Species

Rita kuturnee

A peaceful river catfish from India's Deccan plateau, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Satanoperca jurupari

A sand-sifting cichlid that's far more peaceful than its name suggests

Aspidoras depinnai

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and air-breathing tricks.

Valenciennea puellaris

A sand-sifting goby that tidies your substrate and bonds for life with a partner.

Corydoras loxozonus

A long-lived Colombian cory that thrives in groups and breathes a little air on the side.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.

Stonogobiops dracula

A tiny goby that shares its home with a blind shrimp partner.

Auchenipterichthys longimanus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating nocturnal behavior.

Centromochlus perugiae

A tiny, shy catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating surface-feeding antics.

Trachelyichthys decaradiatus

A rarely seen South American catfish that thrives in peaceful community setups.

Ancistrus claro

A dwarf bushynose catfish from Brazil with a knack for breeding itself in mature tanks.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Corydoras rabauti

A long-lived armored catfish with a bold dark stripe and a surprising ability to breathe air.

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

Peckoltia brevis

A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.

Otocinclus mariae

Tiny algae-grazer that plasters itself to the glass for a unique underside view.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Geophagus pellegrini

A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.

Amphiprion sandaracinos

A solid stripe from nose to dorsal fin sets this all-orange clownfish apart.

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Corydoras elegans

The cory that ditches the bottom and schools in open water.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Botia udomritthiruji

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

Silurus glanis

One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.

Corydoras melini

A boldly marked little catfish with a centuries-long lifespan hiding in a two-inch body.

Bagrichthys macropterus

A river-bottom detritivore from Southeast Asia's murky floodplain systems.

Aspidoras pauciradiatus

Tiny Brazilian catfish with a Corydoras personality packed into a one-inch body.

Corydoras delphax

A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and occasionally blinks at you.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.