Species

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

Cephalopholis argus

A boldly spotted reef predator that holds its own territory with confidence.

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Arothron immaculatus

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific puffer with estuarine roots and a no-nonsense attitude.

Lamprologus speciosus

A pint-sized shell-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with outsized attitude.

Apistogramma hongsloi

A compact Colombian dwarf cichlid that pairs up and parents together.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.

Xanthichthys auromarginatus

A long-lived, manageable trigger that actually leaves your rockwork alone.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

The hardier, more forgiving cousin of the popular ram cichlid.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Brachygobius xanthozona

Bold black-and-yellow banding packed into a tiny, personality-filled goby.

Brachygobius xanthozonus

Tiny, bold, and banded. This pint-sized brackish goby has serious attitude.

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.

Brachygobius nunus

Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.

Altolamprologus calvus

A razor-thin Tanganyikan ambush hunter built to slip into the tightest rock crevices.

Liopropoma carmabi

A tiny, jewel-patterned reef fish that rewards patient hobbyists willing to coax it out.

Teleocichla centrarchus

A dwarf riverine cichlid built for life in Brazil's fast-flowing rapids.

Serranus tortugarum

A reef-safe, peaceful little bass that rarely hides its personality.

Aulonocara ethelwynnae

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

Synodontis decorus

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

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.

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.

Biotodoma cupido

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

Parupeneus barberinus

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

Aspidoras depinnai

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

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.

Stonogobiops dracula

A tiny goby that shares its home with a blind shrimp partner.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.