Africa

Papyrocranus congoensis

A prehistoric-looking Congo predator that breathes air straight from the surface.

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi

A rarely traded Congo mouthbrooder with personality that far outweighs its small size.

Tetraodon schoutedeni

A rare Congo puffer with a surprisingly manageable temperament for its family.

Lamprologus congoensis

A bottom-hugging Congo rapids cichlid with a charmingly jerky swim and a fiery temper.

Alestes bimaculatus

A lively Congo schooler that brings active mid-water energy to larger African setups.

Parachanna insignis

A powerful African predator that breathes air and demands serious commitment.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Phenacogrammus interruptus

A drab fish store purchase that transforms into something genuinely spectacular at home.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Neolamprologus pulcher

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a remarkably complex social family life.

Paretrolplus damii

A rare Malagasy cichlid with fascinating pit-digging breeding behavior.

Paretroplus maculatus

A rare Malagasy cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Placidochromis electra

A sand-sifting Malawi hap gentle enough to keep with Aulonocara and Copadichromis.

Pseudomugil tenellus

A tiny, peaceful Australian blue-eye that glows in a well-planted, sun-drenched tank.

Pseudotropheus demasoni

A pint-sized mbuna with the aggression of a fish ten times its size.

Ectodus descampsii

A shy, sand-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlid that needs its own kind to feel secure.

Aphyoplatys duboisi

A tiny rainforest killifish from Congo's tangled swamps and shaded streams.

Barboides gracilis

One of West Africa's tiniest barbs, best kept in large schools in a nano setup.

Distichodus decemmaculatus

A rare dwarf from the Congo that actually stays small enough for a community tank.

Tetraodon duboisi

A rare Congo puffer that packs a big personality into a tiny package.

Fundulopanchax sjoestedti

A large, boldly colored killifish from West Africa's coastal rainforest swamps.

Pollimyrus castelnaui

A tiny electric fish from African floodplains, built for life in the weeds.

Sandelia bainsii

A rare, air-breathing anabantoid from a handful of South African rivers.

Astatotilapia calliptera

A mouthbrooding generalist from Malawi with real personality to spare.

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.

Sciaenochromis fryeri

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi piscivore that behaves itself in the right company.

Sciaenochromis ahli

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi predator that stays surprisingly peaceful in a community.

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

Bryconaethiops microstoma

A schooling African characin with a feisty streak and old-world charm.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Nimbochromis linni

A crafty Lake Malawi predator that ambushes prey with surprising patience.

Campylomormyrus elephas

A bizarre, long-snouted electric fish from the Congo with serious personality.