Species

Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Bold, colorful LPS coral with a territorial streak worth respecting.

Anomalochromis thomasi

A shy, peaceable little cichlid that rewards patient keepers with devoted parenting.

Pantodon buchholzi

A living leaf on the water's surface, until something edible flies past.

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Acreichthys tomentosus

A seagrass-dwelling filefish that earns its keep hunting small invertebrates.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Pterophyllum scalare

The iconic cichlid that started countless freshwater fishkeeping journeys.

Pomacanthus asfur

A bold Red Sea beauty with a dramatic yellow arc that transforms with age.

Paracirrhites arcatus

A bold perching predator that rules its corner of the reef with attitude.

Stenorhynchus seticornis

A spider-legged oddity with a needle nose that turns reef tanks into conversation pieces.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Periophthalmus barbarus

A true amphibious fish that walks, climbs, and breathes air on land.

Amphiprion rubrocinctus

Australia's own anemonefish, rarely seen outside its home waters.

Bujurquina vittata

A devoted South American cichlid that carries its babies in its mouth.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Apistogramma bitaeniata

A jewel of Amazonian blackwater, with color forms varying by river system.

Leporinus fasciatus

Bold black-and-yellow stripes that multiply as the fish grows up.

Schistura notostigma

A feisty Sri Lankan stream dweller that climbs waterfalls and holds its ground.

Colomesus psittacus

A peaceful Atlantic puffer that genuinely tolerates company of its own kind.

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Canthigaster valentini

A pint-sized puffer so bold that other fish evolved just to copy it.

Guianacara geayi

A harem-keeping cichlid from French Guiana's rocky, fast-running streams.

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Chelmon mulleri

A reef butterflyfish that prefers muddy estuaries over pristine coral gardens.

Pogonoperca punctata

A secretive reef ambush predator with a toxic secret beneath its skin.

Canthigaster bennetti

A pint-sized puffer with big personality and a surprisingly calm disposition.