Species

Hemichromis letourneuxi

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

Syncrossus helodes

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

Yasuhikotakia modesta

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

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.

Brachygobius xanthozona

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

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.

Liopropoma carmabi

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

Serranus tortugarum

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

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.

Krobia itanyi

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

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Nemateleotris magnifica

A tiny reef dart with a flame-colored body and an unmistakable sail-like dorsal fin.

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Nemateleotris helfrichi

A deep-reef gem that hovers and flicks its tall dorsal fin like a flag.

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Liopropoma susumi

A secretive reef cave-dweller with bold pinstripes and peaceful manners.

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

A pint-sized reef blenny that claims abandoned barnacle shells as its castle.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Aulonocara baenschi

A peacock cichlid with a curved snout and brilliant gold coloration from Lake Malawi.

Apistogramma nijsseni

A panda-patterned dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts and blackwater roots.

Aphyolebias peruensis

A rare Amazonian killifish with an extraordinarily long egg incubation period.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Synchiropus ocellatus

A reef-floor hunter with detailed patterns and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Lamprologus meleagris

A tiny shell-brooding cichlid with a surprisingly big attitude.

Lamprologus kungweensis

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell brooder that digs its own burrow network.