West & Central Africa

Aphanius transgrediens

A critically rare Turkish killifish that's more conservation project than casual pet.

Heterotis niloticus

The oddball arowana that filters plankton instead of hunting prey.

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Steatocranus casuarius

A bottom-bouncing Congo cichlid with a legendary pair bond and comical personality.

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Anomalochromis thomasi

A shy, peaceable little cichlid that rewards patient keepers with devoted parenting.

Pantodon buchholzi

A living leaf on the water's surface, until something edible flies past.

Malapterurus electricus

A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.

Pareutropius debauwi

A schooling African catfish with a see-through body and lively personality.

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

Xenomystus nigri

The knifefish that barks, breathes air, and swims backwards with ease.

Barbus holotaenia

A lively schooling barb from Central Africa, rarely seen but worth the hunt.

Aphyosemion sp. "Sp Oyorpc91 8"

A rare Congo killifish collected once in 1991 and never formally described.

Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus

A peaceful Congo schooler wearing a glowing crescent on its tail.

Hepsetus odoe

A razor-toothed ambush predator built like a torpedo, straight from West African rivers.

Phago loricatus

A slender West African predator with a nasty habit of stealing scales from tankmates.

Arnoldichthys spilopterus

A bold West African schooler with vivid red eyes and iridescent scales worth showing off.

Parachanna africana

A rare West African predator with bold chevron markings and a serpentine mystique.

Parachanna obscura

Africa's own snakehead: a powerful, air-breathing predator for dedicated keepers only.

Lates niloticus

One of the world's most destructive invasive species, and genuinely unsuitable for home aquaria.

Nannocharax fasciatus

A tiny West African characin that rewards patient keepers with fascinating bottom-dwelling behavior.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Neolebias ansorgii

A tiny West African gem that rewards patient keepers with rich, unexpected color.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Scleropages jardinii

Australia's own arowana, and arguably the most aggressive of the family.

Ophisternon gutturale

A secretive, air-breathing eel that hides in mud and comes alive after dark.

Chilatherina axelrodi

A rare Papua New Guinean gem found in just one stream on Earth.

Lates calcarifer

A giant predator that outgrows almost every aquarium on earth.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Microctenopoma fasciolatum

A small Congo predator that rewards patient keepers with fascinating labyrinth fish behavior.

Epiplatys fasciolatus

A surface-hunting West African killifish with metallic fins and a subtle barred pattern.

Hemichromis elongatus

A jewel cichlid with a reputation for being the most aggressive in the genus.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Ophisternon bengalense

A burrow-building, air-breathing swamp predator that blurs the line between eel and snake.