Species

Cynotilapia afra

A scrappy Malawi mbuna that rewrites the rules with open-water schooling behavior.

Hemichromis letourneuxi

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

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Cephalopholis argus

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

Microctenopoma fasciolatum

A small Congo predator that rewards patient keepers with fascinating labyrinth fish behavior.

Diploprion bifasciatum

A reef predator that poisons its own tank water when threatened.

Pseudochromis paccagnella

Tiny, colorful, and surprisingly fierce. A pocket-sized bully for the reef tank.

Xenotilapia sima

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

Lamprologus speciosus

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

Arothron nigropunctatus

A bold reef grazer that will rearrange your coral collection without asking.

Cephalopholis miniata

A brilliantly spotted reef predator that commands attention in any large display tank.

Arothron caeruleopunctatus

One of the largest puffers you can keep, and surprisingly blue.

Carinotetraodon borneensis

A pint-sized Bornean puffer with outsized personality and a very limited range.

Auriglobus modestus

A small but aggressive freshwater puffer with a surprisingly varied wild diet.

Haplochromis brownae

A wave-swept Lake Victoria cichlid built for life on exposed, rocky shorelines.

Altolamprologus calvus

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

Sandelia capensis

A primitive air-breathing anabantid from South Africa's threatened Cape rivers.

Teleocichla centrarchus

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

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

A personable brackish predator with a beak, a belly, and a bad attitude.

Pao turgidus

A color-shifting freshwater puffer with a bold personality and serious bite.

Dicrossus filamentosus

A tiny, ornate cichlid with a lyre-shaped tail and a big personality.

Melanochromis chipokae

Possibly the most aggressive mbuna in the hobby. Not for the faint-hearted.

Cichlasoma bocourti

A hefty Central American cichlid that means business in any territory it claims.

Ctenopoma ocellatum

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

Pseudosquilla ciliata

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

Anabas testudineus

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

Odontodactylus scyllarus

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

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.

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.

Crenicichla compressiceps

A pocket-sized pike cichlid with an outsized attitude and lightning-fast reflexes.

Carinotetraodon salivator

A pint-sized puffer from Borneo's fast-flowing streams, full of personality.

Tetraodon duboisi

A rare Congo puffer that packs a big personality into a tiny package.

Sandelia bainsii

A rare, air-breathing anabantoid from a handful of South African rivers.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.