🌙Nocturnal

Pangio pangia

A slender, burrowing loach from South Asian slow waters, peaceful and endlessly curious.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

Pterygoplichthys scrophus

A hefty Amazonian armored catfish that breathes air when conditions demand it.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

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

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Synodontis angelicus

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

Polypterus palmas polli

An ancient armored predator that breathes air and prowls the riverbed.

Diodon holacanthus

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

Halichoeres iridis

A kaleidoscopic reef wrasse that shifts color as it matures.

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

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

Discherodontus ashmeadi

A rare, bottom-dwelling schooler with vivid red-tipped fins and secretive nocturnal habits.

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

A living fossil with an eel-like body and a lineage older than the dinosaurs.

Potamotrygon orbignyi

A manageable freshwater ray for those ready to step up to serious specialist keeping.

Monopterus albus

A land-crossing, air-breathing swamp predator that isn't actually an eel at all.

Hypostomus roseopunctatus

A hefty South American pleco with an unusual ability to breathe air.

Plerogyra eurysepta

Bubble-filled LPS coral that deflates at night to reveal sweeping feeding tentacles.

Chitala blanci

A massive Mekong predator that will outgrow almost any home aquarium.

Panaque nigrolineatus

A wood-rasping giant with bold racing stripes and a reclusive personality.

Manonichthys alleni

A cave-dwelling Pacific dottyback with a fondness for living inside tubular sponges.

Polypterus endlicheri endlicheri

A living fossil that can breathe air and survive out of water.

Leiarius marmoratus

A massive schooling catfish with dramatic fins and a nocturnal personality.

Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps

A decades-long commitment: this armored giant lives longer than most pets.

Galaxea horrescens

A branching coral with ghostly white-tipped tentacles that emerge after dark.

Polypterus senegalus meridionalis

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts like a prehistoric predator.

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

A compact Australian bottom-dweller that earns its keep in a peaceful community tank.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Herpolitha limax

A free-living, tongue-shaped coral that roams lagoon floors on its own terms.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Pterois miles

A bold, venomous reef predator wearing its warning in every fin.

Cynarina lacrymalis

A puffy, jewel-like solo coral that thrives in calm, dimly lit reef spots.

Hydnophora microconos

A tough, lumpy coral that earns its place on any intermediate reef.

Macrognathus siamensis

A slender, burrowing oddity with a row of false eyes along its back.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.