Species

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Astroblepus ubidiai

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

Poecilia maylandi

A little-known Mexican molly with big personality and a taste for algae.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Colisa fasciata

A labyrinth fish with bold bands and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

A boldly banded reef pipefish that breeds in captivity and hides in caves.

Heniochus acuminatus

A boldly striped banner-finned beauty that cruises reef channels in elegant pairs.

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Scleromystax barbatus

The giant of the cory world, with a beard and a serious attitude to match.

Chaetodon melannotus

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

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Chaetodon kleinii

A wide-ranging butterflyfish that thrives deeper than most of its relatives.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

The velvety, telescope-eyed goldfish that turns heads in any pond or tank.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Boleophthalmus boddarti

A fish that walks on mud and breathes air at the tide's edge.

Oreochromis aureus

A cold-tolerant tilapia with surprising hardiness and a calm, active personality.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

The hardier, more forgiving cousin of the popular ram cichlid.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.

Hippocampus reidi

A slow-moving, sociable seahorse with a famously elongated snout built for precision hunting.

Ancistrus dolichopterus

The classic bristlenose pleco, with a face full of tentacles and a big personality.

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

The wobbling, sac-eyed goldfish that demands a bubble-safe aquarium.

Carassius auratus var. calico

A patchwork of orange, black, and white that only gets better with age.

Awaous flavus

A sand-sifting South American goby with bold red fin markings and real personality.

Bodianus bimaculatus

A small, sociable reef hogfish that thrives in deep-slope habitats and reef drop-offs.

Peckoltia vittata

A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.

Carassius auratus var. celestial

The upward-gazing fancy goldfish that trades agility for pure personality.

Doryrhamphus janssi

A tiny reef cleaner that runs its own grooming station for other fish.

Panaqolus maccus

A compact, cave-loving pleco with bold patterns and a feisty streak toward its own kind.

Carassius auratus var. comet

The classic long-tailed goldfish that outlives most aquarium pets.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Chaetodon xanthurus

The only butterflyfish with a true crosshatch pattern on its sides.

Bodianus pulchellus

A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.