Species

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

Colisa fasciata

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

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

A boldly banded reef pipefish that breeds in captivity and hides in caves.

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Chelmon mulleri

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

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.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

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

Boleophthalmus boddarti

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

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

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

Hippocampus reidi

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

Julidochromis dickfeldi

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

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

Doryrhamphus janssi

A tiny reef cleaner that runs its own grooming station for other fish.

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Placidochromis electra

A sand-sifting Malawi hap gentle enough to keep with Aulonocara and Copadichromis.

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.

Chelmonops truncatus

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

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Julidochromis ornatus

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

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Trichogaster chuna

A spitting, bubble-building gourami that rewards keepers who give it company.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Chaetodon rafflesii

A coral-dependent butterflyfish that reveals its mood through a mysterious dark spot.

Phycodurus eques

The leafy sea dragon looks more like drifting seaweed than a fish.

Amphiprion mccullochi

A rare island endemic with a bold personality that punches well above its size.

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia

A rare, large anthias that demands respect, and space, in the reef tank.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Ctenops nobilis

The noble gourami: a labyrinth fish that spits its eggs straight into dad's mouth.

Betta unimaculata

A mouthbrooding Betta from Borneo that bucks the aggressive stereotype entirely.

Etroplus maculatus

The only cichlid native to India, with a fascinating cleaning-fish side hustle.

Krobia guianensis

A sleek Guianan cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Trichogaster leeri

A lace-patterned gourami with feeler fins and a gentle disposition.

Aphyolebias peruensis

A rare Amazonian killifish with an extraordinarily long egg incubation period.