Species

Cichla kelberi

A hard-hitting Amazonian predator that rewards patient keepers with bold personality.

Cichla ocellaris

A river predator that grows to nearly three feet and eats anything it can catch.

Cichla orinocensis

A river predator that grows to nearly two feet and eats its tankmates.

Lepidocephalichthys annandalei

A rare loach with peacock-patterned tail fins, seldom seen in the trade.

Danio albolineatus

A shimmering, active schooler that thrives in community tanks with minimal fuss.

Trichopodus leerii

One of the gentlest gouramis, draped in a galaxy of pearlescent spots.

Nannostomus grandis

The largest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth the search.

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.

Thayeria obliqua

The original penguin tetra, now overshadowed by its more common cousin.

Garra surendranathanii

A compact Indian river grazer with a sucker disc built for fast currents.

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Rineloricaria morrowi

A slender Peruvian whiptail catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating paternal care.

Cryptocoryne beckettii 'Petchii'

A compact Sri Lankan crypt with rich olive-brown leaves and violet undersides.

Alticorpus peterdaviesi

A deep-water Malawi cichlid that grazes the lake's silty, diatom-rich floor.

Puntius sharmai

A tiny, rarely exported Indian barb best appreciated in a species-focused nano setup.

Corydoras petracinii

A tiny Argentine cory built for rocky currents, rarely if ever seen in the hobby.

Phallichthys fairweatheri

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

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.

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.

Belonesox belizanus

A surface-hunting predator built like a pike, from Central American wetlands.

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.

Atyopsis spinipes

A gentle filter-feeder that fans food from the current with fan-like front legs.

Caridina gracilirostris

That comically long nose isn't just for looks. It's a shrimp with personality.

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.

Xiphophorus maculatus

The beginner-proof livebearer that comes in more color forms than you can count.

Corydoras polystictus

A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.

Ptychognathus barbatus

A tiny, fully aquatic freshwater crab with a surprisingly bold and active personality.

Betta pulchra

A secretive peat swamp betta that broods its young in the father's mouth.