Species

Pseudacanthicus cf leopardus

A spiny, cave-dwelling pleco from the blackwaters of the Rio Negro.

Pseudacanthicus spinosus

A thorny, wild-looking Amazon pleco with serious attitude to match.

Astyanax leopoldi

A rarely seen South American tetra that rewards patient shoppers with active schooling behavior.

Xenotilapia leptura

A schooling Tanganyikan sand-dweller that grazes algae in peaceful, flowing groups.

Corydoras leucomelas

A long-lived, peaceful cory that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Hemichromis lifalili

A jewel cichlid that transforms into something else entirely when spawning season hits.

Barbus lineomaculatus

A sleek African barb that migrates into flooded grasslands to spawn.

Apistogramma linkei

A secretive dwarf cichlid from Bolivia's river systems, full of personality in a small package.

Carassius auratus var. lionhead

The beefy, hood-crowned fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Homaloptera smithi

A fast-water hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homaloptera zollingeri

A flattened, rock-clinging stream dweller that crawls and hops like a lizard.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.

Brycinus longipinnis

A lively West African schooler that needs space and confident tankmates.

Brochis multiradiatus

A long-snouted armoured catfish that breathes air and rewards group keeping.

Corydoras narcissus

A long-snouted cory from the Amazon, rarely seen and worth the search.

Corydoras ourastigma

A long-snouted Purus River cory that can live for two decades in the right setup.

Distichodus lusosso

A boldly patterned Congo river fish that quietly outgrows its youthful looks.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Mystus gulio

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

Aphyosemion loennbergii

A rare Cameroonian killifish from shaded rainforest streams, worth the extra effort.

Corydoras loretoensis

A long-finned little bottom-dweller that thrives in lively, social groups.

Corydoras ortegai

A tiny armored catfish from Peru that breathes air and blinks at you.

A whiptail catfish with one of the most striking breeding behaviors in the hobby.

Amphilophus lyonsi

A lesser-known Central American cichlid from Pacific-slope rivers worth seeking out.

Melanotaenia maccullochi

A compact, peaceful rainbowfish that rewards group keeping with vivid male displays.

Alticorpus macrocleithrum

A rarely kept deep-water cichlid from the mysterious depths of Lake Malawi.

Apistogramma macmasteri

A compact Colombian cichlid with big personality and fascinating cave-breeding behavior.

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

A boldly finned Xingu catfish that earns its territorial reputation with age.

Betta mahachaiensis

A nipa palm specialist from coastal Thailand with iridescent blue-green armor.

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

An all-blue Malawi mbuna with serious attitude and a mouthbrooding twist.

Barilius gatensis

A bold, fast-moving hill stream fish that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Betta mandor

A small, secretive Bornean mouthbrooder best kept in quiet, species-focused setups.

Odontodactylus havanensis

A Brazilian Atlantic crustacean that brings serious predator energy to the right tank.

Distichodus fasciolatus

A boldly barred Congo giant that stays surprisingly peaceful for its size.

Paratilapia polleni

Madagascar's endangered black cichlid, bold in personality and beautiful in the biotope