Africa

Toxotes chatareus

A sharpshooter that hunts insects by spitting jets of water at overhanging branches.

Lamprologus meleagris

A tiny shell-brooding cichlid with a surprisingly big attitude.

Neolamprologus similis

Tiny shell-dwelling cichlid with a ferocious personality well above its size.

Lamprologus kungweensis

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell brooder that digs its own burrow network.

Neolamprologus brevis

A pint-sized Tanganyikan cichlid that treats a snail shell like a fortress

Polypterus palmas

An ancient, air-breathing predator that looks like it crawled out of the Devonian.

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

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

Pareutropius longifilis

A shy but lively African schooling fish that thrives in numbers

Distichodus affinis

A peaceful Congo schooler that surprises you with vivid red fins at adulthood.

Datnioides polota

A bold, bar-patterned predator that bridges freshwater rivers and brackish coastal zones.

Distichodus sexfasciatus

A boldly striped river giant that outgrows most aquariums and most owners' expectations.

Epiplatys sexfasciatus

A surface-dwelling West African killifish with bold barring and easy breeding potential.

Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus

A sleek African killifish that hunts from the surface with cool precision.

Nimbochromis livingstonii

The Lake Malawi cichlid that fakes its own death to ambush prey.

Dormitator lebretonis

A West African brackish-water goby with bold adult coloration and an appetite to match.

Protopterus dolloi

A living fossil that breathes air and can crawl across dry land.

Buccochromis lepturus

A rarely seen Lake Malawi predator that hunts juvenile cichlids on sandy flats.

Trematocranus placodon

A snail-crushing Lake Malawi hap with a specialist trick most cichlids lack.

Clarotes laticeps

A wide-headed African predator that will outgrow most home aquariums.

Caecomastacembelus albomaculatus

A rarely seen Tanganyikan spiny eel for the serious rift lake setup.

Aphyosemion splendopleure

A jewel of West African rainforest streams that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Tanganicodus irsacae

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks like no other cichlid.

Brycinus imberi

A wide-ranging African schooler that brings energy and size to larger tanks.

Tilapia mariae

A bold West African cichlid with serious parenting instincts and a territorial streak.

Synodontis multipunctata

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

Synodontis robbianus

A compact, hardy West African catfish that's surprisingly manageable for beginners.

Synodontis waterloti

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

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Pelvicachromis taeniatus

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with vivid breeding colors and real personality.

Aulonocara maylandi maylandi

A gentle Malawi cichlid with a vivid yellow streak down its back.

Placidochromis milomo

The Lake Malawi cichlid famous for its wild, oversized lips.

A large, deep-water African catfish built for serious species setups.

Hemisynodontis membranaceus

The whiskered giant with a comical moustache that filter-feeds upside down.

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

Eretmodus cyanostictus

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks and pairs for life.

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

The only killifish native to Lake Tanganyika, and unlike any other in the family.