Species

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

A pale, spotted bottom-dweller from Asian estuaries with a surprisingly bold personality.

Gasteropelecus levis

A surface-hugging jumper with a deep keel and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Gasteropelecus maculatus

A surface-skimming South American oddity that can genuinely leap out of your tank.

Gastromyzon punctulatus

A pint-sized Bornean hillstream loach that grazes algae like a tiny lawnmower.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Megalechis thoracata

A tough, bubble-nesting catfish that breathes air and shrugs off rough conditions.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Mastigias papua

A photosynthetic jellyfish from Palau's legendary landlocked lake.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Agamyxis pectinifrons

A long-lived, armored Amazon catfish that actually makes noise when handled.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Metynnis lippincottianus

The piranha cousin with spots and a peaceful disposition that surprises most keepers.

Tridacna squamosa

A beginner-friendly giant clam with dramatic, fluted shell edges and vivid mantle colors.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Acropora austera

A branching reef-builder that demands turbulent water and intense light to thrive.

Astraea tecta

A tireless reef tank janitor that scrapes algae from glass and rock with quiet efficiency.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Corynactis annulata

A tough, colorful corallimorpharian that thrives where most corals struggle.

Corynactis californica

A Pacific anemone lookalike that carpets rocky reefs in vivid, candy-like clusters.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.

Platydoras armatulus

The catfish that actually talks. And you can hear it through the glass.

Lamontichthys filamentosus

A whip-finned Amazonian catfish whose fin filaments can outgrow its own body.

Platystomatichthys sturio

A skittish Amazon catfish with a peculiar profile and surprising longevity.

Otocinclus flexilis

A tiny algae grazer from Brazil with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Oryzias eversi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with a fascinating pelvic-brooding trick.

Oryzias wolasi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with glowing color and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Tubastraea coccinea

Brilliant orange polyps that only open at night. And demand to be fed.

Palythoa grandis

Bold colonial polyps from Costa Rica's reefs, forgiving enough for beginner reef tanks.