Species

Micropoecilia picta

A pint-sized livebearer with a taste for brackish water and bold color.

Paguristes cadenati

A tireless little reef cleaner with bold red legs and a peaceful disposition.

Corydoras schwartzi

A long-lived, armored bottom dweller that genuinely thrives in good company.

Rasbora trilineata

The tail-flicking schooler that earns its name every time it rests.

Labeotropheus trewavasae

A rock-scraping Lake Malawi mbuna with over 40 wild color forms.

Chaetodontoplus duboulayi

A boldly patterned reef angel that's surprisingly easygoing for its size.

Heteractis crispa

A large, long-tentacled anemone that hosts clownfish but demands strong light and stable water.

Amphiprion sebae

A bold, territorial clownfish that pairs best with one specific anemone host.

Abudefduf saxatilis

Bold reef dweller with a notorious attitude that grows with age.

Hyphessobrycon eques

Fiery red schooler that turns fin-nipper when kept in too-small groups.

Corydoras seussi

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and rewards patient keepers.

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus

A boldly patterned reef butterfly that pairs for life and rarely strays far from coral.

Toxotes chatareus

A sharpshooter that hunts insects by spitting jets of water at overhanging branches.

Heros efasciatus

A gentle giant of the Amazon that plays surprisingly well with others.

Heros severus

A large, easygoing cichlid with personality to spare and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Barilius shacra

A bold, fast-moving river cyprinid that needs equally robust tankmates to thrive.

Luciosoma bleekeri

A fast-moving surface predator that needs serious space to thrive.

Acnodon normani

A compact pacu with tiger stripes and a bad habit of snacking on scales.

Cyprinodon variegatus

A tough little pupfish that thrives where most fish would struggle to survive.

Neolamprologus brevis

A pint-sized Tanganyikan cichlid that treats a snail shell like a fortress

Poecilia mexicana

The wild ancestor of the molly we all know, built for tough conditions.

Pyrrhulina brevis

A compact Amazonian predator with surprising personality for its size.

Carassius auratus var. shubunkin

A calico-patterned pond fish built for decades of companionship.

Corydoras gracilis

A tiny, shy cory with a bold arched stripe and a surprising air-breathing trick.

Crossocheilus oblongus

The algae eater that actually eats algae, including the tough stuff other fish ignore.

Crossocheilus langei

The real Siamese algae eater is harder to identify than you'd think.

Rasbora paviana

A peaceful, stripe-sided stream fish that thrives in groups and suits most community tanks.

Pareutropius longifilis

A shy but lively African schooling fish that thrives in numbers

Distichodus affinis

A peaceful Congo schooler that surprises you with vivid red fins at adulthood.

Mylossoma duriventre

A deep-bodied South American schooler that belongs in serious, large setups.

Rasbora argyrotaenia

A sleek, fast-moving schooler built for larger river setups

Gymnocorymbus bondi

A peaceful Orinoco schooler that's more interesting than its plain adult looks suggest.

Distichodus sexfasciatus

A boldly striped river giant that outgrows most aquariums and most owners' expectations.

Amphiprion akallopisos

The pale skunk stripe makes this anemonefish one of the most recognizable in the ocean.

Corydoras arcuatus

A boldly striped little catfish that breathes air and moves in cheerful gangs.

Nimbochromis livingstonii

The Lake Malawi cichlid that fakes its own death to ambush prey.