Species

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.

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.

Thorichthys pasionis

A lesser-known Central American cichlid with bold personality and a distinctive dark throat.

Amphiprion latezonatus

A rare Australian clownfish with bold white bands and a surprisingly deep blue lip.

Meiacanthus oualanensis

A sunny Fijian blenny with venomous fangs behind that cheerful face.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

Amphiprion melanopus

Bold, rich coloring and a fiery personality packed into a reef-ready clownfish.

Amphiprion clarkii

The boldest clownfish in the reef, known to chase off divers.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Amphiprion sandaracinos

A solid stripe from nose to dorsal fin sets this all-orange clownfish apart.

Synodontis euptera

A long-lived African catfish whose dramatic dorsal fin grows more impressive with age.

A sand-sifting cichlid from the Tocantins that's far calmer than its reputation suggests.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Archocentrus multispinosus

A tough Central American cichlid with serious parenting instincts and surprising heat tolerance.

Abactochromis labrosus

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with an unusually approachable temperament for the genus.

Premnas biaculeatus

The boldest clownfish in the hobby, and it knows it.

Geophagus crassilabris

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a reddish glow and fascinating sand-sifting habits.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

A compact Malawi cichlid from the rocky shores of Likoma Island.

Abudefduf margariteus

A rare Indian Ocean damselfish found only around two remote island outposts.

Geophagus surinamensis

A mouthbrooding digger that sifts sand and fiercely guards its young.

Thorichthys callolepis

A lesser-known Mexican cichlid from swift, rocky headwaters worth a closer look.

Amphiprion akallopisos

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

Synodontis multipunctata

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young for it.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Andinoacara stalsbergi

A Pacific-slope cichlid built for hard, alkaline, and even brackish water.

Scobinancistrus aureatus

A bold, deep-bodied Xingu pleco that earns its place with personality to spare.

A rarely seen Tanganyikan catfish that pairs well with rift lake cichlids.

Geophagus altifrons

A sand-sifting Amazon cichlid that's gentler than its reputation suggests.