🛌Bottom dwellers

Rineloricaria morrowi

A slender Peruvian whiptail catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating paternal care.

Corydoras petracinii

A tiny Argentine cory built for rocky currents, rarely if ever seen in the hobby.

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.

Corydoras polystictus

A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.

Botia kubotai

A polka-dotted Burmese loach with a complex social life and plenty of personality.

Synodontis angelicus

A boldly spotted Congo catfish that grows into a fierce bottom-territory defender.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Dianema longibarbis

A gentle Amazon catfish that schools in midwater like a tetra.

Dekeyseria brachyura

A colour-shifting pleco that adapts its pattern to match its surroundings.

Iksookimia pumila

A compact Korean loach rarely seen outside its home country's hobby.

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

A flat, current-loving Taiwanese hillstream loach that clings to rocks like a living suction cup.

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.

Centromochlus reticulatus

A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.

Corydoras pygmaeus

Tiny catfish that defies expectations by schooling in open water, not just the bottom.

Devario regina

A bold, deep-bodied danionid that thrives in fast-moving company.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Pterygoplichthys weberi

A hard-working algae grazer from Amazonian headwaters with a remarkable breathing trick.

Platydoras costatus

A bold-striped catfish that grunts, buries itself, and eats almost anything.

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

A sociable loach with complex group dynamics and real personality to match.

Satanoperca rhynchitis

A gregarious French Guiana cichlid with distinctive red lips and surprising gentleness outside of spawning.

Salarias segmentatus

A reef-dwelling algae grazer with bold red spots and a big personality.

Cirripectes stigmaticus

A reef-flat blenny with bold red facial markings and loads of personality.

Geophagus surinamensis

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

Aborichthys elongatus

A pebble-stream loach from the Himalayan foothills with a fondness for fast water.

Metriaclima estherae

A bold, scrappy cichlid that brings serious color and attitude to the African rift tank.

Sewellia lineolata

A bold hillstream loach with bold patterning and surprisingly easy breeding.

Corydoras napoensis

A tiny armored catfish from Ecuador that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Awaous banana

A sand-sifting river giant that grazes algae like an aquatic lawnmower.

Corydoras robustus

One of the largest corys around, rarely seen and worth the hunt.

Pelvicachromis roloffi

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with strong pair bonds and subtle charm.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Sturisoma panamense

An elegant whiptail catfish that grazes algae and breathes air when needed.

Gramma loreto

A bold two-toned reef fish that happily swims upside down under ledges.