Species

Betta coccina

A blood-red peat swamp betta that demands soft, acidic water and its own space.

Parachromis dovii

A barrel-chested Central American predator that will eat almost anything it can fit in its mouth.

Campylomormyrus tamandua

A rare African electric fish with a bizarre beak-like snout and a brain to match.

Potamotrygon leopoldi

A bold black disc covered in white spots. And a venomous spine to match.

Stonogobiops yasha

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

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.

Ostorhinchus luteus

A tiny Pacific cardinalfish that finds shelter among sea urchin spines.

Hemibagrus nemurus

A river giant that grows enormous, acts aggressively, and fears nothing. Including you.

Assessor flavissimus

A tiny reef basslet that casually swims upside down like it's no big deal.

Paracheilinus flavianalis

A small reef wrasse that puts on dazzling courtship displays in group settings.

Opistognathus aurifrons

A sand-burrowing fish that hovers upright and broods eggs in its mouth.

Halichoeres garnoti

A Western Atlantic wrasse that transforms dramatically as it matures.

Parachromis friedrichsthalii

A bold Central American predator that can handle a touch of salt.

Pseudanthias luzonensis

A deep-slope reef dweller that schools beautifully in spacious saltwater tanks.

Hippocampus kuda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific seahorse that adapts surprisingly well to aquarium life.

Urobatis jamaicensis

A venomous reef-flat predator that lures prey with its own body as bait.

Apogon cyanosoma

A reef-safe schooling cardinalfish that finds safety in numbers and sea urchin spines.

Chrysiptera parasema

A bold little reef fish with a vivid golden tail and an attitude to match.

Rasbora tornieri

A surface-skimming schooler with a vivid splash of color on the tail fin.

Cryptocentrus cinctus

A pint-sized goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Nannacara adoketa

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater forest streams, built for soft acidic conditions.

Brachyplatystoma juruense

A boldly banded Amazonian predator that rests on the bottom by day and hunts by night.

Ptereleotris zebra

A sleek, hovering reef fish that vanishes into its burrow at the first sign of trouble.

Dendrochirus zebra

A compact lionfish with bold zebra stripes and venomous spines to match its attitude.

Gymnomuraena zebra

A boldly banded moray that trades ferocity for a surprisingly mellow temperament.

Haplochromis latifasciatus

A critically endangered Lake Kyoga cichlid that breeds readily in home aquariums.

Macrognathus zebrinus

A boldly patterned burrower that will eat anything small enough to swallow.