Species
Browsing 1,911 species. Use the filters below to narrow down.
Western Ghat Leach
FishBhavania australis
A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.
Western Rainbowfish
FishMelanotaenia australis
Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.
Whalesucker
FishRemora australis
The open-ocean hitchhiker that bonds with whales and baffles hobbyists.
Whiptail Catfish
FishRineloricaria lanceolata
A gentle whiptail catfish that breeds willingly and guards its eggs with dedication.
Whiptailed Loricaria
FishRineloricaria fallax
A devoted catfish father that breeds readily and tolerates a wide range of tankmates.
Whiptail Loricaria
FishRineloricaria parva
A slender, whip-tailed catfish that breeds readily and suits most peaceful communities.
White Cichlid
FishVieja argentea
A boldly colored Central American bruiser that rewards patient, experienced keepers.
White Cloud Mountain Minnow
FishTanichthys albonubes
A cold-tolerant schooling fish that practically takes care of itself.
White-edged Betta
FishBetta albimarginata
A tiny, peaceful mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater forest streams.
Whitefin Surgeonfish
FishAcanthurus albipectoralis
A reef-edge schooler that hunts open water instead of grazing the bottom.
Whitelined Goby
FishAmblygobius albimaculatus
A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and engineers its own burrow.
White-spotted Cichlid
FishTropheus duboisi
Juvenile leopard pattern fades into something completely different as adults.
Whitespotted Puffer
FishArothron hispidus
A boldly patterned puffer with a voracious appetite and a personality to match.
White Star Tetra
FishAxelrodia stigmatias
A tiny Amazonian shoaler that rewards patient keepers with lively social behavior.
White stripe cory
FishCorydoras albolineatus
A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.
Whitetail angelfish
FishCentropyge flavicauda
A small, deep-bodied dwarf angel with a ghostly white tail that stands out in any reef.
Whitetail Bristletooth
FishCtenochaetus flavicauda
A compact reef-grazer with a bright white tail that stands out on the rock face.
Winemiller's Eartheater
FishGeophagus winemilleri
A rare Venezuelan eartheater with vivid spotted fins and fascinating mouthbrooding parental care.
Wine Red Betta
FishBetta coccina
A blood-red peat swamp betta that demands soft, acidic water and its own space.
Wolf Cichlid
FishParachromis dovii
A barrel-chested Central American predator that will eat almost anything it can fit in its mouth.
Wood-cat Catfish
FishAuchenipterichthys thoracatus
A secretive Amazonian catfish that wedges itself into hiding spots with specialized fins.
Xingu Freshwater Stingray
FishPotamotrygon leopoldi
A bold black disc covered in white spots. And a venomous spine to match.
X-Ray Tetra
FishPristella maxillaris
The see-through tetra whose bold dorsal fin pattern makes a school unforgettable.
Yasha Goby
FishStonogobiops yasha
A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.
Yellow Acara
FishAequidens metae
A compact Colombian cichlid from blackwater streams, rarely seen but worth seeking out.
Yellow-banded Moenkhausia
FishMoenkhausia sanctaefilomenae
A lively, adaptable tetra that rewards you for keeping it in a proper group.
Yellowbanded Pipefish
FishDunckerocampus pessuliferus
A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.
Yellowbelly Albert
FishHaplochromis aeneocolor
A papyrus-shore cichlid from Uganda's Lake George, small but full of character.
Yellow Cardinalfish
FishOstorhinchus luteus
A tiny Pacific cardinalfish that finds shelter among sea urchin spines.
Yellow Catfish
FishHemibagrus nemurus
A river giant that grows enormous, acts aggressively, and fears nothing. Including you.
Yellow Convict
FishCryptoheros nanoluteus
A compact, rarely seen Panamanian cichlid that turns vivid yellow when breeding.
Yellow Coris Wrasse
FishHalichoeres chrysus
A cheerful, all-yellow wrasse that's as easygoing as it looks.
Yellow Devilfish
FishAssessor flavissimus
A tiny reef basslet that casually swims upside down like it's no big deal.
Yellow Eyed Silver Barb
FishHypsibarbus pierrei
A large, river-bred barb with bold scale patterning and easy care.
Yellow-faced Angelfish
FishPomacanthus xanthometopon
A reef-grazing giant whose juvenile and adult forms look like different fish entirely.
Yellow-fin Flasher-wrasse
FishParacheilinus flavianalis
A small reef wrasse that puts on dazzling courtship displays in group settings.