Species

Acanthurus achilles

A bold, reef-grazing surgeon with a vivid orange tail patch and a fiery attitude toward rivals.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

A gentle giant that moonlights as your tank's algae cleanup crew.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Siganus magnificus

A boldly patterned reef herbivore that pairs for life in the wild.

Ancistrus sp

A wide-headed Xingu catfish that rewards patient, experienced keepers with remarkable longevity.

Naso annulatus

A genuinely massive unicornfish that schools on outer reef walls across the Indo-Pacific.

Siganus virgatus

A peaceful reef grazer that backs up its calm nature with venomous spines.

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Siganus doliatus

A reef grazer that pairs up young and carries venomous spines as backup.

Ecsenius bicolor

A boldly two-toned reef blenny that claims every hole as its own.

Siganus uspi

A bold Fijian reef fish with a dramatic two-tone pattern and venomous spines.

Vieja maculicauda

A bold, brawny Central American cichlid with a namesake black band and real attitude.

Ecsenius namiyei

A sleek, dark blenny that grazes algae from reef rockwork with quiet confidence.

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

A schooling grazer that overwhelms rivals through sheer numbers.

Acanthurus nigricauda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific grazer that bucks the typical surgeonfish habitat

Acanthurus blochii

A long-lived, schooling surgeon with a mood-shifting palette and a blade to match.

Pomacanthus navarchus

A bold reef resident with one of the most dramatic color transitions in marine fishkeeping.

Scarus guacamaia

The largest Atlantic parrotfish, built for reefs but almost impossible to keep captive.

Acanthurus coeruleus

A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.

Tropheus moorii

A Lake Tanganyika specialist that rewards experienced keepers with endlessly fascinating colony dynamics.

Gastromyzon farragus

A tiny Bornean stream-clinger with a vivid red tail and bold territorial streaks.

Gastromyzon stellatus

A boldly spotted Bornean stream crawler that grazes rocks like a tiny vacuum.

Ancistrus macrophthalmus

A compact Venezuelan bushynose with the rare ability to breathe air directly.

Ancistrus cirrhosus

The algae-scrubbing catfish with a face only a fishkeeper could love.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Ompok bimaculatus

A shy, teeth-filled predator hiding behind an innocent name.

Gastromyzon viriosus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with surprising territorial attitude for its size.

Garra cambodgiensis

A misidentified algae eater with a sucker mouth and strong opinions about personal space.

Meiacanthus oualanensis

A sunny Fijian blenny with venomous fangs behind that cheerful face.

Parotocinclus jumbo

A tiny armored catfish with big personality and a clever breathing trick.

Pseudogastromyzon myersi

A compact hillstream grazer that clings to rocks and cleans algae with surprising personality.

Panaqolus maccus

A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward its own kind.

Acanthurus lineatus

One of the most aggressive tangs you can keep, and one of the most beautiful.

Maylandia callainos

A bold mbuna that rewards keepers who understand cichlid politics.

Hypostomus plecostomus

The classic algae-scrubbing catfish that outgrows almost every tank it's sold for.