Species

Rasbora kalochroma

A rosy, large-bodied rasbora that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Stiphodon semoni

A tiny rainforest stream goby with big personality and territorial tendencies.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.

Hypostomus cochliodon

A hefty South American pleco with a surprisingly specialized wood-scraping bite.

Desmophyllum dianthus

A cold-water deep-sea coral that thrives where most corals fear to tread.

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.

Hyphessobrycon takasei

A quietly charming little tetra with a distinctive coffee-dark body spot.

Tripneustes gratilla

A reef-safe grazer that doubles as a living piece of underwater decor.

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

A bold Colombian tetra with vivid red fins and a peaceful, social nature.

Carassius auratus var. comet

The classic long-tailed goldfish that outlives most aquarium pets.

Ovula ovum

A glossy white shell with a jet-black mantle that turns heads in any reef tank.

Hypostomus plecostomus

The classic algae-scrubbing catfish that outgrows almost every tank it's sold for.

Remora remora

The original hitchhiker: a fish that lives life permanently attached to a host.

Gorgonia ventalina

A fan-shaped gorgonian that brings reef structure and graceful movement to saltwater tanks.

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Aphyosemion congicum

A small forest-stream killifish from the Congo with surprisingly specific needs.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Phenacogrammus interruptus

A drab fish store purchase that transforms into something genuinely spectacular at home.

Oxymonacanthus longirostris

A vividly spotted obligate coral feeder that's as delicate as it is beautiful.

Gobiodon atrangulatus

A tiny coral-dwelling goby that lives and breeds within Acropora colonies.

Serranocirrhitus latus

A secretive reef dweller that casually swims upside-down along cave ceilings.

Briareum asbestinum

A hardy soft coral that carpets Caribbean reefs in purple-tipped polyps.

Corydoras aurofrenatus

A compact armored catfish from Paraguay with distinctive flank markings and an unusual breathing trick.

Apistogramma commbrae

A cool-water dwarf cichlid with a tell-tale double spot and surprising monogamy.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A rare Peruvian armored catfish that breathes air and lives for decades.

A tiny, long-lived catfish with a fascinating natural mimicry story.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly versatile respiratory trick up its sleeve.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Girardinus creolus

A rare Cuban livebearer that occupies the middle of the water column.

Trichopsis vittata

The gourami that settles arguments with sound instead of fins.

Tridacna crocea

A compact, vividly patterned giant clam that bores into reef rock for security.

Chaetodon xanthurus

The only butterflyfish with a true crosshatch pattern on its sides.

Aequorea victoria

The bioluminescent Pacific jelly that inspired a Nobel Prize-winning discovery.

Trochilocharax ornatus

A scaleless micro-tetra with internal fertilization and serious personality for its size.