Species

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Astroblepus ubidiai

A small Ecuadorian mountain catfish with big personality for planted setups.

Poecilia maylandi

A little-known Mexican molly with big personality and a taste for algae.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Heniochus acuminatus

A boldly striped banner-finned beauty that cruises reef channels in elegant pairs.

Scleromystax barbatus

The giant of the cory world, with a beard and a serious attitude to match.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Chaetodon kleinii

A wide-ranging butterflyfish that thrives deeper than most of its relatives.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

The velvety, telescope-eyed goldfish that turns heads in any pond or tank.

Oreochromis aureus

A cold-tolerant tilapia with surprising hardiness and a calm, active personality.

Ancistrus dolichopterus

The classic bristlenose pleco, with a face full of tentacles and a big personality.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

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

Carassius auratus var. calico

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

Awaous flavus

A sand-sifting South American goby with bold red fin markings and real personality.

Bodianus bimaculatus

A small, sociable reef hogfish that thrives in deep-slope habitats and reef drop-offs.

Peckoltia vittata

A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.

Carassius auratus var. celestial

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

Carassius auratus var. comet

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

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Chaetodon xanthurus

The only butterflyfish with a true crosshatch pattern on its sides.

Bodianus pulchellus

A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.

Chaetodon pelewensis

A Pacific beauty that pairs for life and takes well to aquarium living.

Chaetodon falcula

A boldly patterned butterflyfish best kept by those who know their reef chemistry.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Corydoras splendens

A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

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

Amphiprion perideraion

A soft-pink, gentle clownfish that communicates by popping its jaws.

Carassius auratus var. fantail

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

Chaetodon semilarvatus

A bold golden butterflyfish from the Red Sea that pairs for life.

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

A rare Pacific bristletooth with juveniles that look like a completely different fish.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Heniochus chrysostomus

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

Heniochus varius

A deep-reef oddity with a hump, horns, and bold black-and-white contrast.