Species

Phago loricatus

A slender West African predator with a nasty habit of stealing scales from tankmates.

Melanochromis auratus

A brilliantly colored mbuna with an attitude that demands respect and careful tankmates.

Pseudotropheus aurora

A scrappy Malawi mbuna from the rock-sand interface, with real personality to spare.

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Mylochromis lateristriga

A sandy-bay predator from Lake Malawi with a taste for crustaceans.

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

A tough West African cichlid where dad handles all the childcare duties.

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Chrysiptera cyanea

Vivid blue and boldly territorial, this tiny fish punches well above its weight.

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.

Exodon paradoxus

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

Centropyge bispinosa

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

Archocentrus septemfasciatus

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

Osphronemus exodon

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

Carettochelys insculpta

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

Petenia splendida

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

Andinoacara rivulatus

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

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.

Hemichromis bimaculatus

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

Amphilophus lyonsi

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

Paratilapia polleni

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

Julidochromis transcriptus

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

Amphilophus citrinellus

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

Amphiprion ocellaris

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

Crenicichla johanna

A big-mouthed Amazon predator that means business in any large cichlid setup.

Melanochromis vermivorus

A schooling mbuna that breaks the mold with genuine shoaling behavior.

Xiphophorus helleri

A selectively bred swordtail with a ruffled dorsal fin and deep crimson color throughout.

Acanthurus sohal

A bold Red Sea beauty that rules its territory with zero tolerance for rivals.

Dascyllus trimaculatus

A bold reef dweller that gets feistier with every passing year.

Champsochromis caeruleus

The trout cichlid: a solitary Lake Malawi predator built around an enormous mouth.