Species

Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei

A sociable little loach that thrives in groups and suits community stream tanks.

Schilbe intermedius

A schooling African catfish that cruises open water with surprising grace.

Pseudacanthicus sp

A spiny, armored catfish from Venezuelan rivers with serious attitude.

Serrasalmus manueli

A rare, large piranha relative that demands a specialist keeper and a massive tank.

Serrasalmus gibbus

A lone-wolf piranha from Brazil that tolerates no tankmates whatsoever.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

Chagunius chagunio

A rarely seen river giant that needs serious space to thrive.

Halichoeres richmondi

A reef-dwelling wrasse that moves in loose social groups across coral-rich shallows.

Sphaerichthys selatanensis

A rare Bornean gem where the mother holds the eggs, not the father.

Rasbora rubrodorsalis

A tiny Southeast Asian schooler with a vivid red splash on its dorsal fin.

Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis

A pint-sized Thai hill stream goby with a big carnivore's appetite.

Vaillantella maassi

A secretive, eel-like loach with a bold orange dorsal stripe and a sky-high price tag.

Platax orbicularis

A bold, personable fish that grows from dead-leaf mimic to impressive open-water cruiser

Doryrhamphus janssi

A tiny reef cleaner that runs its own grooming station for other fish.

Pristobrycon calmoni

A lesser-known piranha relative with serious teeth and surprising longevity.

Epiplatys annulatus

A pocket-sized killifish with bold racing stripes and a surprisingly calm nature.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.

Sphyraena barracuda

A true apex predator that grows to nearly six feet long.

Papyrocranus congoensis

A prehistoric-looking Congo predator that breathes air straight from the surface.

Stenopus hispidus

Bold red-and-white stripes make this reef shrimp impossible to overlook.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Bagarius suchus

A rapids-dwelling predator built more for public aquariums than home tanks.

Indostomus crocodilus

A tiny armored oddity from Thai blackwater streams, best kept in small groups.

Aphanius danfordii

A rare Turkish killifish relative with fascinating behavior and real conservation value.

Xiphophorus cortezi

A gentle, lesser-known Mexican swordtail for the planted community tank.

Cynodon gibbus

A surprisingly docile predator with fang-like teeth that can work in a community tank.

Equetus lanceolatus

A boldly striped reef fish shaped like a living exclamation mark.

Salminus brasiliensis

A spectacular game fish that genuinely has no place in a home aquarium.

Pseudochromis porphyreus

Pocket-sized and bold, this vivid reef dweller punches well above its weight.

Pseudochromis splendens

A solitary reef-dweller from Indo-Pacific drop-offs, compact and reef-compatible.

Schistura pridii

A tiny, feisty loach with bold dragon-like patterning from Thai mountain streams.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

A large, predatory bottom-dweller with a flattened head and serious appetite.

Cyprinodon brontotheroides

A tiny Bahamian pupfish built to crack open hard-shelled prey no other pupfish can handle.

Pethia phutunio

A tiny, peaceful schooler that thrives best among its own kind.

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Tiny loach with big social rituals and a personality to match

Acanthopsoides molobrion

A pint-sized Bornean loach with a horse-faced look and big personality.