Species

Oreichthys crenuchoides

A tiny barb with a sail-like dorsal fin and surprisingly complex social dynamics.

Synodontis schall

The unpredictable bruiser of the Synodontis world, not for community tanks.

Ctenops nobilis

The noble gourami: a labyrinth fish that spits its eggs straight into dad's mouth.

Synodontis ocellifer

A hardy West African catfish with bold spots and a long, distinctive adipose fin.

Pethia padamya

A barb with a mysterious past and males that blaze red when rivals are near.

Tilapia ruweti

A compact African cichlid with big personality from wild swamp habitats.

Barilius ardens

A fast-moving Western Ghats minnow that needs space, speed, and bold companions.

Barilius malabaricus

A fast, bold river minnow from India's Western Ghats that needs room to move.

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum

A nocturnal Caribbean predator with sticky orange-tipped tentacles that can snag small fish.

Neoheterandria elegans

A tiny Colombian livebearer with a fascinating near-mammalian reproductive twist.

Geophagus sp. "Orange Head"

A vividly capped cichlid that rewards patient keepers with fascinating mouthbrooding family life.

Andinoacara sp. "Orinoco"

A mellow Orinoco cichlid that pairs easily and rewards patient breeders.

Geophagus camopiensis

A rarely seen eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding behavior and real personality.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Ossubtus xinguense

A plant-munching Xingu oddity that surprises keepers with its feisty personality.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Centropyge vrolikii

A small, reef-dwelling angel that pairs for life and plays it cool with tankmates.

Luciocephalus pulcher

A pike-like gourami relative from blackwater forests, built for ambush.

Cyprinodon alvarezi

A fish extinct in the wild, kept alive by dedicated hobbyists worldwide.

Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Neoceratodus forsteri

A living fossil that breathes air and may outlive its keeper by decades.

Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Perisesarma bidens

A feisty little brackish crab with vivid red claws and a personality to match.

Cherax quadricarinatus

A bold, fast-growing Australian crayfish with vivid red claw markings on the males.

Satanoperca rhynchitis

A gregarious French Guiana cichlid with distinctive red lips and surprising gentleness outside of spawning.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Epiplatys lamottei

A West African surface killifish dressed in red spots and dark bars.

Geophagus surinamensis

A mouthbrooding digger that sifts sand and fiercely guards its young.

Procambarus clarkii

Hardy, bold, and endlessly entertaining. But a menace to planted tanks.

Cyclocheilos enoplos

A giant Southeast Asian river fish that belongs in public aquaria, not home tanks.

Holacanthus tricolor

A bold Atlantic angel with dramatically different juvenile and adult coloration.

Caquetaia spectabilis

A bold Amazonian cichlid that pairs for life and defends its brood fiercely.

Apistogramma alacrina

A pint-sized Colombian dwarf cichlid with a uniquely spotted pectoral fin base.

Neoarius leptaspis

A mouthbrooding giant catfish that travels from rivers to the sea.

Hampala salweenensis

A rare Salween barb that hunts by suction and needs to be kept in groups.