Species

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that wedges itself into hiding spots with specialized fins.

Centromochlus schultzi

A shy but charming Brazilian wood catfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Glanidium leopardum

A leopard-spotted catfish from Guiana's leaf-littered creek systems.

Coscinaraea monile

A low-profile reef builder with finely textured, wrinkled surfaces across its domes.

Pristella maxillaris

The see-through tetra whose bold dorsal fin pattern makes a school unforgettable.

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

A lively, adaptable tetra that rewards you for keeping it in a proper group.

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.

Ostorhinchus luteus

A tiny Pacific cardinalfish that finds shelter among sea urchin spines.

Halichoeres chrysus

A cheerful, all-yellow wrasse that's as easygoing as it looks.

Hypsibarbus pierrei

A large, river-bred barb with bold scale patterning and easy care.

Paracheilinus flavianalis

A small reef wrasse that puts on dazzling courtship displays in group settings.

Opistognathus aurifrons

A sand-burrowing fish that hovers upright and broods eggs in its mouth.

Halichoeres garnoti

A Western Atlantic wrasse that transforms dramatically as it matures.

Pseudanthias luzonensis

A deep-slope reef dweller that schools beautifully in spacious saltwater tanks.

Madracis auretenra

A slender, branching Atlantic coral that glows with warm golden hues.

Hippocampus kuda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific seahorse that adapts surprisingly well to aquarium life.

Apogon cyanosoma

A reef-safe schooling cardinalfish that finds safety in numbers and sea urchin spines.

Pseudanthias tuka

A reef-slope schooler draped in purple and yellow, surprisingly manageable in a large system.

Alestopetersius caudalis

A Congo schooling fish where rival males put on their best show

Rasbora tornieri

A surface-skimming schooler with a vivid splash of color on the tail fin.

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus

A Brazilian tetra with a mysterious golden shimmer that baffles even scientists.

Dendrophyllia cornigera

A branching, azooxanthellate coral that glows gold without needing strong light.

Cryptocentrus cinctus

A pint-sized goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus

A secretive Amazonian catfish with an unusually intimate approach to reproduction.

Danio rerio

The classic beginner fish that still earns its place in serious community tanks.

Ptereleotris zebra

A sleek, hovering reef fish that vanishes into its burrow at the first sign of trouble.

Vittina natalensis

A boldly patterned nerite that earns its keep as an algae-clearing powerhouse.

Neritina zebra

A tireless algae grazer with bold stripes that earns its keep in any freshwater tank.

Hypancistrus zebra

The boldly striped zebra plec: rare, sought-after, and worth every effort.

Bedotia geayi

A rare Malagasy rainbowfish that forms size-sorted shoals in cool highland streams.

Bedotia madagascarensis

A rarely-seen Malagasy rainbowfish with a long hobby history and a complicated identity.

Corydoras zygatus

A peaceful armored catfish that literally breathes through its gut.