Species

Centropyge loricula

A reef-dwelling jewel that brings bold color and personality to the right tank.

Centropyge acanthops

A fiery little angel from East Africa that punches above its weight.

Centropyge aurantonotus

A compact Atlantic dwarf angel with a bold orange back and reef-friendly size.

Aulonocara stuartgranti

A Lake Malawi peacock that shifts color by geography, blue in the north, yellow in the south.

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

A fiery Rio native that glows brightest when kept in a proper group.

Cirrhilabrus jordani

Hawaii's most vivid wrasse, blazing red and orange across reef drop-offs.

Paracheilinus rubricaudalis

A rare Fijian flasher wrasse from the outer reef, barely known in the hobby.

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

A burrowing African catfish with a big appetite and bigger attitude toward tankmates.

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Esomus danrica

A sociable Asian barb with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.

Melanotaenia sexlineata

A rarely seen rainbowfish from Papua New Guinea's remote rainforest creeks.

Carettochelys insculpta

A fully aquatic turtle with flippers, a pig-like snout, and a serious attitude.

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian schooling fish with a surprisingly complex genetic story.

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian native that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Betta foerschi

A shy Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Channa lucius

A true apex predator from Southeast Asian forest streams, surprisingly manageable in the right setup.

Pseudomugil furcatus

Tiny Papua New Guinea gem that puts on its best show in a proper group

Chaetodon capistratus

A Caribbean reef classic that often mates for life.

Pseudocheilinus tetrataenia

A bold little reef wrasse that punches well above its weight in personality.

Neolamprologus tetracanthus

A sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika predator with a clever trick for eating snails.

Bodianus diana

A boldly spotted reef predator with a quirky association with mushroom corals.

Acanthurus fowleri

A reef-cruising grazer that roams seaward drop-offs in loose schools

Pomacanthus paru

A bold Atlantic giant that pairs for life and rules its reef corner.

Meiacanthus anema

A venomous little blenny that predators learned to leave alone.

Dermogenys pusilla

A surface-skimming livebearer with a jaw made for dueling

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Gymnarchus niloticus

A five-foot electric predator that will bite the hand that feeds it.

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Lamprologus ocellatus

Pocket-sized cichlid with big personality, built around a borrowed shell

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

A deep-water Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a signature forehead hump and unusual social grace.

Cyphotilapia frontosa

A long-lived Lake Tanganyika giant with a signature forehead hump and surprising personality.

Aphyosemion gabunense gabunense

A gentle Gabonese killifish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Leporacanthicus galaxias

A spot-covered pleco with genuine fangs and a boldly territorial personality.

Ctenolucius hujeta

A surface-hunting predator that plays nicer with tankmates than its looks suggest.

Hemigrammus pulcher

A peaceful, colorful little tetra that thrives in numbers and suits most community tanks.