Species

Arothron immaculatus

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

Paragobiodon lacunicolus

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

Pervagor melanocephalus

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

Wetmorella nigropinnata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that disappears into caves the moment you look away.

Ostracion cubicus

Adorable cube-shaped reef fish that hides a dangerous chemical defense.

Arothron nigropunctatus

A bold reef grazer that will rearrange your coral collection without asking.

Apogon nigrofasciatus

A secretive reef-dweller that comes alive after dark to hunt the rubble.

Sufflamen chrysopterum

A hardy, boldly patterned triggerfish with a surprisingly calm disposition for the group.

Catostylus mosaicus

Australia's most common jellyfish, surprisingly manageable in a dedicated kreisel tank.

Chromis cyaneus

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Paracheilinus cyaneus

A reef-dwelling wrasse that sleeps wrapped in its own slime cocoon every night.

Thalassoma amblycephalum

A reef-dwelling wrasse with bold color phases and a peaceful community nature.

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

A long-lived, manageable trigger that actually leaves your rockwork alone.

Parupeneus cyclostomus

A reef-flat hunter that uses whisker-like barbels to sniff out hidden prey.

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.

Hippocampus reidi

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

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.

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.

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.

Sphoeroides annulatus

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

Brachygobius xanthozona

Bold black-and-yellow banding packed into a tiny, personality-filled goby.

Hypoplectrus unicolor

A Caribbean reef predator surprisingly well-suited to beginner saltwater tanks.

Pao cambodgiensis

A current-loving freshwater puffer from the Mekong with real personality.

Pao cochinchinensis

A compact, ornery puffer from Southeast Asian rivers with outsized personality.