The Americas

Channa argus

A true apex predator that can survive days out of water. And is banned in many countries.

Vieja zonata

A rare Mexican cichlid with big personality and even bigger space requirements.

Potamotrygon motoro

A disc-shaped apex predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.

Corydoras simulatus

A rarely documented Colombian cory with a color pattern that keeps even experts guessing.

Nannostomus unifasciatus

A tiny pencilfish that swims at a permanent angle, day and night.

Satanoperca lilith

A rarely traded eartheater with a single bold flank spot and surprising social depth.

Neoheterandria elegans

A tiny Colombian livebearer with a fascinating near-mammalian reproductive twist.

Bryconops affinis

A restless, fast-moving shoaler from the Guiana Shield's coastal streams.

Laetacara fulvipinnis

A tiny blackwater cichlid with warm-toned fins and a gentle personality.

Geophagus sp. "Orange Head"

A vividly capped cichlid that rewards patient keepers with fascinating mouthbrooding family life.

Andinoacara sp. "Orinoco"

A mellow Orinoco cichlid that pairs easily and rewards patient breeders.

Biotodoma wavrini

A slender eartheater that thrives in groups and rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

A dinosaur-sized algae grazer built for decades of service in large tanks.

Hemigrammus barrigonae

A rare Orinoco tetra that rewards patient keepers willing to seek it out.

Corydoras ornatus

A long-lived Tapajós bottom-dweller that thrives in sociable, peaceful groups.

Astronotus ocellatus

The cichlid that recognizes your face and rearranges its own tank.

Otocinclus vittatus

Tiny algae-grazing catfish that plasters itself to glass and plants alike.

Macrotocinclus affinis

Tiny Brazilian algae-eater with a habit of resting right on the front glass.

Otocinclus macrospilus

The most commonly sold oto, fragile at first but rewarding once settled.

A tiny Peruvian algae grazer with bold, zebra-like blotches and a gentle disposition.

Corydoras condiscipulus

A long-lived Oyapock armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Geophagus camopiensis

A rarely seen eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding behavior and real personality.

Dormitator latifrons

A chunky estuarine predator that breathes air and swallows anything it can fit in its mouth.

Poecilia butleri

A personable little livebearer that grazes algae and practically eats from your hand.

Piaractus mesopotamicus

A seed-crunching giant from South American floodplains that outgrows almost any home aquarium.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Corydoras gossei

A long-lived, peaceful bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Geophagus crassilabris

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a reddish glow and fascinating sand-sifting habits.

Corydoras panda

The panda-patterned cory that's as personable as it is peaceful.

Apistogramma nijsseni

A panda-patterned dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts and blackwater roots.

Uaru fernandezyepezi

A rare Orinoco cichlid that few hobbyists ever get to keep.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Herichthys pearsei

A surprisingly gentle giant from Mexican and Guatemalan river systems.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Hoplarchus psittacus

A rare blackwater cichlid that defies its aggressive reputation in the right company.