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.

Phago loricatus

A slender West African predator with a nasty habit of stealing scales from tankmates.

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.

Pterophyllum altum

The wild angelfish that makes the common angel look easy.

Labeo angra

A streamlined South Asian labeo with a bold lateral stripe and good table credentials.

Aphanius dispar

A rare Middle Eastern toothcarp best kept as a conservation project.

Gymnostomnus ariza

A large, wide-ranging South Asian cyprinid with a surprisingly easygoing reputation.

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.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Ophisternon gutturale

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

Chrysiptera hemicyanea

A bold splash of blue and yellow that punches above its small size.

Apolemichthys arcuatus

A boldly patterned Hawaiian angel that's surprisingly approachable for reef keepers.

Tilapia sparrmanii

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

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Opsarius barna

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

Stegastes leucostictus

A small, personable damselfish that tends its own algae garden on the reef floor.

Neoarius berneyi

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

Centropyge bicolor

A boldly two-toned dwarf angel that darts and hides across the reef.

Naso vlamingii

A color-shifting open-water unicornfish that needs serious space to roam.

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Myleus schomburgkii

A disc-shaped, plant-munching pacu with a bold black flank bar and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

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

Thayeria boehlkei

The tetra that swims nose-up and wears a bold racing stripe to its tail.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

The velvety, telescope-eyed goldfish that turns heads in any pond or tank.

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.