Species

Boraras micros

One of the tiniest cyprinids around, and genuinely underrated for the right setup.

Nannostomus trifasciatus

A pencilfish with real attitude. Best kept in big groups with broken sightlines.

Cypraea tigris

A boldly spotted shell with a living animal most reef keepers never expect.

Inlecypris maetaengensis

A tiny Thai mountain-stream schooler sold as tiger danio, worth a closer look.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Caridina serrata

Bold tiger stripes and easy care make this shrimp a great starting point.

Caridina mariae

Bold tiger-striped shrimp that comes in a dazzling range of color forms.

Holothuria thomasi

A bold, patterned sea cucumber that earns its tiger-stripe name in the reef tank.

Hippocampus comes

A boldly patterned seahorse with a prehensile tail built for clinging tight.

Chaetodon tinkeri

A deep-water Pacific beauty with a bold split between black and white.

Betta rubra

A tiny peat swamp betta with mouthbrooding surprises and complex social needs.

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni

A tiny Tocantins tetra often mistaken for its look-alike neighbor.

Coeloseris mayeri

A solid, slow-growing mound coral with a quietly geometric look.

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

A compact reef grazer with vivid fin tips that earns its keep cleaning algae.

Cirrhilabrus tonozukai

A current-loving fairy wrasse with bold color and fascinating group dynamics.

Batasio travancoria

A small, feisty hill stream catfish from India's lush Western Ghats.

Litophyton burfordensis

A high-flow Australian soft coral for the intermediate reef keeper.

Litophyton viridis

A bushy soft coral from the Red Sea that rewards patient, attentive reefers.

Trochus niloticus

A hardworking reef cleaner that earns its keep tackling tough algae.

Turbo fluctuosa

A tireless algae grazer that needs a helping hand if it tips over.

Mespilia globulus

A bold, patterned reef cleaner that doubles as living aquarium decor.

Farlowella mariaelenae

A living twig that grazes algae and barely moves. Until it does.

Farlowella vittata

A living twig that vanishes in plain sight among branches and leaves.

Nannostomus bifasciatus

A schooling pencilfish that tilts nose-up and swims in tight, lively groups.

Amaralia hypsiura

A flat, leaf-litter specialist with a peculiar silhouette and peaceful disposition.

Astyanax bimaculatus

A robust South American characin that rewards keepers willing to think big.

Pseudanthias bimaculatus

A vivid reef basslet with two bold spots that set it apart from the crowd.

Ctenochaetus binotatus

A reef grazer with an unexpected role in the ciguatera food chain.

Mystus bimaculatus

A tiny, peaceful Sumatran catfish that thrives in soft, acidic blackwater setups.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Nannostomus digrammus

A rare, peaceful pencilfish that doubles as the perfect dither fish for dwarf cichlid tanks.

Hemigrammus ulreyi

A peaceful schooling tetra that's rarer in tanks than its charm deserves.

Synodontis nigriventris

The catfish that flipped the script, spending most of its life swimming upside down.

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Cassiopea andromeda

Rests bell-down on the substrate, pulsing gently while algae do the work.

Diademichthys lineatus

Tiny reef clingfish that makes its home among sea urchin spines.