Species

Lysmata amboinensis

The reef's tiny cleaning crew, grooming fish who line up for the service.

Amphiprion akallopisos

The pale skunk stripe makes this anemonefish one of the most recognizable in the ocean.

Corydoras arcuatus

A boldly striped little catfish that breathes air and moves in cheerful gangs.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Gastromyzon aeroides

A rare Bornean hillstream loach with vivid blue fins found in almost no aquariums yet.

Acropora nana

A delicate branching coral with cool blue and purple tones for expert reefers.

Nimbochromis livingstonii

The Lake Malawi cichlid that fakes its own death to ambush prey.

Betta bellica

A slender peat swamp betta that rewards patient, thoughtful keepers

Hemiodus gracilis

A fast-moving Amazon schooler that thrives in large, active biotope communities.

Protopterus dolloi

A living fossil that breathes air and can crawl across dry land.

Serrasalmus elongatus

A sleek, solitary predator that's one of the easiest piranhas to identify correctly.

Melanotaenia gracilis

A rare, slender Australian rainbow from one of the continent's most remote river systems.

Buccochromis lepturus

A rarely seen Lake Malawi predator that hunts juvenile cichlids on sandy flats.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Antillogorgia americana

A flowing Caribbean sea fan that brings wild reef movement to the tank.

Herpolitha limax

A free-living, tongue-shaped coral that roams lagoon floors on its own terms.

Halichoeres bivittatus

A bold, fast-moving wrasse that earns its unforgettable name.

Brachyplatystoma platynemum

A rarely-seen Amazonian giant named for its unusually thick, drooping barbels.

Betta miniopinna

A tiny, dark peat-swamp Betta with vivid red pelvic fins and a gentle nature.

Astrea devantieri

Bold red-and-green boulder coral from the lesser-explored western Indian Ocean.

Plesiastrea versipora

A shade-loving reef coral that thrives where brighter species fear to go.

Kryptopterus cryptopterus

A ghostly schooling catfish that disappears against the current

Stylophora pistillata

A chunky, branching SPS coral that thrives where the waves hit hardest.

Corydoras similis

A small armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in a lively group.

Trematocranus placodon

A snail-crushing Lake Malawi hap with a specialist trick most cichlids lack.

Betta channoides

A tiny, peaceful mouthbrooder from Borneo's blackwater forest streams.

Isaurus cliftoni

A reef-safe Pacific zoanthid that's forgiving enough for beginners to keep.

Isaurus tuberculatus

Unusual colonial zoanthid with a distinctly tubular, snake-like body form.

Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that really comes alive in a proper-sized school.

Trichopodus pectoralis

A big, peaceful gourami with wild origins in the flooded forests of Southeast Asia.

Trichogaster pectoralis

A gentle giant gourami that thrives where few fish could survive.

Hypancistrus inspector

Bold spotted pleco from Venezuelan rapids, compact enough for a mid-size tank.

Salarias ramosus

A personable reef grazer with bold patterning and surprising air-breathing ability.

Carijoa riisei

A soft, branching coral that frosts live rock with white, feathery polyps.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Puntius snyderi

Taiwan's little-known barb that rivals the golden barb in looks but rarely in fame.