Species

Aulonocara ethelwynnae

A rare Lake Malawi sand-dweller with rich chocolate barring on breeding males.

Ctenopoma ocellatum

A slow-moving Congo predator with a bold eyespot and real personality.

Hypselecara coryphaenoides

A peaceful giant from blackwater rivers that transforms dramatically when spawning.

Hypselecara temporalis

A gentle giant cichlid that plays well with others. Mostly.

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

A delicate blackwater specialist with unusual maternal mouthbrooding and mysterious social rituals.

Pseudosquilla ciliata

A predatory mantis shrimp relative that brings serious attitude to the right setup.

Fundulopanchax cinnamomeum

A compact Cameroonian killifish with warm cinnamon tones and an easygoing nature.

Anabas testudineus

The fish that walks on land and breathes air. A true survival specialist.

Synodontis decorus

A bold Congo catfish with a clown's wardrobe and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Coris gaimard

A wrasse that completely reinvents its look from juvenile to adult.

Apistogramma cacatuoides

A pocket-sized cichlid with big personality and remarkable parental dedication.

Odontodactylus scyllarus

A fist-packing reef predator with vision far beyond anything we can imagine.

Altolamprologus compressiceps

A laterally flattened Tanganyikan predator built to hunt in razor-thin rock crevices.

Polypterus endlicheri congicus

A prehistoric armored predator that breathes air and swallows prey whole.

Tetraodon miurus

A buried ambush predator from the Congo that bites first and asks questions never.

Tetraodon schoutedeni

A rare Congo puffer with a surprisingly manageable temperament for its family.

Alestes bimaculatus

A lively Congo schooler that brings active mid-water energy to larger African setups.

Gobiodon atrangulatus

A tiny coral-dwelling goby that lives and breeds within Acropora colonies.

Serranocirrhitus latus

A secretive reef dweller that casually swims upside-down along cave ceilings.

Platynematichthys notatus

A bold Amazonian catfish that grows large enough to demand serious space.

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly versatile respiratory trick up its sleeve.

Trichopsis vittata

The gourami that settles arguments with sound instead of fins.

Canthigaster coronata

A compact Hawaiian puffer with bold saddle markings and a voracious appetite for reef invertebrates.

Nandopsis tetracanthus

Cuba's only native cichlid: territorial, long-lived, and surprisingly personable.

Tubastraea tagusensis

A shade-loving cup coral that thrives where most others would starve.

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Neolamprologus pulcher

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a remarkably complex social family life.

Parupeneus barberinus

A bold, active sand-sifter built for big reef systems with open substrate.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

A lively little shoaler that pairs well with dwarf cichlids and Corydoras.

Placidochromis electra

A sand-sifting Malawi hap gentle enough to keep with Aulonocara and Copadichromis.

Aspidoras depinnai

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and air-breathing tricks.

Pictichromis diadema

Bold reef personality packed into a two-tone, pocket-sized package.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

Valenciennea puellaris

A sand-sifting goby that tidies your substrate and bonds for life with a partner.

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.