Species

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.

Channa andrao

A dwarf snakehead small enough for a community tank, with fascinating parental behavior.

Scleropages formosus

A CITES-protected dragon fish that can leap clean out of an open tank.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Scleropages jardinii

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

Channa baramensis

A compact, air-breathing predator from Borneo with bold scale markings.

Channa barca

A rare, large-bodied snakehead with bold patterning and a ferocious personality.

Betta persephone

A velvety black pygmy betta from some of the world's most acidic swamps.

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Channa maculata

A predatory bruiser that breathes air and guards its young with fierce devotion.

Tropheus moorii

A Lake Tanganyika specialist that rewards experienced keepers with endlessly fascinating colony dynamics.

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Channa marulius

A true apex predator that can grow longer than most people are tall.

Colossoma macropomum

The second-largest scaled fish in the Amazon, and it grows to match.

Channa asiatica

A pelvic-fin-free predator with bold bars, white spots, and genuine parental instincts.

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

A dramatic juvenile that grows into a massive, migratory river fish almost nobody is prepared for.

Atractosteus tristoechus

A living fossil from Cuba that outgrows almost any home aquarium.

Channa gachua

A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Channa marulioides

A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.

Dormitator maculatus

A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.

Channa lucius

A true apex predator from Southeast Asian forest streams, surprisingly manageable in the right setup.

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Gymnarchus niloticus

A five-foot electric predator that will bite the hand that feeds it.

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Catlocarpio siamensis

One of the world's largest freshwater fish, and a conservation concern in its native rivers.

Bagarius yarrelli

A river monster catfish that genuinely earns the name 'giant devil catfish'.

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

A true river giant that demands a seriously large commitment.

Channa aurantimaculata

Bold orange-blotched predator that keeps you guessing, even with tankmates it knows well.

Channa stewartii

A hardy Himalayan predator that breathes air and tolerates a range of conditions.

Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

Channa micropeltes

A genuinely massive predator that outgrows most home aquariums before you know it.

Parosphromenus deissneri

A tiny, cave-breeding licorice gourami from Bangka with a tangled taxonomic history.