Species

Cryptoheros spilurus

A compact Central American cichlid with fierce pair bonds and big personality.

Balistoides viridescens

The largest triggerfish alive, and it knows it.

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

A rock-grazing Lake Malawi cichlid with a bold personality and remarkable color diversity.

Pomacanthus annularis

A large Indo-Pacific angel whose juvenile and adult look like two different fish.

Labroides dimidiatus

The reef's original cleaning service, running a one-fish parasite removal station.

Pseudochromis springeri

A bold little reef predator wrapped in electric blue and black.

Paracanthurus hepatus

The fish that plays dead, then rules the reef with bold personality.

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

The wobbling, sac-eyed goldfish that demands a bubble-safe aquarium.

Exodon paradoxus

A scale-ripping tetra that's best kept in massive, single-species shoals.

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

A rock-solid beginner tetra with a feisty streak that rewards keeping in big groups.

Devario strigillifer

A streamlined Burmese danio built for fast, shaded forest streams.

Colossoma macropomum

The second-largest scaled fish in the Amazon, and it grows to match.

Carassius auratus var. calico

A patchwork of orange, black, and white that only gets better with age.

Hypseleotris compressa

An Australian goby with dazzling breeding colors and one of nature's tiniest vertebrate eggs.

Amblypharyngodon mola

A sleek South Asian cyprinid from rice paddies and slow canals, surprisingly adaptable in captivity.

Carassius auratus var. celestial

The upward-gazing fancy goldfish that trades agility for pure personality.

Danio margaritatus

Tiny, jewel-spotted fish that rewards patient keepers with spectacular color displays.

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Centropyge argi

The Atlantic's tiniest angel, bold in color and personality despite its small size.

Haplochromis chromogynos

A specialized Lake Victoria cichlid that hunts insect larvae along rocky shorelines.

Barbodes everetti

A misidentified Bornean barb finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Carassius auratus var. comet

The classic long-tailed goldfish that outlives most aquarium pets.

Centropyge bispinosa

A reef-dwelling dwarf angel with bold color and a feisty personality.

Chaetodon vagabundus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly that pairs for life and patrols its territory together.

Archocentrus septemfasciatus

A feisty Costa Rican cichlid that punches well above its weight at spawning time.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Trichogaster lalius

Brilliant colors, big personality quirks, and a health reputation worth knowing before you buy.

Astatotilapia calliptera

A mouthbrooding generalist from Malawi with real personality to spare.

Bryconaethiops microstoma

A schooling African characin with a feisty streak and old-world charm.

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Poecilia wingei

Jewel-bright nano livebearer that breeds almost faster than you can plan for it.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

A Red Sea gem with bold chevron patterning and a loyal pair bond.

Neolamprologus brichardi

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that raises its young as a multigenerational family group.

Carassius auratus var. fantail

The gateway fancy goldfish. Forgiving, long-lived, and shaped like a swimming egg.