Species

Paretrolplus damii

A rare Malagasy cichlid with fascinating pit-digging breeding behavior.

Paretroplus maculatus

A rare Malagasy cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Aphanius danfordii

A rare Turkish killifish relative with fascinating behavior and real conservation value.

Danio feegradei

A restless Burmese danio with complex social dynamics beneath its peaceful reputation.

Celestichthys flagrans

A rare northern Myanmar danio with fiery stripes and a slender build.

Echidna polyzona

A reef moray that hunts crabs, not fish, making it surprisingly tankmate-friendly.

Sparisoma viride

A reef sculptor that literally chews coral into Caribbean sand.

Parupeneus barberinus

A bold, active sand-sifter built for big reef systems with open substrate.

Hemigrammus bellottii

A small, nimble Amazonian tetra with a distinctive body marking worth looking twice at.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

A lively little shoaler that pairs well with dwarf cichlids and Corydoras.

Alcyonium cydonium

A lumpy, lobed soft coral from cold northern seas, rarely seen in home systems.

Alcyonium digitatum

A cold-water soft coral that thrives where most reef animals won't.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Acheilognathus macropterus

A large bitterling with a bizarre mussel-breeding strategy unlike almost any other fish.

Placidochromis electra

A sand-sifting Malawi hap gentle enough to keep with Aulonocara and Copadichromis.

Iciligorgia schrammi

A deepwater Atlantic sea fan that brings dramatic branching structure to the reef tank.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Pseudomugil tenellus

A tiny, peaceful Australian blue-eye that glows in a well-planted, sun-drenched tank.

Satanoperca jurupari

A sand-sifting cichlid that's far more peaceful than its name suggests

Drifa glomerata

A cold-water soft coral that thrives where most reef species fear to go.

Ectodus descampsii

A shy, sand-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlid that needs its own kind to feel secure.

Chlamydogobius eremius

A tiny Australian desert survivor that laughs at water conditions others can't handle.

Zebrasoma desjardinii

A sail-finned grazer that turns any large reef tank into open ocean.

Lobophytum depressum

A hardy Pacific soft coral that earns its place on any beginner reef.

Ellisella elongata

A graceful, unbranched whip coral surprisingly approachable for newer reef keepers.

Caryophyllia (Caryophyllia) smithii

A cold-water solitary coral that thrives where tropical reefs fear to tread.

Aequidens diadema

A compact blackwater cichlid from the wild heart of the Amazon and Orinoco.

Pictichromis diadema

Bold reef personality packed into a two-tone, pocket-sized package.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Adinia xenica

A rare Gulf Coast killifish that thrives where fresh water meets salt marsh.

Monodactylus argenteus

A silver, disc-shaped brackish schooler that grows bigger than most expect.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

Valenciennea puellaris

A sand-sifting goby that tidies your substrate and bonds for life with a partner.

Lobophytum venustum

A subtropical soft coral from Taiwan, manageable even for newer reef keepers.

Corydoras loxozonus

A long-lived Colombian cory that thrives in groups and breathes a little air on the side.

Duncanopsammia peltata

A forgiving large-polyp coral that rewards beginners and veterans alike.