Species

Litophyton arboreum

A tree-like soft coral from New Caledonia that earns its branching name.

Devario xyrops

A lively forest-stream schooler from Myanmar with bold broken-line markings.

Corydoras aeneus

The beginner-friendly bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Epizoanthus paxii

A low-light Mediterranean zoanthid that carpets rock faces in soft brown colonies.

Muricea fruticosa

A branching Pacific gorgonian that thrives in strong flow and moderate light.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Julidochromis dickfeldi

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that pairs for life and guards its cave fiercely.

Turbo brunneus

A compact, hard-working grazer with a classic spiral shell in earthy tones.

Nannostomus beckfordi

A hardy little pencilfish that actually forgives beginner mistakes.

Nannostomus eques

A pencilfish that swims nose-up and thrives in a well-planted, peaceful tank.

Betta brownorum

A jewel of the peat swamps, with a glowing green flank spot unlike any other Betta.

Pseudosphromenus dayi

A secretive bubble-nesting gourami from Kerala's ditches and swamps.

Acropora muricata

A reef-building thicket coral that can carpet entire reef slopes in branching tangles.

Paracyathus stearnsii

A solitary Pacific stony coral for the dedicated cold-water or temperate reef keeper.

Pseudechidna brummeri

A ghostly white ribbon eel that buries itself and waits for prey.

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Acropora hyacinthus

A living tabletop coral that reshapes itself to match wave energy.

Acropora recumbens

A rare East African table coral that demands expert-level reef conditions.

Plerogyra sinuosa

Grape-like bubbles by day, sweeping tentacles by night. A coral of two faces.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

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

Plerogyra simplex

Bubble-covered by day, tentacled hunter by night. A coral with a double life.

Entacmaea quadricolor

The classic clownfish host that can clone itself when truly happy.

Laetacara araguaiae

A tiny dwarf cichlid from central Brazil with surprisingly devoted parenting instincts.

Exodon paradoxus

A scale-ripping tetra that's best kept in massive, single-species shoals.

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

A rock-solid beginner tetra with a feisty streak that rewards keeping in big groups.

Synodontis contracta

A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Alpheus soror

A snapping shrimp that pairs with gobies and packs a serious acoustic punch.

Sphoeroides annulatus

A large, noise-making Pacific puffer that's surprisingly approachable for beginners.

Channa marulius

A true apex predator that can grow longer than most people are tall.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Pseudotropheus crabro

A Malawi cichlid that transforms its colors in under a second to trick catfish.

Brachygobius xanthozona

Bold black-and-yellow banding packed into a tiny, personality-filled goby.

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.