus oblongus

The algae eater that actually eats algae, including the tough stuff other fish ignore.

Crossocheilus langei

The real Siamese algae eater is harder to identify than you'd think.

Badis siamensis

A rare Thai cave-spawner with detailed patterning and fascinating paternal instincts.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.

Pareutropius longifilis

A shy but lively African schooling fish that thrives in numbers

Metynnis argenteus

Peaceful piranha relatives that will demolish your plants overnight.

Gasteropelecus sternicla

A surface-skimming acrobat that leaps to catch insects mid-air.

Mylossoma duriventre

A deep-bodied South American schooler that belongs in serious, large setups.

Rasbora argyrotaenia

A sleek, fast-moving schooler built for larger river setups

Gymnocorymbus bondi

A peaceful Orinoco schooler that's more interesting than its plain adult looks suggest.

Datnioides polota

A bold, bar-patterned predator that bridges freshwater rivers and brackish coastal zones.

Hasemania nana

A glittering, lively little tetra that plays well with almost everyone.

Distichodus sexfasciatus

A boldly striped river giant that outgrows most aquariums and most owners' expectations.

Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus

A sleek African killifish that hunts from the surface with cool precision.

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

A bold, reef-safe hunter that punches well above its size in attitude.

Madracis senaria

A deep-water Caribbean encrusting coral with a precise, six-pointed corallite architecture.

Lysmata amboinensis

The reef's tiny cleaning crew, grooming fish who line up for the service.

Amphiprion akallopisos

The pale skunk stripe makes this anemonefish one of the most recognizable in the ocean.