Species

Corydoras adolfoi

A boldly patterned Rio Negro cory that thrives in lively groups.

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Barbus holotaenia

A lively schooling barb from Central Africa, rarely seen but worth the hunt.

Nannocharax fasciatus

A tiny West African characin that rewards patient keepers with fascinating bottom-dwelling behavior.

Corydoras agassizii

A peaceful armored catfish with a notoriously tricky identity and a 20-year lifespan.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Aspidoras albater

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and an unusual breathing trick.

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Corydoras ambiacus

A spotty little armored catfish that occasionally surfaces for a gulp of air.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Pteronotropis grandipinnis

A dapper little North American native that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Corydoras armatus

A tiny armored catfish that breathes air and handles low-oxygen conditions with ease.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Apistogramma atahualpa

A jewel-sized Amazonian dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts.

Periophthalmus barbarus

A true amphibious fish that walks, climbs, and breathes air on land.

Corydoras atropersonatus

A long-lived little armored catfish that actually breathes air from the surface.

Amphiprion rubrocinctus

Australia's own anemonefish, rarely seen outside its home waters.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Apistogramma bitaeniata

A jewel of Amazonian blackwater, with color forms varying by river system.

Amblygobius phalaena

A sand-sifting goby that doubles as a natural substrate vacuum cleaner.

Schistura notostigma

A feisty Sri Lankan stream dweller that climbs waterfalls and holds its ground.

Corydoras metae

The bandit-masked cory with a longer lifespan than most fishkeepers expect.

Bunocephalichthys verrucosus

A master of disguise that looks more like a dead leaf than a fish.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Bunocephalus knerii

A master of camouflage that lies motionless until the lights go out.

Corydoras robineae

The bannertail cory: bold markings, fascinating air-gulping behavior, and surprising longevity.

Nemacheilus fasciatus

A neatly patterned stream loach from the cool highlands of Sumatra and Java.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Scleromystax barbatus

The giant of the cory world, with a beard and a serious attitude to match.

Ophisternon bengalense

A burrow-building, air-breathing swamp predator that blurs the line between eel and snake.

Acaronia nassa

A wide-eyed Amazonian ambush predator that makes the most of its stillness.

Synodontis alberti

The Synodontis with the longest barbels and biggest eyes in the genus.