Species

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Poecilia maylandi

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

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

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.

Heniochus acuminatus

A boldly striped banner-finned beauty that cruises reef channels in elegant pairs.

Scleromystax barbatus

The giant of the cory world, with a beard and a serious attitude to match.

Chaetodon melannotus

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

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Chaetodon kleinii

A wide-ranging butterflyfish that thrives deeper than most of its relatives.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

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

Ancistrus dolichopterus

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

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

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

Awaous flavus

A sand-sifting South American goby with bold red fin markings and real personality.

Bodianus bimaculatus

A small, sociable reef hogfish that thrives in deep-slope habitats and reef drop-offs.

Peckoltia vittata

A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.

Carassius auratus var. celestial

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

Panaqolus maccus

A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward its own kind.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Chaetodon xanthurus

The only butterflyfish with a true crosshatch pattern on its sides.

Bodianus pulchellus

A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.

Chaetodon pelewensis

A Pacific beauty that pairs for life and takes well to aquarium living.

Chaetodon falcula

A boldly patterned butterflyfish best kept by those who know their reef chemistry.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Chelmonops truncatus

A deep-bodied Australian butterflyfish that lives life strictly in pairs.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

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

Amphiprion perideraion

A soft-pink, gentle clownfish that communicates by popping its jaws.

Chaetodon semilarvatus

A bold golden butterflyfish from the Red Sea that pairs for life.

Balitora brucei

A flattened hill-stream grazer that thrives where the current runs wild.

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

A rare Pacific bristletooth with juveniles that look like a completely different fish.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Heniochus chrysostomus

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

Heniochus varius

A deep-reef oddity with a hump, horns, and bold black-and-white contrast.

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.