Species

Hippocampus angustus

A spiny Western Australian seahorse with a distinctively slender profile.

Naso lituratus

A wide-ranging Pacific grazer that needs serious space to thrive.

Takifugu ocellatus

A surprisingly peaceful puffer with a wild lifecycle from river to reef.

Leiodon cutcutia

A pufferfsh from Asian rivers and canals with a surprisingly long lifespan.

Pseudochromis fridmani

A bold little Red Sea endemic that punches well above its weight.

Chaetodon ulietensis

A boldly patterned butterflyfish that pairs for life in the wild.

Hippocampus procerus

A tall-crowned Pacific seahorse that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Cirrhilabrus temminckii

A dazzling fairy wrasse with flowing fins that commands attention in any reef tank.

Centropyge vrolikii

A small, reef-dwelling angel that pairs for life and plays it cool with tankmates.

Gymnapogon philippinus

A tiny, overlooked Pacific cardinalfish that thrives in the company of its own kind.

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

A bold reef rearanger that sleeps on its side and makes noise when startled.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Hippocampus abdominalis

The largest seahorse species, with a comically round belly to match its personality.

Centropyge potteri

Hawaii's own pygmy angel, beautiful but notoriously tricky to settle in.

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

A pint-sized puffer from Southeast Asia with a big predatory personality.

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

A schooling butterflyfish that hovers in open water above reef drop-offs.

Hemitaurichthys zoster

A schooling butterfly that prefers open water over reef crevices.

Holacanthus ciliaris

A regal Atlantic giant that demands space and earns every inch of it.

Neocirrhites armatus

A vivid red percher that rules its corner of the reef from a favorite rock.

Pseudocoris yamashiroi

A fast-moving reef wrasse with vivid pink tones and open-water energy.

Chaetodon collare

A reef native that pairs for life but rarely forgives a rough transition to captivity.

Apolemichthys guezei

One of the rarest angelfishes in the world, barely known to science or hobby.

Phyllopteryx dewysea

A rose-red sea dragon hiding in the deep, only discovered this century.

Manonichthys alleni

A cave-dwelling Pacific dottyback with a fondness for living inside tubular sponges.

Chaetodon ephippium

A boldly patterned butterflyfish with a dramatic dark saddle across its back.

Histrio histrio

A master of disguise that drifts the open ocean on floating weed mats.

Cirrhilabrus scottorum

A brilliantly colored fairy wrasse that rewards patient, experienced reef keepers.

Chaetodontoplus duboulayi

A boldly patterned reef angel that's surprisingly easygoing for its size.

Hippocampus fuscus

A monogamous, eelgrass-dwelling seahorse from the Indian Ocean with pair-bonding rituals.

Chaetodon punctatofasciatus

A boldly patterned reef butterfly that pairs for life and rarely strays far from coral.

Elacatinus evelynae

A tiny Caribbean cleaner fish that services sharks and rays without hesitation.

Pterois miles

A bold, venomous reef predator wearing its warning in every fin.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Pseudochromis sankeyi

A rare dottyback that actually plays well with others in a reef tank.