Species

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito in mixed shipments

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Pangio sp. "PAN03"

A mystery kuhli loach from Borneo that science hasn't named yet.

Macropharyngodon kuiteri

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that thrives in small, active groups.

Hemiancistrus sp

A spot-patterned Orinoco pleco with a taxonomic identity that's still up for debate.

Megalancistrus sp. "L234"

A massive, aggressive pleco from eastern Brazil that demands respect and space.

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Hypancistrus sp. "L260"

A fine-patterned Tapajós pleco that breeds readily and stays compact.

Corydoras lacrimostigmata

A tiny armored catfish that may mimic its wild neighbors to blend in.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Corydoras lamberti

A rare and enigmatic armored catfish from the Peruvian Amazon, best kept in groups.

Salarias fasciatus

A reef's algae patrol with a bold personality and surprising jaw strength.

Rhinogobius leavelli

A compact, bold goby from Southeast Asian streams, surprisingly easy to keep.

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Hypsibarbus wetmorei

A long-lived, large barb that needs space and good company to thrive.

Achirus lineatus

A master of disguise that buries itself until almost invisible.

Rhinogobius flumineus

A compact Japanese stream goby with devoted fathering instincts and beginner-friendly needs.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera leonardi

A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Homalopterula gymnogaster

A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Apistogramma pantalone

A tiny Peruvian dwarf cichlid with courtship rituals unlike any other Apistogramma.

Acanthicus hystrix

A giant, armor-plated catfish that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Scleromystax macropterus

A cool-water armored catfish with a bold personality and a venomous surprise

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Puntius mahecola

A rarely traded Kerala barb best appreciated in a lively, same-species school.

Corydoras amandajanea

A rare armored catfish from the Negro River that occasionally breathes air

Cleidopus gloriamaris

A living lantern: the fish that carries its own lights on its jaw.

Abactochromis labrosus

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with an unusually approachable temperament for the genus.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Melanoides tuberculata

The tireless substrate burrower that aerates your gravel while you sleep.

Lactoria diaphana

A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.