Species

Halichoeres cosmetus

A reef-dwelling wrasse with detailed patterning earned through its name alone.

Parachanna obscura

Africa's own snakehead: a powerful, air-breathing predator for dedicated keepers only.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Chrysaora quinquecirrha

A true open-water predator that demands a specialist setup and rewards patient keepers.

Aphanius sirhani

A critically endangered desert oasis killifish worth keeping as a conservation project.

Colisa fasciata

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

Hemichromis elongatus

A jewel cichlid with a reputation for being the most aggressive in the genus.

Colomesus psittacus

A peaceful Atlantic puffer that genuinely tolerates company of its own kind.

Canthigaster valentini

A pint-sized puffer so bold that other fish evolved just to copy it.

Heniochus singularis

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

Channa baramensis

A compact, air-breathing predator from Borneo with bold scale markings.

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.

Chaetodon melannotus

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

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

A Picasso-patterned triggerfish that prefers retreat over confrontation.

Gramma melacara

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

Apteronotus albifrons

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

Wetmorella nigropinnata

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

Pygocentrus cariba

The Orinoco's apex predator, wrapped in myth and surprisingly manageable alone.

Arothron nigropunctatus

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

Sufflamen chrysopterum

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

Andinoacara pulcher

A forgiving cichlid with real personality, perfect for community tanks with medium-sized fish.

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.

Alestopetersius smykalai

A rare West African schooler with a bold diamond marking and fascinating male rivalry displays.

Paracheilinus cyaneus

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

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.

Pleurosicya boldinghi

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

Julidochromis dickfeldi

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

Channa marulius

A true apex predator that can grow longer than most people are tall.

Hypoplectrus unicolor

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

Pao cochinchinensis

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

Trimma cana

A reef-dwelling miniature goby that perches right on living coral.

Stomolophus meleagris

A true open-water drifter that demands a very specialized setup to survive in captivity.

Canthigaster rostrata

A pint-sized Atlantic puffer with a big personality and a beak to match.