Species

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.

Centropyge bicolor

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

Siganus uspi

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

Pomacanthus arcuatus

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

Chaetodon melannotus

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

Vieja maculicauda

A bold, brawny Central American cichlid with a namesake black band and real attitude.

Bodianus mesothorax

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sharp contrast that practically splits it in half.

Rhinecanthus verrucosus

A Picasso-patterned triggerfish that prefers retreat over confrontation.

Gramma melacara

A deep-reef beauty that swims upside-down along underwater cliff faces.

Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron

A tough West African cichlid where dad handles all the childcare duties.

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Halichoeres poeyi

A bold Atlantic wrasse with a sharp temper for its own kind.

Melichthys indicus

A surprisingly mellow triggerfish that goes easy on its tankmates.

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

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

Wetmorella nigropinnata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that disappears into caves the moment you look away.

Pygocentrus cariba

The Orinoco's apex predator, wrapped in myth and surprisingly manageable alone.

Arothron nigropunctatus

A bold reef grazer that will rearrange your coral collection without asking.

Sufflamen chrysopterum

A hardy, boldly patterned triggerfish with a surprisingly calm disposition for the group.

Chilatherina bleheri

A brilliantly colored rainbowfish from one remote Indonesian lake, worth every bit of effort.

Andinoacara pulcher

A forgiving cichlid with real personality, perfect for community tanks with medium-sized fish.

Assessor macneilli

A cave-dwelling reef basslet that swims upside-down like it owns the place.

Catostylus mosaicus

Australia's most common jellyfish, surprisingly manageable in a dedicated kreisel tank.

Chromis cyaneus

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Chrysiptera cyanea

Vivid blue and boldly territorial, this tiny fish punches well above its weight.

Alestopetersius smykalai

A rare West African schooler with a bold diamond marking and fascinating male rivalry displays.

Cryptoheros spilurus

A compact Central American cichlid with fierce pair bonds and big personality.

Balistoides viridescens

The largest triggerfish alive, and it knows it.

Paracheilinus cyaneus

A reef-dwelling wrasse that sleeps wrapped in its own slime cocoon every night.

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

A rock-grazing Lake Malawi cichlid with a bold personality and remarkable color diversity.

Scarus guacamaia

The largest Atlantic parrotfish, built for reefs but almost impossible to keep captive.

Pomacanthus annularis

A large Indo-Pacific angel whose juvenile and adult look like two different fish.

Cirrhilabrus cyanopleura

A roving reef wrasse that brings shimmering blue flanks to the open water column.

Cephalopholis miniata

A brilliantly spotted reef predator that commands attention in any large display tank.

Labroides dimidiatus

The reef's original cleaning service, running a one-fish parasite removal station.