Species

Channa pleurophthalma

Bold ocellus markings and predatory charisma from the peat swamps of Borneo.

Halichoeres melasmapomus

A bold cheek-spotted wrasse with a wide Pacific range and big personality.

Potamotrygon motoro

A disc-shaped apex predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Synodontis ocellifer

A hardy West African catfish with bold spots and a long, distinctive adipose fin.

Galaxea alta

A bold, spreading coral with dramatic polyp extension that commands attention.

Galaxea astreata

A sprawling, tentacled coral with surprisingly sharp defensive reach.

Galaxea cryptoramosa

A branching Galaxea with detailed fused corallites and a quietly distinctive look.

Galaxea longisepta

A small encrusting coral with unusually long, irregular septa and bold white rims.

Galaxea paucisepta

A small, textured reef coral with a knobby skeleton and calm disposition.

Madrepora oculata

A deep-sea reef builder that occasionally ventures into aquarium-friendly depths.

Pethia padamya

A barb with a mysterious past and males that blaze red when rivals are near.

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.

Tilapia ruweti

A compact African cichlid with big personality from wild swamp habitats.

Gobiodon okinawae

Tiny, vivid, and inseparable from its Acropora home.

Corydoras simulatus

A rarely documented Colombian cory with a color pattern that keeps even experts guessing.

Danio dangila

A large, active danio with impressively long barbels and a rarely seen wild side.

Neritina reclivata

A tough little algae grazer that thrives where fresh and salt water meet.

Nannostomus unifasciatus

A tiny pencilfish that swims at a permanent angle, day and night.

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

A peaceful little African schooler that deserves far more attention than it gets.

Satanoperca lilith

A rarely traded eartheater with a single bold flank spot and surprising social depth.

Betta unimaculata

A mouthbrooding Betta from Borneo that bucks the aggressive stereotype entirely.

Synodontis notata

A daytime-active catfish with a bold personality to match its bold spot.

Pseudanthias fasciatus

A deep-reef anthias famous for swimming upside-down along cave ceilings.

Macrognathus aculeatus

A serpentine burrower with a single bold stripe and a secretive personality.

Halocaridina rubra

Tiny Hawaiian shrimp that thrives on neglect in brackish anchialine pools.

Barilius ardens

A fast-moving Western Ghats minnow that needs space, speed, and bold companions.

Barilius malabaricus

A fast, bold river minnow from India's Western Ghats that needs room to move.

Carassius auratus var. oranda

The velvet-capped fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keeping.

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum

A nocturnal Caribbean predator with sticky orange-tipped tentacles that can snag small fish.

Etroplus maculatus

The only cichlid native to India, with a fascinating cleaning-fish side hustle.

Microctenopoma ansorgii

A jewel-toned African labyrinth fish that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Balanophyllia (Balanophyllia) elegans

A vivid cold-water coral that thrives in the shade where most corals fail.

Tubastraea columnata

A bold, non-photosynthetic coral that rewards patient target feeders with vivid blooms.

Tubastraea grandidentata

A non-photosynthetic branching coral that thrives in dim, current-swept reef spots.

Neoheterandria elegans

A tiny Colombian livebearer with a fascinating near-mammalian reproductive twist.

Epizoanthus scotinus

A cold-water Pacific zoanthid that brings bold orange color to cooler reef tanks.