Species

Scarus quoyi

A reef grazer that roams coral channels in small, peaceful groups.

Auriglobus nefastus

A freshwater puffer that makes a living stealing scales from other fish.

Paracheirodon simulans

The neon's lesser-known cousin, with a greener stripe and wilder roots.

Corydoras melanotaenia

A long-bodied, gold-finned cory that's rarer in tanks than it deserves to be.

Microdevario kubotai

A tiny Thai schooler that glows neon green in a well-planted tank.

Aplocheilus blockii

A surface-dwelling predator from India's rice fields and mangrove edges.

Tetraodon fluviatilis

A curious, toothy brackish predator that never stops exploring its tank.

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Stiphodon elegans

A jewel-toned goby built for fast, crystal-clear rainforest streams.

Acentrogobius caninus

A bold estuarine goby with a wild secret: it carries tetrodotoxin.

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

A nippy, curious puffer that gets more belligerent with every passing year.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.

Andinoacara rivulatus

A bold, beautiful cichlid that will absolutely rearrange your community tank.

Herichthys carpintis

A pearl-flecked bruiser that rewards bold hobbyists willing to manage its attitude.

Betta chloropharynx

A tiny wild betta from blackwater leaf litter pools, with a throat like no other.

Maylandia greshakei

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid that rewards bold tank management with vivid color.

Chiloscyllium punctatum

A true shark that crawls the seafloor and can survive hours out of water.

Notopterus notopterus

A nocturnal predator that outgrows most home aquariums faster than expected.

Apolemichthys griffisi

A rare deep-reef angel that almost never makes it to the hobby.

Corydoras guapore

A corydoras that defies the bottom-dweller stereotype by schooling mid-water.

Roeboides guatemalensis

A scale-nibbling Central American predator with a hauntingly transparent body.

Arothron meleagris

A bold, intelligent puffer that will learn your face and test your corals.

Polypterus ansorgii

A rare West African bichir that breathes air and grows impressively large.

Sphoeroides marmoratus

A hardy Atlantic puffer with a taste for crunching hard-shelled prey.

Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Poecilia reticulata

The world's most recognizable livebearer, and probably the easiest fish to breed.

Tomeurus gracilis

A tiny Venezuelan oddity that lays eggs despite fertilizing them internally.

Antennarius striatus

A master of disguise that fishes for its own meals using a built-in lure.

Pao baileyi

A sedentary ambush predator that saves its aggression for feeding time.

Nandopsis haitiensis

A powerhouse cichlid from Hispaniola that takes no prisoners in the aquarium.

Amblygobius semicinctus

A peaceful, burrowing goby that tidies sandbed detritus in calm reef systems.

Pomacanthus maculosus

A bold, large-growing angel that thrives where other reef fish fear to tread.

Chaetodon lunula

A bold, raccoon-masked butterflyfish that prowls reefs after dark.

Thayeria ifati

The rarest penguin tetra, with a boldly defined tail stripe and colorful fin tips.

Hampala macrolepidota

A two-foot predatory barb that's more river monster than aquarium fish.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.