Species

Cassiopea andromeda

Rests bell-down on the substrate, pulsing gently while algae do the work.

Chromis vanderbilti

A small, shoaling Pacific damsel that's genuinely easy on beginners and neighbors alike.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.

Xiphophorus variatus

Dozens of color forms, endless fry, and tolerant enough for any community tank.

Carassius auratus var. veiltail

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

Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus

A peaceful shoaling wrasse from the Indian Ocean that thrives in small groups.

Melanotaenia australis

Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.

Remora australis

The open-ocean hitchhiker that bonds with whales and baffles hobbyists.

Axelrodia stigmatias

A tiny Amazonian shoaler that rewards patient keepers with lively social behavior.

Ctenochaetus flavicauda

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

Hemiodus atranalis

A lively, peaceful schooling fish built for spacious Amazon biotopes.

Halichoeres chrysus

A cheerful, all-yellow wrasse that's as easygoing as it looks.

Paracheilinus flavianalis

A small reef wrasse that puts on dazzling courtship displays in group settings.

Halichoeres garnoti

A Western Atlantic wrasse that transforms dramatically as it matures.

Pseudanthias tuka

A reef-slope schooler draped in purple and yellow, surprisingly manageable in a large system.

Danio rerio

The classic beginner fish that still earns its place in serious community tanks.

Bedotia madagascarensis

A rarely-seen Malagasy rainbowfish with a long hobby history and a complicated identity.