Species

Anthothela pacifica

A temperate Pacific softcoral that brings cold-water character to the reef tank.

Poecilia butleri

A personable little livebearer that grazes algae and practically eats from your hand.

Pacifigorgia dampieri

A bold Pacific sea fan that rewards patient, experienced reef keepers with high flow.

Hippocampus procerus

A tall-crowned Pacific seahorse that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Chrysaora fuscescens

A striking open-water predator that demands a very specialized setup.

Piaractus mesopotamicus

A seed-crunching giant from South American floodplains that outgrows almost any home aquarium.

Antennarius pictus

A master of disguise that hunts with a built-in fishing rod.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Stiphodon pelewensis

A tiny riffle-dweller that vanishes into the sand when startled.

Corydoras gossei

A long-lived, peaceful bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Pectinia paeonia

A sculptural reef coral that thrives where others struggle with murky water.

Nothobranchius palmqvisti

A brilliantly colored killifish that lives fast in seasonal African pools.

Geophagus crassilabris

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a reddish glow and fascinating sand-sifting habits.

Haludaria melanampyx

A lively hill-stream barb from India's Western Ghats with a two-tone shimmer.

Amphiprion polymnus

A boldly patterned clownfish with a preference for sandy, silty homes.

Corydoras panda

The panda-patterned cory that's as personable as it is peaceful.

Apistogramma nijsseni

A panda-patterned dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts and blackwater roots.

Garra flavatra

A boldly patterned Burmese stream fish that's part algae grazer, part personality.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

Uaru fernandezyepezi

A rare Orinoco cichlid that few hobbyists ever get to keep.

Pangio pangia

A slender, burrowing loach from South Asian slow waters, peaceful and endlessly curious.

Labeo pangusia

A large, fast-water river fish that earns its keep as an algae grazer.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Herichthys pearsei

A surprisingly gentle giant from Mexican and Guatemalan river systems.

Acanthocobitis pavonacea

A boldly patterned loach from northeast India that rarely appears in the trade.

Takifugu pardalis

A boldly patterned marine puffer with a personality bigger than its tank.

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Melanotaenia papuae

A compact rainbowfish from Port Moresby's jungle streams, peaceful and full of personality.

Canthigaster papua

A compact reef puffer with a bold false eyespot and surprisingly manageable care needs.

Macropodus opercularis

One of the first tropical fish ever kept in Europe, and still worth knowing.

Polynemus paradiseus

Feathery pectoral threads and calm grace from the rivers of South Asia.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

A Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Pangasius sanitwongsei

A fish that outgrows almost every tank on earth. And most keepers know it too late.

Hoplarchus psittacus

A rare blackwater cichlid that defies its aggressive reputation in the right company.