Species

Dawkinsia filamentosa

A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Thorichthys meeki

The cichlid that turns its fiery throat into a threat display.

Centropyge fisheri

A compact, warm-toned pygmy angel that holds its own on the reef.

Centropyge acanthops

A fiery little angel from East Africa that punches above its weight.

Cirrhilabrus jordani

Hawaii's most vivid wrasse, blazing red and orange across reef drop-offs.

Carettochelys insculpta

A fully aquatic turtle with flippers, a pig-like snout, and a serious attitude.

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian native that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Bodianus diana

A boldly spotted reef predator with a quirky association with mushroom corals.

Hemigrammus pulcher

A peaceful, colorful little tetra that thrives in numbers and suits most community tanks.

Petenia splendida

A big-mouthed Central American predator that's surprisingly manageable for dedicated beginners.

Devario aequipinnatus

A boldly striped, fast-moving schooler that brings real energy to larger community tanks.

Devario malabaricus

A fast-moving, deep-bodied danio that needs space and confident tankmates.

Nimbochromis venustus

The Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts by playing dead

Prionobrama filigera

A peaceful, transparent schooling fish with a blood-red tail that earns its name.

Charax gibbosus

A rarely-seen South American oddity with a see-through body and a quirky head-down posture.

Centropyge heraldi

A clean, all-yellow dwarf angel that's bolder than its simple look suggests.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Puntius sachsii

A feisty little schooling barb that keeps tanks lively. And fins on their toes.

Carassius auratus

The streamlined single-tail original. Hardy, fast, and pond-tough.

Carassius auratus auratus

The fish that started it all. Centuries of selective breeding in one bowl-worthy package.

Melanotaenia goldiei

A large, active rainbowfish from the wild rivers and swamps of New Guinea.

Scarus quoyi

A reef grazer that roams coral channels in small, peaceful groups.

Andinoacara rivulatus

A bold, beautiful cichlid that will absolutely rearrange your community tank.

Apolemichthys griffisi

A rare deep-reef angel that almost never makes it to the hobby.

Tomeurus gracilis

A tiny Venezuelan oddity that lays eggs despite fertilizing them internally.

Nandopsis haitiensis

A powerhouse cichlid from Hispaniola that takes no prisoners in the aquarium.

Pomacanthus maculosus

A bold, large-growing angel that thrives where other reef fish fear to tread.

Leporinus brunneus

A sleek South American characin from blackwater rivers, suited to spacious tanks.

Hemiodopsis immaculatus

A fast-moving, peaceful schooler from Amazonian blackwater river systems.

Heniochus chrysostomus

A bold-banded bannerfish with a dramatic dorsal fin and reef-roaming habits.

Alfaro huberi

A sleek Central American livebearer built for fast, clear currents.

Chaetodon mitratus

A deep-reef butterflyfish from remote Indian Ocean islands, rarely seen in the wild or in tanks.

Melanotaenia irianjaya

A rarely seen rainbowfish with an unusual fin shape that sets it apart from its cousins.

Rocio octofasciata

A bold, brawling cichlid named after a boxing legend for good reason.

Hemichromis bimaculatus

Gorgeous West African cichlid that becomes a ferocious defender once paired up.