Species

Cleithracara maronii

A gentle, shy cichlid whose camouflage trick is straight out of a nature documentary.

Holacanthus passer

A bold Eastern Pacific angel with a single dramatic white stripe across its flank.

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

A bold reef showpiece whose juvenile and adult forms look like completely different fish.

Pseudochalceus kyburzi

A peaceful Colombian schooler with a nippy streak worth planning around.

Melanotaenia parva

A rare mountain lake gem that puts on a show at feeding time.

Melanotaenia lacustris

A slow-developing rainbowfish whose true colors take patience to unlock.

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

A highland Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with vivid color.

Glossolepis wanamensis

A critically endangered rainbowfish from a single remote Papua New Guinea lake.

Hypsibarbus vernayi

A large, lemon-finned schooling barb often mislabeled in the trade.

Poecilia salvatoris

A scrappy Central American molly with bold looks and a bold attitude.

Carassius auratus var. lionhead

The beefy, hood-crowned fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Leporinus arcus

A bold-striped South American speedster with a personality to match its size.

Amphilophus lyonsi

A lesser-known Central American cichlid from Pacific-slope rivers worth seeking out.

Leptobarbus hoevenii

A river giant with a wild reputation for eating intoxicating seeds

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

An all-blue Malawi mbuna with serious attitude and a mouthbrooding twist.

Paratilapia polleni

Madagascar's endangered black cichlid, bold in personality and beautiful in the biotope

Amphiprion tricinctus

Three bold white bars on deep orange. The Marshall Islands' own anemonefish.

Julidochromis transcriptus

A bold little rock-dweller from Lake Tanganyika with sharp black-and-white contrast.

Astyanax fasciatus

A bold, wide-ranging tetra with a predatory streak that surprises many keepers.

Amphilophus citrinellus

A bold, intelligent cichlid that recognizes its owner and demands respect in return.

Chromis acares

A tiny schooling damsel that brings reef-like energy to modest-sized tanks.

Xiphophorus montezumae

A wild swordtail with an absurdly long tail sword that rivals its own body length.

Pseudochromis aldabraensis

A bold little reef dweller that punches well above its weight in personality.

Gobiosoma oceanops

A tiny reef cleaner that punches way above its weight.

Odonus niger

Red teeth, blue body, and a personality that commands the whole tank.

Melanotaenia affinis

One of the first rainbowfish in the hobby, now available in several wild forms.

Vieja zonata

A rare Mexican cichlid with big personality and even bigger space requirements.

Amphiprion ocellaris

The iconic reef fish that lives fearlessly among stinging anemone tentacles.

Halichoeres melasmapomus

A bold cheek-spotted wrasse with a wide Pacific range and big personality.

Barilius malabaricus

A fast, bold river minnow from India's Western Ghats that needs room to move.

Carassius auratus var. oranda

The velvet-capped fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keeping.

Bryconops affinis

A restless, fast-moving shoaler from the Guiana Shield's coastal streams.

Poecilia butleri

A personable little livebearer that grazes algae and practically eats from your hand.

Piaractus mesopotamicus

A seed-crunching giant from South American floodplains that outgrows almost any home aquarium.

Amphiprion polymnus

A boldly patterned clownfish with a preference for sandy, silty homes.

Labeo pangusia

A large, fast-water river fish that earns its keep as an algae grazer.