Species

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

A Lake Tanganyika mouthbrooder with famously elaborate fin lure breeding tricks.

Cyathopharynx furcifer

A plankton-picking Tanganyikan with spectacular breeding craters and fin-tip lures.

Synodontis euptera

A long-lived African catfish whose dramatic dorsal fin grows more impressive with age.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Protomelas fenestratus

A peaceful Malawi cichlid with a clever trick for finding buried food.

Potamotrygon yepezi

A venomous freshwater ray from a single lake basin, rarely seen in its true form.

Betta sp. "Antutabulungan"

A rarely-seen Bornean mouthbrooder from one of the most species-rich fish genera on Earth.

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Tetraodon biocellatus

Pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and a taste for snails.

Dawkinsia filamentosa

A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.

Datnioides microlepis

A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Acropora humilis

Chunky, finger-like branches in vivid blues and purples for the dedicated reefer.

Alcyonium compactofestucum

A hardy soft coral from Southern African waters, well-suited to reef tanks.

Alcyonium spitzbergense

A cold-water soft coral from the Arctic, rarely seen but genuinely fascinating.

Astraeosmilia curvata

A finger-shaped reef builder from the broad Indo-Pacific, suited to patient intermediate keepers.

Astraeosmilia tumida

A solitary stony coral with bold columnar form for the intermediate reef keeper.

Caulastraea echinulata

A chunky, finger-like coral that's forgiving enough for intermediate reef keepers.

Caulastraea furcata

Branching colonies of individual polyp heads, each with its own personality.

Palauastrea ramosa

A rare branching coral with blunt, anastomosing branches and tricky care requirements.

Porites attenuata

A chunky, yellow-green branching coral built for busy reef flats.

Stylophora subseriata

A branching small-polyp coral that extends its tentacles even in daylight.

Dactylopus dactylopus

A sand-walking dragonet that tiptoes across the seafloor on finger-like fins.

Lobophytum latilobatum

A hardy soft coral from the Indian Ocean, forgiving enough for newer reef keepers.

Sarcophyton digitatum

A finger-lobed soft coral from New Caledonia, manageable even for newer reef keepers.

Channa sp. "Fire And Ice"

A small snakehead with fiery red and cool blue coloring that punches above its size.

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Trimma rubromaculatus

A tiny red-spotted goby with a quirky habit of hovering at odd angles near the seafloor.

Nemateleotris magnifica

A tiny reef dart with a flame-colored body and an unmistakable sail-like dorsal fin.

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Schistura devdevi

A tiny Himalayan stream loach sometimes traded as the firefly loach.

Thorichthys meeki

The cichlid that turns its fiery throat into a threat display.

Danio tinwini

A tiny spotted Burmese danio that thrives in numbers and rewards patient keepers.

Lysmata debelius

A bold red cleaner shrimp that sets up shop servicing fish in your reef.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Centropyge fisheri

A compact, warm-toned pygmy angel that holds its own on the reef.