Species

Mastigias papua

A photosynthetic jellyfish from Palau's legendary landlocked lake.

Canthigaster solandri

A compact reef puffer with vivid spotted patterning and a surprisingly mild temperament.

Arothron stellatus

The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.

Metynnis fasciatus

A compact, banded silver dollar from the heart of the Amazon basin.

Neolissochilus sumatranus

A sleek Sumatran river barb that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Liopropoma swalesi

A secretive reef gem that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Herichthys tamasopoensis

A rare Mexican cichlid from crystal-clear limestone rivers, built for hard water.

Glossolepis pseudoincisus

A rare New Guinea rainbowfish from a single remote lake, never rediscovered.

Barbodes lateristriga

A bold, active barb that needs space and equally robust tankmates.

Amatitlania sajica

A compact Costa Rican cichlid with fierce parental instincts packed into a small frame.

Carassius auratus var. telescope

The dramatically bug-eyed fancy goldfish that trades agility for personality.

Colisa labiosus

A thick-lipped labyrinth fish from Myanmar with a surprising need for surface air.

Acarichthys heckelii

A cichlid with elaborate burrowing spawning behavior unlike almost anything else in the hobby.

Nemanthias carberryi

A schooling reef anthias that holds its own unless bullied by tankmates.

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

A shimmering river giant that rapidly outgrows most home aquariums.

Pictichromis dinar

A tiny but ferocious reef dweller from Sulawesi's deep drop-offs.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

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

Amphiprion percula

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

Telmatochromis bifrenatus

A compact Tanganyikan rock-dweller with fascinating pair-bonding behavior.

Pseudochromis bitaeniatus

A reef crevice specialist with a sneaky mimicry trick up its sleeve.

Astyanax bimaculatus

A robust South American characin that rewards keepers willing to think big.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Mystus leucophasis

An upside-down catfish from Myanmar that stays that way. And means business.

Copadichromis borleyi

A peaceful Malawi cichlid that rewards patient keepers with vivid color morphs and fascinating breeding behavior.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.

Carassius auratus var. veiltail

The flowing, split tail of fancy goldfish taken to its most dramatic extreme.

Tropheus duboisi

Juvenile leopard pattern fades into something completely different as adults.

Ctenochaetus flavicauda

A compact reef-grazer with a bright white tail that stands out on the rock face.

Haplochromis aeneocolor

A papyrus-shore cichlid from Uganda's Lake George, small but full of character.

Assessor flavissimus

A tiny reef basslet that casually swims upside down like it's no big deal.

Halichoeres garnoti

A Western Atlantic wrasse that transforms dramatically as it matures.

Pseudanthias tuka

A reef-slope schooler draped in purple and yellow, surprisingly manageable in a large system.

Zebrasoma flavescens

Hawaii's iconic reef grazer that earns its keep eating nuisance algae.

Haplochromis latifasciatus

A critically endangered Lake Kyoga cichlid that breeds readily in home aquariums.