Africa

Synodontis schall

The unpredictable bruiser of the Synodontis world, not for community tanks.

Oreochromis niloticus niloticus

One of the world's most adaptable fish, but a challenging aquarium resident.

Aulonocara baenschi

A peacock cichlid with a curved snout and brilliant gold coloration from Lake Malawi.

Poropanchax normani

Tiny West African killifish with glowing blue eyes that shimmer in low light.

Mogurnda mogurnda

A bold Australian bottom-dweller with real personality and surprising breeding behavior.

Melanotaenia affinis

One of the first rainbowfish in the hobby, now available in several wild forms.

Haplochromis obliquidens

A scrappy Victorian cichlid with a taste for algae and a bold personality.

Ctenopoma muriei

A compact African labyrinth fish that punches above its weight in personality.

Synodontis ocellifer

A hardy West African catfish with bold spots and a long, distinctive adipose fin.

Tilapia ruweti

A compact African cichlid with big personality from wild swamp habitats.

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

A peaceful little African schooler that deserves far more attention than it gets.

Synodontis notata

A daytime-active catfish with a bold personality to match its bold spot.

Microctenopoma ansorgii

A jewel-toned African labyrinth fish that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Barbus eutaenia

A sleek African barb from fast, rocky streams that rewards patient keepers.

Polypterus ornatipinnis

An ancient, armored predator that breathes air and prowls the night.

Tilapia guinasana

A critically endangered sinkhole cichlid with wild color variation and devoted parental care.

Nothobranchius palmqvisti

A brilliantly colored killifish that lives fast in seasonal African pools.

Melanotaenia papuae

A compact rainbowfish from Port Moresby's jungle streams, peaceful and full of personality.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

A Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Aulonocara nyassae

Dazzling Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts invertebrates hidden in the sand.

Tateurndina ocellicauda

A jewel-like bottom-dweller from Papua New Guinea with fascinating cave-spawning behavior.

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

A compact Malawi cichlid from the rocky shores of Likoma Island.

Micralestes stormsi

A lively Congo basin shoaler that brings energy to the mid-water column.

Lamprologus stappersi

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell-dweller with outsized territorial attitude and colony-forming charm.

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Haplochromis perrieri

A piscivorous Lake Victoria cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

A deep-water Malawi cichlid that grazes the lake's silty, diatom-rich floor.

Microsynodontis polli

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

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Stomatepia pindu

A critically endangered Cameroonian cichlid that turns jet black when spawning.

Paretroplus menarambo

A rare Malagasy cichlid with delicate pinstripe patterning and real personality.

Pachypanchax playfairii

A Seychelles-endemic killifish with ridged scales and real personality to match.

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.

Pachypanchax omalonotus

A non-annual Malagasy killifish with gold-spangled flanks and a tricky identity history.

Alticorpus profundicola

A deep-water Malawi cichlid rarely seen in the wild or the hobby.