Species

Trichopsis pumila

Tiny gourami that settles disputes by croaking like a miniature frog

Hypostomus latifrons

A hardy Paraguayan armored catfish with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Thorichthys maculipinnis

A gentle Central American cichlid that surprises with its delicate spotted fins.

Heterandria bimaculata

A bold Central American livebearer with attitude to match its size.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

A pale, spotted bottom-dweller from Asian estuaries with a surprisingly bold personality.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Lamontichthys filamentosus

A whip-finned Amazonian catfish whose fin filaments can outgrow its own body.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Liopropoma rubre

A boldly striped little basslet that stays hidden but rewards patient reef keepers.

Xiphophorus hellerii

The elongated tail sword makes males one of the most recognizable livebearers in the hobby.

Chaetodon trichrous

A rarely seen Pacific butterflyfish from the islands of Tahiti.

Carassius auratus var. telescope

The dramatically bug-eyed fancy goldfish that trades agility for personality.

Chaetodon auriga

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific butterfly that grazes reefs, rubble, and everything between.

Ancistrus triradiatus

A compact, cave-breeding Bristlenose with a surprisingly complex social life.

Chaetodon tinkeri

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

Ctenochaetus tominiensis

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

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.

Ctenochaetus binotatus

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

Copadichromis chrysonotus

A mid-water spawning Malawi cichlid that breeds in open water like no other Hap.

Carassius auratus var. veiltail

The flowing, split tail of fancy goldfish taken to its most dramatic extreme.

Ctenochaetus flavicauda

A compact reef-grazer with a bright white tail that stands out on the rock face.

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus

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

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

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

Opistognathus aurifrons

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

Hippocampus kuda

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

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus

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