Species

Mastigias papua

A photosynthetic jellyfish from Palau's legendary landlocked lake.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Agamyxis pectinifrons

A long-lived, armored Amazon catfish that actually makes noise when handled.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Metynnis lippincottianus

The piranha cousin with spots and a peaceful disposition that surprises most keepers.

Tridacna squamosa

A beginner-friendly giant clam with dramatic, fluted shell edges and vivid mantle colors.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Puntius kamalika

A quietly attractive Sri Lankan barb that earns its keep without demanding much.

Acropora austera

A branching reef-builder that demands turbulent water and intense light to thrive.

Asterina gibbosa

A tiny, hardy sea star that's more interesting than it first appears.

Astraea tecta

A tireless reef tank janitor that scrapes algae from glass and rock with quiet efficiency.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Corynactis annulata

A tough, colorful corallimorpharian that thrives where most corals struggle.

Corynactis californica

A Pacific anemone lookalike that carpets rocky reefs in vivid, candy-like clusters.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.

Gymnostomus lineatus

A floodplain grazer with faint lateral stripes and a wandering lifestyle.

Platydoras armatulus

The catfish that actually talks. And you can hear it through the glass.

Metynnis fasciatus

A compact, banded silver dollar from the heart of the Amazon basin.

Lamontichthys filamentosus

A whip-finned Amazonian catfish whose fin filaments can outgrow its own body.

Platystomatichthys sturio

A skittish Amazon catfish with a peculiar profile and surprising longevity.

Barbichthys laevis

A gentle giant barb that grazes its way through Southeast Asian rivers.

Otocinclus flexilis

A tiny algae grazer from Brazil with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Hypostomus sp

Ancient armored grazers from one of South America's most remote wild places.

Hypostomus sp. "L231"

A mysterious Peruvian pleco whose identity still has scientists guessing.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Oryzias eversi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with a fascinating pelvic-brooding trick.

Oryzias wolasi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with glowing color and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Neolissochilus sumatranus

A sleek Sumatran river barb that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Tubastraea coccinea

Brilliant orange polyps that only open at night. And demand to be fed.