Species

Hippocampus barbouri

A boldly patterned seahorse with one of the most ornate snouts in the genus.

Channa barca

A rare, large-bodied snakehead with bold patterning and a ferocious personality.

Polypterus delhezi

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

Devario pathirana

A rare Sri Lankan danio with bold vertical bars and a lively, boisterous personality.

Nannostomus espei

The only pencilfish that wears its night pattern all day long.

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

A hardy reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Diploprion bifasciatum

A reef predator that poisons its own tank water when threatened.

Gymnothorax zonipectis

A boldly patterned Indo-Pacific moray with a distinctive barred tail fin.

Pseudanthias bartlettorum

A sociable reef fish that thrives in groups and brings constant mid-water activity.

Chelmon mulleri

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

Enallopsammia rostrata

A deep-sea reef builder that thrives where light never reaches.

Pogonoperca punctata

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

Taenioides cirratus

A snake-like burrowing goby with whiskery barbels and surprising air-breathing ability.

Cyclocheilichthys apogon

A schooling barb built for large, lively communities. No barbels, plenty of personality.

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Canthigaster bennetti

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

Betta splendens

The world's most recognizable fighting fish, now bred in countless colors and fin shapes.

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

A sleek South American predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Pseudochromis paccagnella

Tiny, colorful, and surprisingly fierce. A pocket-sized bully for the reef tank.

Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

A riverine ambush predator that plays surprisingly well with tankmates it can't eat.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Apistogramma norberti

A pocket-sized Peruvian cichlid with a big personality and cave-spawning habits.

Osteoglossum ferreirai

A surface-cruising river predator that leaps for prey in the wild.

Chaetodon melannotus

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

Copella callolepis

A tiny Amazonian schooler that rewards patience with vivid courtship displays.

Copella nigrofasciata

A dapper little Amazonian splasher with devoted fathering instincts.

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

A Picasso-patterned triggerfish that prefers retreat over confrontation.

Ostracion meleagris

A living mosaic of spots with a secret chemical defense you need to know about.

Gramma melacara

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

Betta persephone

A velvety black pygmy betta from some of the world's most acidic swamps.

Arothron immaculatus

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific puffer with estuarine roots and a no-nonsense attitude.

Gymnothorax melanopterus

A moray with bold fin markings from the cool northern seas.

Paragobiodon lacunicolus

A tiny goby that spends its entire life tucked inside a single coral colony.

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Pervagor melanocephalus

A secretive reef filefish that pairs up and lurks among coral-rich ledges.