Species

Acanthicus adonis

A spotted pleco that outgrows almost every home aquarium it enters.

Corydoras acrensis

A little-known armored catfish from Amazonia that breathes air when it needs to.

Brachyrhamdia rambarrani

A Corydoras mimic from blackwater Brazil, rarely seen but worth the search.

Steatocranus casuarius

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

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Astroblepus ubidiai

A small Ecuadorian mountain catfish with big personality for planted setups.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

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

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Ophisternon gutturale

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

Tilapia sparrmanii

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

Opsarius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Neoarius berneyi

A wide-ranging Australian catfish that thrives in murky, slow-moving water.

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

A deep-river Asian catfish with an impressively tall dorsal fin and bold personality.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

A giant, gentle African catfish that cruises the bottom with calm authority.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Corydoras acutus

A sharp-snouted little armored catfish with a bold black dorsal spot.

Corydoras schultzei

A rare, captive-bred cory with deep black coloration and charming schooling behavior.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Procambarus alleni

Florida's boldest crustacean, in an almost unreal shade of blue.

Opsarius bernatziki

A fast, bold hillstream schooler with vivid blue flank bars and serious attitude.

Symphorichthys spilurus

A bold reef-associated snapper that grows into a true centerpiece fish.

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Corydoras boesemani

A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and stays rare in the hobby.

Corydoras britskii

A big-dorsal Cory with armored charm, best kept in a lively group.

Corydoras aeneus

The beginner-friendly bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Synodontis contracta

A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Cetoscarus bicolor

A Red Sea beauty that grazes reef algae and holds its own when challenged.

Opsarius dogarsinghi

A bold hill stream speedster that needs friends its own size.

Scleromystax c113

A feisty armoured catfish from Brazil whose males refuse to share their space.

Cambarellus shufeldtii

A pint-sized Louisiana crayfish that won't terrorize your plants or tankmates.

Kelloggella cardinalis

A pint-sized tidepool goby that can actually breathe out of water.

Corydoras carlae

A rarely seen Iguazu cory with twin flank blotches and peaceful, social charm.

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

A familiar trade fish that often surprises owners with its attitude as it matures.