Species

Cyclocheilichthys apogon

A schooling barb built for large, lively communities. No barbels, plenty of personality.

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Copella nattereri

A subtly patterned characin with fascinating competitive courtship behavior.

Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

A tricolor tetra named for its flag-like red, yellow, and black striping.

Genicanthus bellus

A deep-reef planktivore with harem social structure and rare availability.

Sicyopus zosterophorum

A nimble reef goby that uses modified fins to cling to surge-swept rocks.

Sicyopus zosterophorus

A tiny goby built for life on wet rocks in fast-flowing jungle streams.

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Ophisternon bengalense

A burrow-building, air-breathing swamp predator that blurs the line between eel and snake.

Canthigaster bennetti

A pint-sized puffer with big personality and a surprisingly calm disposition.

Holacanthus bermudensis

A bold Atlantic angel that grows into a true reef monarch with attitude to match.

Neoarius berneyi

A wide-ranging Australian catfish that thrives in murky, slow-moving water.

Betta splendens

The world's most recognizable fighting fish, now bred in countless colors and fin shapes.

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

A sleek South American predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Centropyge bicolor

A boldly two-toned dwarf angel that darts and hides across the reef.

Ecsenius bicolor

A boldly two-toned reef blenny that claims every hole as its own.

Chromis margaritifer

A boldly two-toned reef damselfish that holds its own in a community tank.

Pseudochromis paccagnella

Tiny, colorful, and surprisingly fierce. A pocket-sized bully for the reef tank.

Siganus uspi

A bold Fijian reef fish with a dramatic two-tone pattern and venomous spines.

Acaronia nassa

A wide-eyed Amazonian ambush predator that makes the most of its stillness.

Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

A riverine ambush predator that plays surprisingly well with tankmates it can't eat.

Synodontis alberti

The Synodontis with the longest barbels and biggest eyes in the genus.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Cyprinodon pachycephalus

A rare Mexican pupfish with a notably broad head and a challenging side.

Apistogramma norberti

A pocket-sized Peruvian cichlid with a big personality and cave-spawning habits.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Pomacanthus arcuatus

A large, sociable Atlantic angel that juveniles moonlight as reef cleaning stations.

Osteoglossum ferreirai

A surface-cruising river predator that leaps for prey in the wild.

Chromis atripectoralis

A schooling reef damsel that actually plays nice with its tankmates.

Chaetodon melannotus

A boldly patterned reef butterfly with a strong preference for live coral.

Copella callolepis

A tiny Amazonian schooler that rewards patience with vivid courtship displays.

Laemolyta orinocensis

A sleek, banded Orinoco native that tilts head-down as it forages.

Copella nigrofasciata

A dapper little Amazonian splasher with devoted fathering instincts.

Rhinecanthus rectangulus

A bold reef rearanger that treats your aquascape as a personal renovation project.

Priolepis nocturna

A tiny crevice-dweller that disappears into the reef and rarely comes out.