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White Cloud Mountain Minnow
The White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes) is a tiny, gentle, and easy-to-keep freshwater fish first discovered on Baiyun Mountain in Guangzhou, China. It is cold-tolerant, schooling, and a classic beginner tropical fish.
White Jade Phoenix Cichlid
The White Jade Phoenix cichlid (Nanachromis nudiceps) is a slender, peaceful African cichlid from the Congo River basin. It is named for its pure white, jade-like belly and is often confused with the Blue-bellied Phoenix, though the two differ clearly in caudal-fin pattern.
Hatchetfish
Also known as the Swallow Fish, Chest-Knife Fish, or Sternoptyx, the hatchetfish is a group of unusually shaped small freshwater fishes. Its body is extremely laterally compressed with a greatly protruding belly, giving it the silhouette of an ancient stone axe—hence the name.
Electric Blue Prince Cichlid
At least five geographic variants of the Electric Blue Prince exist, all native to Lake Malawi in East Africa. With its gentle temperament and ease of keeping alongside other community fish, this mbuna cichlid enjoys consistently positive reviews among hobbyists.
Clown Loach
Also known as the Crown Loach or simply 'Clown,' the clown loach can reach 30 cm in the wild but typically only grows to about 10–12 cm in an aquarium. With its gentle temperament, it should not be housed with aggressive species.
Toadfish
The toadfish shares the same body shape as the lionfish, with an enormous head that can account for up to one-third of its total body length. Also known as the freshwater lionfish, this species is remarkable for its ability to change body coloration to match its surroundings.
White Rabbit Fish (Paradise Fish)
The white rabbit fish is the white colour form of the paradise fish (Macropodus opercularis) — a Chinese fighting-fish relative with a snow-white body, pinkish as it ages, and vermilion eyes. Pugnacious like a betta, it should not be mixed with other small fish; it is easy to keep at 24–28°C on a varied omnivorous diet.
White-edged Swallowtail Cichlid
The white-edged swallowtail is a small, silver-grey, schooling Lake Tanganyika cichlid with lyre-like (swallowtail) fins and a shy but peaceful temperament. Easy to keep and breed, it needs a large, planted tank, slightly alkaline water (pH 7.2–7.6) and calm tankmates.
Eight-banded Butterflyfish
The eight-banded butterflyfish (Chaetodon octofasciatus) is a small, warm-water coral-reef butterflyfish named for its 8 black vertical bands. Ornamental only (never eaten), it is one of the harder reef species to keep and needs a mature reef aquascape plus coral-poly and algae-based feeding.
Australian Spotted Arowana
The Australian spotted arowana (Scleropages leichardti) — also called the spotted barramundi or northern saratoga — is a large, nocturnal, fiercely aggressive arowana from eastern and northern Australia. A carnivorous tank boss that needs a big aquarium, soft acidic-to-neutral water, and careful, varied feeding.