Species

Acanthastrea lordhowensis

Bold, colorful LPS coral with a territorial streak worth respecting.

Aequidens rondoni

A compact Amazon cichlid with a big personality and surprising longevity.

Acanthurus achilles

A bold, reef-grazing surgeon with a vivid orange tail patch and a fiery attitude toward rivals.

Heterotis niloticus

The oddball arowana that filters plankton instead of hunting prey.

Anomalochromis thomasi

A shy, peaceable little cichlid that rewards patient keepers with devoted parenting.

Pantodon buchholzi

A living leaf on the water's surface, until something edible flies past.

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Acreichthys tomentosus

A seagrass-dwelling filefish that earns its keep hunting small invertebrates.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Channa andrao

A dwarf snakehead small enough for a community tank, with fascinating parental behavior.

Pterophyllum scalare

The iconic cichlid that started countless freshwater fishkeeping journeys.

Pterophyllum altum

The wild angelfish that makes the common angel look easy.

Pterois antennata

A venomous nocturnal predator draped in bold bars and elaborate fins.

Aphanius baeticus

A critically rare Spanish killifish that rewards dedicated keepers willing to help conserve it.

Pomacanthus asfur

A bold Red Sea beauty with a dramatic yellow arc that transforms with age.

Aphanius dispar

A rare Middle Eastern toothcarp best kept as a conservation project.

Paracirrhites arcatus

A bold perching predator that rules its corner of the reef with attitude.

Stenorhynchus seticornis

A spider-legged oddity with a needle nose that turns reef tanks into conversation pieces.

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Xenentodon cancila

A torpedo-shaped freshwater predator that will absolutely bite the hand that feeds it.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Periophthalmus barbarus

A true amphibious fish that walks, climbs, and breathes air on land.

Amphiprion rubrocinctus

Australia's own anemonefish, rarely seen outside its home waters.

Aphanius sirhani

A critically endangered desert oasis killifish worth keeping as a conservation project.

Bujurquina vittata

A devoted South American cichlid that carries its babies in its mouth.

Apolemichthys arcuatus

A boldly patterned Hawaiian angel that's surprisingly approachable for reef keepers.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Apistogramma bitaeniata

A jewel of Amazonian blackwater, with color forms varying by river system.

Epiplatys fasciolatus

A surface-hunting West African killifish with metallic fins and a subtle barred pattern.

Leporinus fasciatus

Bold black-and-yellow stripes that multiply as the fish grows up.