Species

Chromobotia macracanthus

A long-lived, social bottom-dweller that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Rasbora kalochroma

A rosy, large-bodied rasbora that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Synodontis obesus

A hefty West African catfish with a surprising electric organ hidden inside.

Stiphodon semoni

A tiny rainforest stream goby with big personality and territorial tendencies.

Hypostomus cochliodon

A hefty South American pleco with a surprisingly specialized wood-scraping bite.

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.

Hyphessobrycon takasei

A quietly charming little tetra with a distinctive coffee-dark body spot.

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

A bold Colombian tetra with vivid red fins and a peaceful, social nature.

Belontia signata

Sri Lanka's feisty labyrinth fish, with a reddish glow and a short temper.

Alcolapia alcalicus

A cichlid from one of Earth's most inhospitable lakes, built to survive where almost nothing else can.

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Clypeobarbus congicus

A rare Congo native with distinctive shield-like scales and a subtle social hierarchy.

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi

A rarely traded Congo mouthbrooder with personality that far outweighs its small size.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Phenacogrammus interruptus

A drab fish store purchase that transforms into something genuinely spectacular at home.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Pyrrhulina spilota

A slender Peruvian gem with surprisingly complex spawning behavior for its size.

Apistogramma commbrae

A cool-water dwarf cichlid with a tell-tale double spot and surprising monogamy.

A rare Peruvian armored catfish that breathes air and lives for decades.

A tiny, long-lived catfish with a fascinating natural mimicry story.

Girardinus creolus

A rare Cuban livebearer that occupies the middle of the water column.

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Chaetodon vagabundus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly that pairs for life and patrols its territory together.

Chaetodon xanthurus

The only butterflyfish with a true crosshatch pattern on its sides.

Trochilocharax ornatus

A scaleless micro-tetra with internal fertilization and serious personality for its size.

Caridina cantonensis

Boldly patterned dwarf shrimp that reward careful water chemistry with constant activity.

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi

A rare Araguaia gem that rewards patient schooling setups with vivid red coloring.

Bodianus pulchellus

A reef-safe wrasse relative that moonlights as a cleaner fish when young.

Pethia cumingii

A peaceful Sri Lankan gem with bold black blotches and sunshine-yellow fins.

Archocentrus septemfasciatus

A feisty Costa Rican cichlid that punches well above its weight at spawning time.

Oryzias woworae

A tiny Indonesian ricefish that glows red and blue at spawning time.

Danio feegradei

A restless Burmese danio with complex social dynamics beneath its peaceful reputation.

Hemigrammus bellottii

A small, nimble Amazonian tetra with a distinctive body marking worth looking twice at.

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis

A rare Kerala barb with feisty personality and a tangled taxonomic history.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.