Species

Doryrhamphus excisus

A secretive reef pipefish that pairs for life and fits in tight crevices.

Paracanthurus hepatus

The fish that plays dead, then rules the reef with bold personality.

Acanthurus coeruleus

A bold Atlantic surgeon fish known for cleaning sea turtles in the wild.

Xanthichthys mento

A rare triggerfish that schools in the wild and stays manageable in a reef setup.

Pseudobalistes naufragium

A giant, reef-wrecking curious personality from the Eastern Pacific.

Pleurosicya boldinghi

A tiny, transparent goby that spends its whole life clinging to soft corals.

Gramma brasiliensis

A cave-dwelling Brazilian basslet that happily swims upside down along rocky ceilings.

Hippocampus reidi

A slow-moving, sociable seahorse with a famously elongated snout built for precision hunting.

Scolopsis bilineata

A reef carnivore whose juveniles pull off a clever blenny disguise.

Auriglobus modestus

A small but aggressive freshwater puffer with a surprisingly varied wild diet.

Xenopterus naritus

A freshwater-adapted puffer from Southeast Asian rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Pseudechidna brummeri

A ghostly white ribbon eel that buries itself and waits for prey.

Sphoeroides annulatus

A large, noise-making Pacific puffer that's surprisingly approachable for beginners.

Brachygobius xanthozona

Bold black-and-yellow banding packed into a tiny, personality-filled goby.

Cetoscarus bicolor

A Red Sea beauty that grazes reef algae and holds its own when challenged.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Scatophagus argus

A bold, active brackish fish that thrives in mangroves and messy tanks alike.

Hypoplectrus unicolor

A Caribbean reef predator surprisingly well-suited to beginner saltwater tanks.

Pao cambodgiensis

A current-loving freshwater puffer from the Mekong with real personality.

Pao cochinchinensis

A compact, ornery puffer from Southeast Asian rivers with outsized personality.

Meiacanthus oualanensis

A sunny Fijian blenny with venomous fangs behind that cheerful face.

Liopropoma carmabi

A tiny, jewel-patterned reef fish that rewards patient hobbyists willing to coax it out.

Trimma cana

A reef-dwelling miniature goby that perches right on living coral.

Bodianus bimaculatus

A small, sociable reef hogfish that thrives in deep-slope habitats and reef drop-offs.

Kelloggella cardinalis

A pint-sized tidepool goby that can actually breathe out of water.

Enchelycore carychroa

A compact reef moray with rich brown patterning and a surprisingly manageable size.

Canthigaster rostrata

A pint-sized Atlantic puffer with a big personality and a beak to match.

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

A personable brackish predator with a beak, a belly, and a bad attitude.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

Halichoeres richmondi

A reef-dwelling wrasse that moves in loose social groups across coral-rich shallows.

Echidna catenata

A crab-hunting moray that will crawl onto land to chase down its prey.

Serranus tortugarum

A reef-safe, peaceful little bass that rarely hides its personality.

Pao turgidus

A color-shifting freshwater puffer with a bold personality and serious bite.

Centropyge argi

The Atlantic's tiniest angel, bold in color and personality despite its small size.

Pseudodax moluccanus

A wrasse with parrotfish teeth that moonlights as a reef cleaner station