Species

Lates niloticus

One of the world's most destructive invasive species, and genuinely unsuitable for home aquaria.

Nannocharax fasciatus

A tiny West African characin that rewards patient keepers with fascinating bottom-dwelling behavior.

Corydoras agassizii

A peaceful armored catfish with a notoriously tricky identity and a 20-year lifespan.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Chromis agilis

A reef-native schooling fish that brings natural movement to larger coral displays.

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus

An ancient air-breathing predator that can walk to find new water.

Acreichthys tomentosus

A seagrass-dwelling filefish that earns its keep hunting small invertebrates.

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) alaskensis

A solitary cold-water coral bringing deep Pacific character to dedicated reef tanks.

Aspidoras albater

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and an unusual breathing trick.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Atractosteus spatula

One of the world's largest freshwater fish, and a lifelong commitment.

Caridina multidentata

The aquarium's hardest-working algae crew, with a habit of stealing everyone's lunch.

Limnobium laevigatum

Fast-growing South American floater that gives surface-shy fish the shade they crave.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

A gentle giant that moonlights as your tank's algae cleanup crew.

Corydoras ambiacus

A spotty little armored catfish that occasionally surfaces for a gulp of air.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Atya scabra

A gentle giant filter feeder that earns its keep cleaning the water column.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Epizoanthus papillosus

A cold-water zoanthid from the North Sea, rarely seen in home aquaria.

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Euphyllia grandiseptata

Flowing blue-grey tentacles that give reef walls an almost hypnotic motion.

Siganus magnificus

A boldly patterned reef herbivore that pairs for life in the wild.

Astroblepus ubidiai

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

Channa andrao

A dwarf snakehead small enough for a community tank, with fascinating parental behavior.

Nannostomus anduzei

The tiniest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth hunting down.

Bernardpora stutchburyi

A low-profile reef coral that keeps its tentacles out even in daylight.

Goniopora albiconus

Flat-growing Goniopora with bold white oral cones and rapidly retracting polyps.

Goniopora burgosi

A flowing, anemone-like coral that brings dramatic movement to the reef.

Goniopora cellulosa

A flowing, polyp-rich coral that tests your reef-keeping patience in rewarding ways.