Species

Trematocranus placodon

A snail-crushing Lake Malawi hap with a specialist trick most cichlids lack.

Trichopodus pectoralis

A big, peaceful gourami with wild origins in the flooded forests of Southeast Asia.

Baryancistrus sp. "L142"

A boldly spotted Amazonian pleco that gets feisty as it grows up.

Salarias ramosus

A personable reef grazer with bold patterning and surprising air-breathing ability.

Puntius snyderi

Taiwan's little-known barb that rivals the golden barb in looks but rarely in fame.

Acanthurus sohal

A bold Red Sea beauty that rules its territory with zero tolerance for rivals.

Lepidosiren paradoxa

A living fossil that breathes air, crawls on fins, and outlives most pets.

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi

A prehistoric-looking giant that moonlights as your tank's cleanup crew.

Acaronia vultuosa

A compact Orinoco predator that punches above its weight in planted setups.

Aphanius iberus

A rare Mediterranean killifish worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Trichopsis pumila

Tiny gourami that settles disputes by croaking like a miniature frog

Aspidoras spilotus

A tiny Brazilian cory relative that can gulp air when needed.

Caecomastacembelus albomaculatus

A rarely seen Tanganyikan spiny eel for the serious rift lake setup.

Aphanius splendens

A rare Turkish killifish relative worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Thorichthys maculipinnis

A gentle Central American cichlid that surprises with its delicate spotted fins.

Sewellia sp. "SEW01"

A bold hillstream loach from Vietnam with a spotted pattern and real personality.

Hemibarbus maculatus

A bold, active coolwater fish with a row of dramatic flank spots.

Brachydanio nigrofasciatus

A rare, peaceful little danio from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers.

Garra spilota

A reddish-finned Burmese stream fish with boldly blotched flanks and genuine personality.

Hampala dispar

A fast-moving Mekong predator that stays manageable enough for a large community tank.

Gasteropelecus levis

A surface-hugging jumper with a deep keel and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

A bold little percher that claims coral real estate and rarely budges.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Synodontis multipunctata

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young for it.

Synodontis robbianus

A compact, hardy West African catfish that's surprisingly manageable for beginners.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Puntius kamalika

A quietly attractive Sri Lankan barb that earns its keep without demanding much.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Heteropneustes fossilis

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

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.