Species

Oryzias woworae

A tiny Indonesian ricefish that glows red and blue at spawning time.

Danio feegradei

A restless Burmese danio with complex social dynamics beneath its peaceful reputation.

Echidna polyzona

A reef moray that hunts crabs, not fish, making it surprisingly tankmate-friendly.

Hemigrammus bellottii

A small, nimble Amazonian tetra with a distinctive body marking worth looking twice at.

Puntius exclamatio

A rare Indian barb with a uniquely puzzling two-blotch pattern that may not even be a true species.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Acheilognathus macropterus

A large bitterling with a bizarre mussel-breeding strategy unlike almost any other fish.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

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

Pseudomugil tenellus

A tiny, peaceful Australian blue-eye that glows in a well-planted, sun-drenched tank.

Xiphophorus cortezi

A gentle, lesser-known Mexican swordtail for the planted community tank.

Aspidoras depinnai

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and air-breathing tricks.

Tridacna derasa

One of the giant clams, and one of the easier ones to keep in a reef.

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii

A cold-water solitary coral that thrives where tropical reefs fear to tread.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Adinia xenica

A rare Gulf Coast killifish that thrives where fresh water meets salt marsh.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

Valenciennea puellaris

A sand-sifting goby that tidies your substrate and bonds for life with a partner.

Corydoras loxozonus

A long-lived Colombian cory that thrives in groups and breathes a little air on the side.

Duncanopsammia peltata

A forgiving large-polyp coral that rewards beginners and veterans alike.

Zoopilus echinatus

A giant free-living disc coral that grows surprisingly large on sheltered reef floors.

Paratrygon aiereba

A river giant shaped like a discus, with a venomous tail to match its size.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

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

Cycloseris distorta

A free-living mushroom coral that roams the seafloor solo.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Equetus lanceolatus

A boldly striped reef fish shaped like a living exclamation mark.

Chaetodon pelewensis

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

Fowleria isostigma

A small, secretive cardinalfish that haunts muddy flats and rocky refuges.

Pethia punctata

A peaceful, spotted little barb from India that rewards you for keeping a crowd.

Chaetodon falcula

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

Lobophyllia vitiensis

A fleshy, low-maintenance LPS coral that thrives under gentle flow.

Stonogobiops dracula

A tiny goby that shares its home with a blind shrimp partner.

Auchenipterichthys longimanus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating nocturnal behavior.

Centromochlus perugiae

A tiny, shy catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating surface-feeding antics.

Trachelyichthys decaradiatus

A rarely seen South American catfish that thrives in peaceful community setups.

Aphyoplatys duboisi

A tiny rainforest killifish from Congo's tangled swamps and shaded streams.

Triportheus angulatus

A powerful jumper from Amazonian rivers that leaps several metres to catch insects.