Species

Schilbe intermedius

A schooling African catfish that cruises open water with surprising grace.

Gastromyzon viriosus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with surprising territorial attitude for its size.

Scleromystax c113

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

Pseudacanthicus sp

A spiny, armored catfish from Venezuelan rivers with serious attitude.

Cambarellus shufeldtii

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

Folifer brevifilis

A rare giant cyprinid from Southeast Asia, seldom seen outside its native rivers.

Garra hughi

A mountain stream grazer from India's Western Ghats, sometimes sold as chocolate algae eater.

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.

Schistura deansmarti

A blind, ghostly cave loach found nowhere else on Earth.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

Chagunius chagunio

A rarely seen river giant that needs serious space to thrive.

Cyprinodon veronicae

A rare spring pupfish from a remote Mexican highland that challenges even dedicated keepers.

Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis

A pint-sized Thai hill stream goby with a big carnivore's appetite.

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

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

Pseudogastromyzon myersi

A compact hillstream grazer that clings to rocks and cleans algae with surprising personality.

Pelodiscus sinensis

A leathery, long-snouted predator that's more personality than shell.

Vaillantella maassi

A secretive, eel-like loach with a bold orange dorsal stripe and a sky-high price tag.

Synodontis flavitaeniata

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with filamentous barbels and a peaceful nature.

Synodontis decorum

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.

Rineloricaria eigenmanni

A slender, stick-like catfish that breeds readily and welcomes community life.

Synodontis aterrima

A small but feisty Congo catfish that keeps tankmates on their toes.

Synodontis greshoffi

A boldly patterned Congo catfish that's tougher than it looks but easier than most Synos.

Lamprologus congoensis

A bottom-hugging Congo rapids cichlid with a charmingly jerky swim and a fiery temper.

Nemacheilus corica

A spotted hill-stream loach that thrives with companions and a naturalistic setup.

Corydoras aurofrenatus

A compact armored catfish from Paraguay with distinctive flank markings and an unusual breathing trick.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Indostomus crocodilus

A tiny armored oddity from Thai blackwater streams, best kept in small groups.

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Sparisoma viride

A reef sculptor that literally chews coral into Caribbean sand.

Puntius exclamatio

A rare Indian barb with a uniquely puzzling two-blotch pattern that may not even be a true species.

Chlamydogobius eremius

A tiny Australian desert survivor that laughs at water conditions others can't handle.