Species

Phyllangia americana

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where other corals fear to go.

Abramites hypselonotus

A bottom-grazing oddball that swims nose-down and grows bolder with age.

Apistogramma hoignei

A dwarf cichlid from the Orinoco with cave-breeding instincts and complex taxonomic intrigue.

Gambusia hispaniolae

A tough livebearing minnow from Hispaniola's brackish spring habitats.

Liniparhomaloptera disparis

A tiny mountain stream hillstream loach with surprisingly bold territorial behavior.

Pseudomugil mellis

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from tannin-dark coastal wallum country.

Gardineroseris planulata

A shade-loving encrusting coral that thrives where others struggle.

Leptobotia taeniops

A sociable Chinese loach with a bold personality and a taste for company.

Porites colonensis

A tiered plating coral with an understated, textural elegance that rewards patient keepers.

Colisa lalia

A peaceful little labyrinth fish that puts on a show when romance is in the air.

Trichogaster chuna

A spitting, bubble-building gourami that rewards keepers who give it company.

Stylophora kuehlmanni

A spiny-branched Red Sea coral with tubular corallites and daytime-active tentacles.

Stylophora madagascarensis

A compact, fast-branching SPS coral with subtle hood-tipped branches.

Stylophora mamillata

A compact encrusting coral built for vertical reef walls and high-flow zones.

Stylophora wellsi

A compact, knobby branching coral from wave-swept Red Sea shallows.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Heniochus chrysostomus

A bold-banded bannerfish with a dramatic dorsal fin and reef-roaming habits.

Heniochus varius

A deep-reef oddity with a hump, horns, and bold black-and-white contrast.

Clithon corona

A tiny freshwater snail wearing a crown of unpredictable horns.

Ceratophyllum demersum

A fast-growing, nearly indestructible plant that thrives on neglect.

Paragorgia arborea

A deep-sea giant with bubblegum-pink branches found across the world's cold oceans.

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

A burrowing, long-snouted loach that vanishes into the sand and rarely looks back.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Corydoras fowleri

A long-snouted cory with a feisty streak and surprisingly long lifespan.

Alfaro huberi

A sleek Central American livebearer built for fast, clear currents.

Clavularia modesta

A low-maintenance soft coral that thrives where others struggle.

Dascyllus aruanus

Bold black-and-white stripes with a personality to match. Reef tough.

Cromileptes altivelis

A boldly spotted predator that actually begs at the glass for food.

Pao palembangensis

A freshwater puffer from Southeast Asia with serious teeth and serious attitude.

Montipora tuberculosa

A textured encrusting coral whose papillae tips catch the light in unexpected ways.

Porites annae

A tough, colony-forming reef builder that shows off in shades of green, purple, and gold.

Porites aranetai

A mottled, lumpy Porites that brings rugged reef texture to the intermediate keeper's tank.

Porites arnaudi

A wave-battered plate coral that builds tiered, architectural formations on exposed reef slopes.

Porites australiensis

A hefty, dome-shaped reef builder that anchors lagoons and back-reef zones across the Indo-Pacific.

Porites compressa

A reef-building powerhouse with variable forms and a no-frills palette.