Species

Dipsastraea pallida

A reef-building knob coral with wide Indo-Pacific roots and solid intermediate appeal.

Dipsastraea rosaria

A solid, dependable large-polyp stony coral with bold texture and broad adaptability.

Dipsastraea rotumana

A chunky, knobbed reef builder that rewards patient intermediate keepers.

Dipsastraea speciosa

A chunky, knobbed reef-builder that rewards patient intermediate keepers.

Dipsastraea truncata

A hardy Indo-Pacific brain coral with bold, knobby texture for reef displays.

Dipsastraea veroni

A hardy Indo-Pacific reef builder with distinctive knobby colonies worth a closer look.

Favia gravida

A compact Atlantic coral with tidy, rounded corallites and a warm pale orange hue.

Favites rotundata

A hardy Indo-Pacific brain coral with distinctively rounded, knobby corallites.

Goniastrea stelligera

A compact, textured Red Sea coral with a neat, knobby surface pattern.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Pomacanthus semicirculatus

A bold reef showpiece whose juvenile and adult forms look like completely different fish.

Acheilognathus signifer

A Korean bitterling with one of the most bizarre spawning strategies in freshwater fish

Paretroplus kieneri

A peaceful Malagasy cichlid rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Betta simplex

A rare mouth-brooding betta from Thailand's limestone streams, peaceful by betta standards.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Pelvicachromis pulcher

A beginner-friendly cichlid that breeds willingly and parents like a pro.

Pelvicachromis subocellatus

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid whose females put on a dazzling courtship display.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio filinaris

A slender, plain-bodied eel loach from the forested streams of peninsular Malaysia.

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito in mixed shipments

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that thrives in small, active groups.

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and reportedly a danger to humans.

Baryancistrus demantoides

A territorial Venezuelan pleco with vivid spots and a noticeably tall dorsal fin.

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Leptoseris cailleti

A deep-water Atlantic coral bringing unusual twisted fronds to low-light reef tanks.

Botia rostrata

A boldly barred loach with a complex social life and real personality.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Melanotaenia parva

A rare mountain lake gem that puts on a show at feeding time.

Melanotaenia lacustris

A slow-developing rainbowfish whose true colors take patience to unlock.

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

A highland Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with vivid color.

Glossolepis wanamensis

A critically endangered rainbowfish from a single remote Papua New Guinea lake.

Genicanthus lamarck

A planktivorous angelfish with bold dimorphism and an unusually peaceful personality.