Species

Lactoria cornuta

A boxy, horn-headed oddity that browses the seafloor with surprising curiosity.

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Corydoras narcissus

A long-snouted cory from the Amazon, rarely seen and worth the search.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Paraminabea aldersladei

A soft coral from the Central Indo-Pacific suited to beginner reef tanks.

Distichodus lusosso

A boldly patterned Congo river fish that quietly outgrows its youthful looks.

Doryichthys martensii

A slender, pipe-bodied hunter that lets the male handle all the parenting duties.

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Diadema antillarum

A bold, spiny reef grazer that keeps algae in check around Caribbean reefs.

Plumarella longispina

A deep-sea tree coral bringing wild Pacific structure to the reef tank.

Diadema setosum

A reef-grazing urchin with impressively long spines and a sharp sense of self-defense.

Hippocampus histrix

A thorny Indo-Pacific seahorse with dramatic spines and a delicate nature.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Corydoras loretoensis

A long-finned little bottom-dweller that thrives in lively, social groups.

Corydoras ortegai

A tiny armored catfish from Peru that breathes air and blinks at you.

Hyphessobrycon loretoensis

A tiny Peruvian tetra with a vivid red tail that shines in a well-planted school.

A whiptail catfish with one of the most striking breeding behaviors in the hobby.

Agaricia humilis

A low-profile Atlantic coral that thrives where light and flow are gentle.

Mycetophyllia danaana

A plate-forming brain coral with winding valleys in soft pinks and greens.

Cirrhilabrus lubbocki

A social, zooplankton-hunting wrasse that thrives in lively reef communities.

Montipora turgescens

A hardy-looking reef builder that demands serious water quality and intense light.

Amphilophus lyonsi

A lesser-known Central American cichlid from Pacific-slope rivers worth seeking out.

Genicanthus caudovittatus

A rare peaceful angelfish with dramatic lyre-shaped tail fins and true sexual dimorphism.

Pseudanthias squamipinnis

Schooling reef anthias that shifts from female orange to vivid male purple.

Apistogramma pantalone

A tiny Peruvian dwarf cichlid with courtship rituals unlike any other Apistogramma.

Acanthicus hystrix

A giant, armor-plated catfish that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Melanotaenia maccullochi

A compact, peaceful rainbowfish that rewards group keeping with vivid male displays.

Apistogramma macmasteri

A compact Colombian cichlid with big personality and fascinating cave-breeding behavior.

Trochus maculatus

A hardworking grazer that keeps algae in check without drama.

Leptobarbus hoevenii

A river giant with a wild reputation for eating intoxicating seeds

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Pictichromis porphyrea

A bold little reef fish that punches well above its weight in personality.

Heteractis magnifica

The classic clownfish host that can outlive your other reef inhabitants by decades.