Species

Phallichthys fairweatheri

A gentle little livebearer from Central America's marshy backwaters.

Acestrorhynchus microlepis

A sleek, toothy predator that schools as a juvenile and hunts like a pike.

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

A sleek river predator that plays surprisingly well with the right tankmates.

Boulengerella cuvieri

A surface-hunting predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Crenicichla albopunctata

A compact, manageable pike cichlid with serious predator personality.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Luciocephalus pulcher

A pike-like gourami relative from blackwater forests, built for ambush.

Serrasalmus eigenmanni

A sleek Amazon predator that's surprisingly manageable for first-time piranha keepers.

Stomatepia pindu

A critically endangered Cameroonian cichlid that turns jet black when spawning.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Serrasalmus humeralis

A fin-eating piranha with a surprisingly low-key reputation for people

Serrasalmus serrulatus

A solitary, fin-biting predator with a famously tangled identity.

Serrasalmus piraya

The largest piranha on earth, and legally banned in several countries.

Cycloseris densicolumellus

A free-living plate coral that slowly wanders the sandy bottom on its own.

Iksookimia pumila

A compact Korean loach rarely seen outside its home country's hobby.

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

A flat, current-loving Taiwanese hillstream loach that clings to rocks like a living suction cup.

Nannostomus rubrocaudatus

Tiny, territorial, and blazing with red-purple color. A pencilfish with real attitude.

Serrasalmus rhombeus

A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.

Cyclocheilichthys janthochir

A rarely imported Bornean cyprinid with vivid red fin markings and a gregarious personality.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Copella eigenmanni

A small, peaceful Amazonian schooler with subtle charm and fascinating breeding behavior.

Epiplatys lamottei

A West African surface killifish dressed in red spots and dark bars.

Acestrorhynchus falcatus

A pike-like ambush predator that minds its manners with fish it can't swallow.

Erythrinus erythrinus

A bold, air-breathing predator that mimics killifish as a juvenile to lure prey

Pseudepiplatys annulatus

A tiny West African killifish with bold bands and surprisingly shy habits.

Caquetaia spectabilis

A bold Amazonian cichlid that pairs for life and defends its brood fiercely.

Apistogramma alacrina

A pint-sized Colombian dwarf cichlid with a uniquely spotted pectoral fin base.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Chitala blanci

A massive Mekong predator that will outgrow almost any home aquarium.

Axelrodi riesei

A tiny red gem from Colombia that rewards patient, species-focused keepers.

Hampala salweenensis

A rare Salween barb that hunts by suction and needs to be kept in groups.

Pygocentrus piraya

The largest piranha, and the one that earns the reputation others borrow.

Oryzias sarasinorum

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with a truly bizarre egg-carrying trick

Histrio histrio

A master of disguise that drifts the open ocean on floating weed mats.

Cyprinodon desquamator

A tiny Bahamian pupfish that makes its living stealing scales from other fish.

Aphanius asquamatus

A nearly scaleless relic from a single Turkish lake, built for dedicated keepers.