Species

Pseudotropheus aurora

A scrappy Malawi mbuna from the rock-sand interface, with real personality to spare.

Poecilia maylandi

A little-known Mexican molly with big personality and a taste for algae.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Colisa fasciata

A labyrinth fish with bold bands and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Chaetodon melannotus

A boldly patterned reef butterfly with a strong preference for live coral.

Gramma melacara

A deep-reef beauty that swims upside-down along underwater cliff faces.

Cryptoheros spilurus

A compact Central American cichlid with fierce pair bonds and big personality.

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

A rock-grazing Lake Malawi cichlid with a bold personality and remarkable color diversity.

Paracanthurus hepatus

The fish that plays dead, then rules the reef with bold personality.

Julidochromis dickfeldi

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that pairs for life and guards its cave fiercely.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

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

Carassius auratus var. celestial

The upward-gazing fancy goldfish that trades agility for pure personality.

Chaetodon vagabundus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly that pairs for life and patrols its territory together.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

A Red Sea gem with bold chevron patterning and a loyal pair bond.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Heniochus chrysostomus

A bold-banded bannerfish with a dramatic dorsal fin and reef-roaming habits.

Chaetodon mitratus

A deep-reef butterflyfish from remote Indian Ocean islands, rarely seen in the wild or in tanks.

Cleithracara maronii

A gentle, shy cichlid whose camouflage trick is straight out of a nature documentary.

Carassius auratus var. lionhead

The beefy, hood-crowned fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

An all-blue Malawi mbuna with serious attitude and a mouthbrooding twist.

Amphiprion tricinctus

Three bold white bars on deep orange. The Marshall Islands' own anemonefish.

Ecsenius midas

A reef blenny that mimics anthias in color, movement, and social behavior.

Acanthurus pyroferus

A juvenile master of disguise that grows into a bold reef grazer.

Halichoeres melasmapomus

A bold cheek-spotted wrasse with a wide Pacific range and big personality.

Carassius auratus var. oranda

The velvet-capped fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keeping.

Amphiprion polymnus

A boldly patterned clownfish with a preference for sandy, silty homes.

Carassius auratus var. pearlscale

The round, jewel-scaled fancy goldfish that looks almost too spherical to be real.

Carassius auratus var. ranchu

The roly-poly fancy goldfish bred to look like a swimming raspberry.

Cirrhilabrus solorensis

A reef-dweller that actually uses coral cover, not just open rubble.

Centropyge ferrugata

A compact, reef-dwelling dwarf angel with rich rusty coloring and bold personality.

Poecilia mexicana

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

Heterandria bimaculata

A bold Central American livebearer with attitude to match its size.

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.