Species

Halichoeres cosmetus

A reef-dwelling wrasse with detailed patterning earned through its name alone.

Neolebias ansorgii

A tiny West African gem that rewards patient keepers with rich, unexpected color.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Melanotaenia fluviatilis

Australia's most cold-tolerant rainbowfish, built for temperate rivers and cool winters.

Chaetodon striatus

A Caribbean reef classic that moonlights as a cleaning station attendant.

Melanotaenia trifasciata

A dazzling Australian native whose true colors take patience to reveal.

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Chaetodon melannotus

A boldly patterned reef butterfly with a strong preference for live coral.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

The velvety, telescope-eyed goldfish that turns heads in any pond or tank.

Chilatherina bleheri

A brilliantly colored rainbowfish from one remote Indonesian lake, worth every bit of effort.

Assessor macneilli

A cave-dwelling reef basslet that swims upside-down like it owns the place.

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.

Pleurosicya boldinghi

A tiny, transparent goby that spends its whole life clinging to soft corals.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

The wobbling, sac-eyed goldfish that demands a bubble-safe aquarium.

Carassius auratus var. calico

A patchwork of orange, black, and white that only gets better with age.

Carassius auratus var. celestial

The upward-gazing fancy goldfish that trades agility for pure personality.

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Barbodes everetti

A misidentified Bornean barb finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Carassius auratus var. comet

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

Remora remora

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

Gobiodon atrangulatus

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

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Melanotaenia splendida splendida

Australia's most variable rainbowfish, with color that takes a year to fully reveal itself.

Paracheilinus octotaenia

A Red Sea gem whose dazzling courtship displays have to be seen to be believed.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

A Red Sea gem with bold chevron patterning and a loyal pair bond.

Carassius auratus var. fantail

The gateway fancy goldfish. Forgiving, long-lived, and shaped like a swimming egg.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian native that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Hemigrammus pulcher

A peaceful, colorful little tetra that thrives in numbers and suits most community tanks.

Prionobrama filigera

A peaceful, transparent schooling fish with a blood-red tail that earns its name.

Charax gibbosus

A rarely-seen South American oddity with a see-through body and a quirky head-down posture.

Centropyge heraldi

A clean, all-yellow dwarf angel that's bolder than its simple look suggests.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.