Species

Cabomba aquatica

Feathery South American stem plant that thrives in groups and rewards moderate light.

Helioseris cucullata

A low-light Caribbean coral that forgives beginner mistakes and stays reef safe.

Madracis decactis

A compact Atlantic reef builder with distinctive ten-rayed polyps and rich green tones.

Paracheirodon simulans

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

Clavularia viridis

A hardy, low-light soft coral that spreads cheerfully across rock and substrate.

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.

Euphyllia paraglabrescens

Bubble-tipped tentacles that stay open around the clock, day and night.

Xenia viridis

A beginner-friendly soft coral native to New Caledonian reefs.

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.

Palythoa tuberculosa

A hardy reef flat zoanthid that forms dense, encrusting colonies across the Indo-Pacific.

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.

Pterogorgia guadalupensis

A graceful, branching sea whip from subtropical Atlantic reefs, manageable even for newer reefers.

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.

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.

Stichodactyla haddoni

A vast, velvety carpet anemone that hosts clownfish and dominates any reef bed.

Antennarius striatus

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

Rhodactis indosinensis

A fuzzy, forgiving mushroom coral that thrives where other corals struggle.

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.