Species

Xenomystus nigri

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

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Amblydoras nauticus

A hardy little catfish that talks in the dark and rarely shows its face by day.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Vaillantella maassi

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

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

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

Butis butis

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

Chitala chitala

A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.

Papyrocranus afer

A rare African giant with a striking undulating fin and a fierce attitude.

Dactylopus dactylopus

A sand-walking dragonet that tiptoes across the seafloor on finger-like fins.

Hippocampus ingens

The largest seahorse in the Pacific, built for life among deep coral branches.

Notopterus notopterus

A nocturnal predator that outgrows most home aquariums faster than expected.

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

A rare Sri Lankan loach hidden beneath leaf litter, seldom seen in the hobby.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Cleidopus gloriamaris

A living lantern: the fish that carries its own lights on its jaw.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Oxyeleotris marmorata

A motionless giant that eats anything fitting in its enormous mouth.

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum

A nocturnal Caribbean predator with sticky orange-tipped tentacles that can snag small fish.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Chitala blanci

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

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

A compact Australian bottom-dweller that earns its keep in a peaceful community tank.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus

A boldly patterned Amazonian catfish that thrives in community tanks.

Chitala hypselonotus

A massive, air-breathing knifefish from the jungle rivers of Borneo and Sumatra.

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

A nocturnal African weakfish that retreats into caves by day and hunts by night.