Species

Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri

A hardy, colorful killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

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

Kryptopterus apogon

A massive river predator sometimes sold to unsuspecting buyers as a cute juvenile.

Nothobranchius patrizii

A tiny annual killifish built for life in pools that disappear.

Badis badis

A color-changing micro-predator that hides, watches, and ambushes with surprising intensity.

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

A roving reef wrasse that brings shimmering blue flanks to the open water column.

Cephalopholis miniata

A brilliantly spotted reef predator that commands attention in any large display tank.

Taeniura lymma

A reef ray that looks incredible but rarely thrives in captivity.

Boleophthalmus boddarti

A fish that walks on mud and breathes air at the tide's edge.

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

One of the largest puffers you can keep, and surprisingly blue.

Doryrhamphus excisus

A secretive reef pipefish that pairs for life and fits in tight crevices.

Xanthichthys mento

A rare triggerfish that schools in the wild and stays manageable in a reef setup.

Chelidonura varians

A velvety reef predator that hunts flatworms with surprising efficiency.

Pleurosicya boldinghi

A tiny, transparent goby that spends its whole life clinging to soft corals.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

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

Carinotetraodon borneensis

A pint-sized Bornean puffer with outsized personality and a very limited range.

Pangio shelfordii

A patterned eel-loach from Borneo's blackwater forests, with surprising personality for its size.

Serrasalmus brandtii

A golden-bronze loner from Brazil's São Francisco basin, rarely seen in the trade.

Hippocampus reidi

A slow-moving, sociable seahorse with a famously elongated snout built for precision hunting.

Chalinochromis brichardi

A bold little rubble-dweller from Tanganyika's rocky shoreline.

Aplocheilichthys brichardi

A delicate Congo lampeye that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Scolopsis bilineata

A reef carnivore whose juveniles pull off a clever blenny disguise.

Auriglobus modestus

A small but aggressive freshwater puffer with a surprisingly varied wild diet.

Xenopterus naritus

A freshwater-adapted puffer from Southeast Asian rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Haplochromis brownae

A wave-swept Lake Victoria cichlid built for life on exposed, rocky shorelines.

Julidochromis dickfeldi

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

Nannostomus beckfordi

A hardy little pencilfish that actually forgives beginner mistakes.

Betta brownorum

A jewel of the peat swamps, with a glowing green flank spot unlike any other Betta.

Pseudosphromenus dayi

A secretive bubble-nesting gourami from Kerala's ditches and swamps.

Paracyathus stearnsii

A solitary Pacific stony coral for the dedicated cold-water or temperate reef keeper.

Pseudechidna brummeri

A ghostly white ribbon eel that buries itself and waits for prey.

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Plerogyra sinuosa

Grape-like bubbles by day, sweeping tentacles by night. A coral of two faces.

Plerogyra simplex

Bubble-covered by day, tentacled hunter by night. A coral with a double life.

Alpheus soror

A snapping shrimp that pairs with gobies and packs a serious acoustic punch.

Sphoeroides annulatus

A large, noise-making Pacific puffer that's surprisingly approachable for beginners.