Species

Tubastraea dendroida

A rare subtropical cup coral from Hong Kong's reef slopes, built for low light.

Tubastraea faulkneri

A brilliant non-photosynthetic cup coral that thrives in the shadows of the reef.

Tubastraea tagusensis

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where most others would starve.

Turbinaria mesenterina

A shape-shifting reef coral that sculpts itself to match available light.

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Archocentrus septemfasciatus

A feisty Costa Rican cichlid that punches well above its weight at spawning time.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Porites cylindrica

A smooth-branching reef builder that can dominate entire lagoon zones.

Neolamprologus pulcher

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a remarkably complex social family life.

Oryzias woworae

A tiny Indonesian ricefish that glows red and blue at spawning time.

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.

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis

A rare Kerala barb with feisty personality and a tangled taxonomic history.

Puntius exclamatio

A rare Indian barb with a uniquely puzzling two-blotch pattern that may not even be a true species.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

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

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Alcyonium cydonium

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

Alcyonium muricatum

A soft coral from Japanese waters, surprisingly approachable for newer reef keepers.

Alcyonium senegalense

A soft coral from Atlantic waters, rarely seen but surprisingly approachable.

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.

Rita kuturnee

A peaceful river catfish from India's Deccan plateau, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

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.

Muricea laxa

A graceful branching sea fan from the Western Atlantic that rewards attentive reefers.

Xiphophorus cortezi

A gentle, lesser-known Mexican swordtail for the planted community tank.