Species

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Stiphodon rutilaureus

A tiny, rock-hugging stream goby from the clear rivers of Melanesia.

Pseudotropheus tropheops

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with a surprisingly forceful approach to eating algae.

Leporacanthicus heterodon

A fang-toothed South American pleco with a surprisingly manageable personality.

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

A big, bold barb with golden fins that needs room to roam.

Baryancistrus sp. "Cf Xanthellus"

A gold-spotted Xingu pleco with a temperament that gets feistier with age.

Serrasalmus maculatus

A fin-biting South American predator that's actually one of the easier piranhas to keep.

Cypraea annulus

A small Indo-Pacific cowrie with a distinctive golden ring and peaceful nature.

Crossocheilus cobitis

A bottom-dwelling algae eater from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Amblygobius semicinctus

A peaceful, burrowing goby that tidies sandbed detritus in calm reef systems.

Hampala macrolepidota

A two-foot predatory barb that's more river monster than aquarium fish.

Liniparhomaloptera disparis

A tiny mountain stream hillstream loach with surprisingly bold territorial behavior.

Leptobotia taeniops

A sociable Chinese loach with a bold personality and a taste for company.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Barilius bendelisis

A fast-moving hill stream fish that needs bold tankmates and plenty of room.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Devario apogon

A tiny Irrawaddy danionin that hobbyists have barely had a chance to meet yet.

Squaliforma villarsi

A rare Venezuelan pleco with surprising peaceful manners and air-breathing tricks.

Barbonymus gonionotus

A large, active schooling barb that needs space and robust tank companions.

Barilius canarensis

A bold, fast-moving schooler from Indian hill streams that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Hypselobarbus jerdoni

A rare, river-schooling giant from the Western Ghats, seldom seen in the hobby.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

A rare Sri Lankan loach hidden beneath leaf litter, seldom seen in the hobby.

Ancistrus cf cirrhosus

The bristlenose catfish: a compact, algae-grazing workhorse with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Corydoras multiradiatus

A large, long-snouted cory with a fascinating air-breathing trick up its sleeve.

Apistogramma sp. "Kelleri"

A mouthbrooding dwarf cichlid with a remarkably flexible approach to raising its young.

Brachygobius kabiliensis

Tiny bumblebee-patterned goby from Borneo's mangroves, surprisingly manageable for new keepers.

Bagrus meridionalis

A giant Lake Malawi catfish with one of the most complex social lives in freshwater.

Corydoras kanei

A small, spotted cory from blackwater rivers that breathes air and charms beginners.

Aliger gigas

A gentle giant of the seafloor, with one of the most iconic shells in the ocean.

Pelvicachromis subocellatus

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid whose females put on a dazzling courtship display.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio filinaris

A slender, plain-bodied eel loach from the forested streams of peninsular Malaysia.