Species

Gobioides broussonnetii

A dragon-faced gentle giant that's all looks and no aggression.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Calophysus macropterus

The Vulture Catfish: a relentless scavenger built for South America's biggest rivers.

Synodontis gambiensis

A wide-ranging West African catfish that earns its space with character.

Fundulopanchax walkeri

A feisty West African killi with a big appetite and cool-water preferences.

Clarias batrachus

The catfish that actually walks on land and can breathe air.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Australia's leafy coastal phantom, camouflaged beyond belief.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

Aplocheilus werneri

A sleek Sri Lankan surface hunter rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Theraps wesseli

A little-known Honduran cichlid with big personality and bold Central American roots.

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.

Protopterus annectens annectens

An ancient, air-breathing fish that can survive years without water

Rineloricaria lanceolata

A gentle whiptail catfish that breeds willingly and guards its eggs with dedication.

Rineloricaria fallax

A devoted catfish father that breeds readily and tolerates a wide range of tankmates.

Rineloricaria parva

A slender, whip-tailed catfish that breeds readily and suits most peaceful communities.

Vieja argentea

A boldly colored Central American bruiser that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Betta albimarginata

A tiny, peaceful mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater forest streams.

Amblygobius albimaculatus

A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and engineers its own burrow.

Pimelodus albofasciatus

A sleek, fast-moving pimelodid catfish built for big river life.

Allodontichthys hubbsi

A rare Mexican livebearer from a single river system, seldom seen in the hobby.

Tropheus duboisi

Juvenile leopard pattern fades into something completely different as adults.

Arothron hispidus

A boldly patterned puffer with a voracious appetite and a personality to match.

Centropyge flavicauda

A small, deep-bodied dwarf angel with a ghostly white tail that stands out in any reef.

Ctenochaetus flavicauda

A compact reef-grazer with a bright white tail that stands out on the rock face.

Betta coccina

A blood-red peat swamp betta that demands soft, acidic water and its own space.

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that wedges itself into hiding spots with specialized fins.

Centromochlus schultzi

A shy but charming Brazilian wood catfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Glanidium leopardum

A leopard-spotted catfish from Guiana's leaf-littered creek systems.

Campylomormyrus tamandua

A rare African electric fish with a bizarre beak-like snout and a brain to match.

Pristella maxillaris

The see-through tetra whose bold dorsal fin pattern makes a school unforgettable.

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.

Aequidens metae

A compact Colombian cichlid from blackwater streams, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

A lively, adaptable tetra that rewards you for keeping it in a proper group.

Haplochromis aeneocolor

A papyrus-shore cichlid from Uganda's Lake George, small but full of character.

Hemibagrus nemurus

A river giant that grows enormous, acts aggressively, and fears nothing. Including you.