Species

Betta dimidiata

A tiny forest stream betta with a spade-shaped tail and mouthbrooding dad.

Fundulopanchax sjoestedti

A large, boldly colored killifish from West Africa's coastal rainforest swamps.

Hippocampus zosterae

Tiny, monogamous, and endlessly watchable. The seahorse that actually fits a small tank.

Danio nigrofasciatus

A rare, peaceful little danio that thrives best among its own kind.

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.

Melanotaenia splendida

A bold, active schooling fish that rewards with brilliant colors and personality.

Chelmonops truncatus

A deep-bodied Australian butterflyfish that lives life strictly in pairs.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis

A peaceful Ecuadorian tetra from shaded forest pools, rarely seen in the trade.

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.

Centropyge eibli

Delicately scribbled markings and reef-range charm in a compact dwarf angel.

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

A bold, secretive reef wrasse that earns its stripes in more ways than one.

Sciaenochromis ahli

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi predator that stays surprisingly peaceful in a community.

Electrophorus electricus

Part knifefish, part power station. This living legend can shock harder than a wall outlet.

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

Nimbochromis linni

A crafty Lake Malawi predator that ambushes prey with surprising patience.

Pseudochromis elongatus

A secretive reef cave-dweller with a slim, darting silhouette.

Micralestes acutidens

A sleek African tetra that shares its wild home with the fearsome tigerfish.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Tiny, flame-colored schooler that glows in a planted tank.

Pomacanthus imperator

One of the ocean's most dramatically patterned fish, and a true centerpiece species.

Nematobrycon palmeri

A hardy, community-friendly tetra with an unmistakable blue-eyed gaze.

Phenacogrammus major

A peaceful Congo basin schooler that rewards keepers willing to do their homework.

Petitella georgiae

The rummy-nose lookalike that rewards those who learn to tell it apart.

Hyphessobrycon simulatus

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.

Astronotus crassipinnis

A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

A Lake Tanganyika mouthbrooder with famously elaborate fin lure breeding tricks.

Cyathopharynx furcifer

A plankton-picking Tanganyikan with spectacular breeding craters and fin-tip lures.

Danio tinwini

A tiny spotted Burmese danio that thrives in numbers and rewards patient keepers.

Laetacara curviceps

A shy, peaceful dwarf cichlid that earns its 'smiling' nickname with gentle charm.

Mesonauta festivus

A gentle South American cichlid with a bold diagonal stripe and surprising breeding devotion.

Mesonauta guyanae

A gentle Amazonian cichlid that brings calm elegance to the community tank.

Mesonauta insignis

A shy Amazonian cichlid often hiding behind its more famous cousin's name.

Centropyge loricula

A reef-dwelling jewel that brings bold color and personality to the right tank.

Centropyge aurantonotus

A compact Atlantic dwarf angel with a bold orange back and reef-friendly size.

Aulonocara stuartgranti

A Lake Malawi peacock that shifts color by geography, blue in the north, yellow in the south.

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

A fiery Rio native that glows brightest when kept in a proper group.