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.

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.

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.

Physella acuta

The unstoppable little snail that thrives where others fail.

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.

Danio kerri

A powder-blue schooling gem from the Malay Peninsula that's rarely seen but easy to keep.

Opsarius bernatziki

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

Oreochromis aureus

A cold-tolerant tilapia with surprising hardiness and a calm, active personality.

Corydoras boesemani

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

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.