Amazon & South America

Leporacanthicus joselimai

Fanged river catfish with bold markings that fade into something more mysterious with age.

Potamotrygon castexi

A disc-shaped river predator that can actually solve puzzles to get its food.

Apistogramma viejita

A rarely traded Colombian dwarf cichlid that's almost impossible to find true-to-name.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Calophysus macropterus

The Vulture Catfish: a relentless scavenger built for South America's biggest rivers.

Ceratopteris thalictroides

A fast-growing tropical fern that shades out algae and shelters shy fish.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

Rineloricaria lanceolata

A gentle whiptail catfish that breeds willingly and guards its eggs with dedication.

Rineloricaria fallax

A devoted catfish father that breeds readily and tolerates a wide range of tankmates.

Rineloricaria parva

A slender, whip-tailed catfish that breeds readily and suits most peaceful communities.

Pimelodus albofasciatus

A sleek, fast-moving pimelodid catfish built for big river life.

Axelrodia stigmatias

A tiny Amazonian shoaler that rewards patient keepers with lively social behavior.

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.

Hemiodus atranalis

A lively, peaceful schooling fish built for spacious Amazon biotopes.

Catoprion mento

A scale-eating specialist with a dramatic banner-like dorsal fin rarely seen in the hobby.

Geophagus winemilleri

A rare Venezuelan eartheater with vivid spotted fins and fascinating mouthbrooding parental care.

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that wedges itself into hiding spots with specialized fins.

Centromochlus schultzi

A shy but charming Brazilian wood catfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Glanidium leopardum

A leopard-spotted catfish from Guiana's leaf-littered creek systems.

Potamotrygon leopoldi

A bold black disc covered in white spots. And a venomous spine to match.

Pristella maxillaris

The see-through tetra whose bold dorsal fin pattern makes a school unforgettable.

Aequidens metae

A compact Colombian cichlid from blackwater streams, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

A lively, adaptable tetra that rewards you for keeping it in a proper group.

Leporellus vittatus

A bottom-hugging herbivore from South America's major river systems, best kept in groups.

Hyphessobrycon bifasciatus

A Brazilian tetra with a mysterious golden shimmer that baffles even scientists.

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus

A secretive Amazonian catfish with an unusually intimate approach to reproduction.

Nannacara adoketa

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater forest streams, built for soft acidic conditions.

Brachyplatystoma juruense

A boldly banded Amazonian predator that rests on the bottom by day and hunts by night.

Hypancistrus zebra

The boldly striped zebra plec: rare, sought-after, and worth every effort.

Corydoras zygatus

A peaceful armored catfish that literally breathes through its gut.