Species

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

A burrowing, long-snouted loach that vanishes into the sand and rarely looks back.

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Corydoras fowleri

A long-snouted cory with a feisty streak and surprisingly long lifespan.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Yasuhikotakia splendida

A rare Mekong loach with bold spots, yellow fins, and fascinating social rituals.

Corydoras trilineatus

Commonly sold as julii cory, this peaceful armored catfish is a beginner-friendly gem.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Baryancistrus demantoides

A territorial Venezuelan pleco with vivid spots and a noticeably tall dorsal fin.

Botia rostrata

A boldly barred loach with a complex social life and real personality.

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

Peckoltia compta

A compact Brazilian pleco with a bold pattern and a useful breathing trick.

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced 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.

Corydoras narcissus

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

Mystus gulio

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

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.

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

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

Synodontis njassae

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

Corydoras pinheiroi

A rare Amazonian cory that can breathe air and live for decades.

Premnas biaculeatus

The boldest clownfish in the hobby, and it knows it.

Ancistrus ranunculus

A flat-headed, rock-hugging pleco from Brazil's wild river rapids.

Liopropoma susumi

A secretive reef cave-dweller with bold pinstripes and peaceful manners.

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

A pint-sized reef blenny that claims abandoned barnacle shells as its castle.

Corydoras hastatus

Tiny armored catfish that defies its family by cruising the midwater column.

Corydoras spectabilis

The 'millennium cory'. A peaceful schooler with spotted flair from Brazil's Guaporé basin.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Acanthocobitis botia

A peaceful, quirky bottom-dweller with a false eye that fools predators.

Amphilius platychir

A sleek African stream catfish built for life in fast, rocky currents.