🌙Nocturnal

Acanthicus adonis

A spotted pleco that outgrows almost every home aquarium it enters.

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Malapterurus electricus

A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.

Xenomystus nigri

The knifefish that barks, breathes air, and swims backwards with ease.

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Ancistrus sp

A wide-headed Xingu catfish that rewards patient, experienced keepers with remarkable longevity.

Pterois antennata

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

Ophisternon gutturale

A secretive, air-breathing eel that hides in mud and comes alive after dark.

Trachyphyllia geoffroyi

A free-living brain coral that unfurls dramatically after dark.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Bunocephalichthys verrucosus

A master of disguise that looks more like a dead leaf than a fish.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Bunocephalus knerii

A master of camouflage that lies motionless until the lights go out.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Sandalolitha robusta

A free-living, dome-shaped coral that rests unattached on the reef floor.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Synodontis alberti

The Synodontis with the longest barbels and biggest eyes in the genus.

Priolepis nocturna

A tiny crevice-dweller that disappears into the reef and rarely comes out.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Apogon nigrofasciatus

A secretive reef-dweller that comes alive after dark to hunt the rubble.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Ophisternon infernale

A cave-dwelling, eyeless eel from the underground rivers of the Yucatan.

Amblydoras nauticus

A hardy little catfish that talks in the dark and rarely shows its face by day.

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.

Colpophyllia natans

A classic Atlantic brain coral that grows into impressive dome-shaped colonies over time.

Halomitra pileus

A free-roaming, bowl-shaped coral that grazes soft substrates across the Indo-Pacific.

Dipsastraea amicorum

A bold, brain-patterned large polyp stony coral for the reef aquarium.

Dipsastraea laddi

A robust Indo-Pacific brain coral suited to intermediate reef keepers.

Zungaro jahu

A giant South American catfish with serious attitude and nocturnal habits.