Species

Acanthicus adonis

A spotted pleco that outgrows almost every home aquarium it enters.

Pseudotropheus sp. "Acei"

The only mbuna that feeds exclusively on submerged wood in the wild.

Pseudotropheus acei

A bold Lake Malawi cichlid that brings real personality to a species tank.

Steatocranus casuarius

A bottom-bouncing Congo cichlid with a legendary pair bond and comical personality.

Xenomystus nigri

The knifefish that barks, breathes air, and swims backwards with ease.

Hepsetus odoe

A razor-toothed ambush predator built like a torpedo, straight from West African rivers.

Phago loricatus

A slender West African predator with a nasty habit of stealing scales from tankmates.

Lates niloticus

One of the world's most destructive invasive species, and genuinely unsuitable for home aquaria.

Hoplerythrinus unitaeniatus

An ancient air-breathing predator that can walk to find new water.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Luciosoma setigerum

A surface-skimming predator sold under a tangle of wrong names.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Lates calcarifer

A giant predator that outgrows almost every aquarium on earth.

Bagarius rutilus

A river predator with vivid orange fins, built for serious hobbyists with serious space.

Hemichromis elongatus

A jewel cichlid with a reputation for being the most aggressive in the genus.

Gymnotus carapo

A electric-field-wielding oddball that can breathe air and recognize its neighbors

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

A sleek South American predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Acestrorhynchus falcirostris

A riverine ambush predator that plays surprisingly well with tankmates it can't eat.

Pygocentrus cariba

The Orinoco's apex predator, wrapped in myth and surprisingly manageable alone.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Serrasalmus brandtii

A golden-bronze loner from Brazil's São Francisco basin, rarely seen in the trade.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Chaca burmensis

A master of ambush disguise that barely moves and eats almost anything alive.

Pseudacanthicus sp

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

Serrasalmus manueli

A rare, large piranha relative that demands a specialist keeper and a massive tank.

Serrasalmus gibbus

A lone-wolf piranha from Brazil that tolerates no tankmates whatsoever.

Theraps bocourti

A rare Guatemalan cichlid with impressive parental care and a feisty personality.

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.

Bagarius suchus

A rapids-dwelling predator built more for public aquariums than home tanks.

Aphanius danfordii

A rare Turkish killifish relative with fascinating behavior and real conservation value.