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.

Aspidoras albater

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

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

A gentle giant that moonlights as your tank's algae cleanup crew.

Corydoras ambiacus

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

Ancistrus sp

A wide-headed Xingu catfish that rewards patient, experienced keepers with remarkable longevity.

Pteronotropis grandipinnis

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

Corydoras armatus

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

Corydoras atropersonatus

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

Platystacus cotylephorus

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

Amblygobius phalaena

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

Opistognathus macrognathus

A burrow-digging Atlantic oddity that broods its eggs in its mouth.

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.

Siganus virgatus

A peaceful reef grazer that backs up its calm nature with venomous spines.

Nemacheilus fasciatus

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

Siganus doliatus

A reef grazer that pairs up young and carries venomous spines as backup.

Scleromystax barbatus

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

Sicyopus zosterophorum

A nimble reef goby that uses modified fins to cling to surge-swept rocks.

Priolepis nocturna

A tiny crevice-dweller that disappears into the reef and rarely comes out.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Melichthys niger

A calm, reef-going triggerfish that's actually safe for community tanks.

Corydoras melanistius

A sociable little armored catfish that thrives in groups and lives surprisingly long.

Acanthurus nigricauda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific grazer that bucks the typical surgeonfish habitat

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.

Corydoras nattereri

A long-lived, sociable bottom-dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Chromis viridis

A shimmering, peaceful schooling fish that brings reef lagoons to life in your tank.

Calcinus elegans

Vivid blue legs and a big appetite for algae make this hermit a reef workhorse.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Stiphodon atropurpureus

A thumbnail-sized stream goby that grazes biofilm and occasionally vanishes into the sand.