Species

Cynotilapia afra

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

Anomalochromis thomasi

A shy, peaceable little cichlid that rewards patient keepers with devoted parenting.

Pantodon buchholzi

A living leaf on the water's surface, until something edible flies past.

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.

Apistogramma resticulosa

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid from a single Brazilian river system.

Betta apollon

A wild Thai hillstream betta that thrives in cool, shadowy, soft-water streams.

Badis assamensis

A secretive Indian cave-spawner with remarkable breeding color displays.

Aulonocara auditor

A sand-sifting Lake Malawi cichlid from a tiny northern shoreline range.

Aulonocara korneliae

A rock-dweller that hunts the sand, endemic to one Malawian island.

Betta aurigans

A rare wild betta from a single Indonesian island, full of quiet personality.

Microctenopoma fasciolatum

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

Colisa fasciata

A labyrinth fish with bold bands and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

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.

Nannostomus espei

The only pencilfish that wears its night pattern all day long.

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

Apistogramma norberti

A pocket-sized Peruvian cichlid with a big personality and cave-spawning habits.

Copella nigrofasciata

A dapper little Amazonian splasher with devoted fathering instincts.

Gymnothorax melanopterus

A moray with bold fin markings from the cool northern seas.

Epiplatys dageti dageti

A hardy, surface-loving killifish that's a perfect gateway into egg-scattering species.

Barbus candens

A tiny Congo rarity that rewards patient keepers with delicate charm.

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.

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

The rarest bleeding heart tetra, with a vivid red wedge only it can claim.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

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

Apistogramma eunotus

A compact Peruvian dwarf cichlid with serious parenting instincts and big personality.

Alestopetersius smykalai

A rare West African schooler with a bold diamond marking and fascinating male rivalry displays.

Inpaichthys kerri

Tiny tetra with big color rivalry. Males glow brightest when competing for attention.

Fundulopanchax filamentosus

Ornate West African killifish with flowing fins and a taste for live food.

Rasbora einthovenii

A peaceful forest-stream rasbora with a charmingly crinkled lateral stripe.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

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

Nothobranchius patrizii

A tiny annual killifish built for life in pools that disappear.

Badis badis

A color-changing micro-predator that hides, watches, and ambushes with surprising intensity.