Species

Anomalochromis thomasi

A shy, peaceable little cichlid that rewards patient keepers with devoted parenting.

Pantodon buchholzi

A living leaf on the water's surface, until something edible flies past.

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Apistogramma agassizii

A jewel of the Amazon riverbed with big cichlid personality in a small package.

Acreichthys tomentosus

A seagrass-dwelling filefish that earns its keep hunting small invertebrates.

Atrosalarias fuscus fuscus

A jet-black reef algae grazer that earns its keep on the rockwork.

Astatoreochromis alluaudi

A versatile Victorian cichlid with teeth built to crush snails whole.

Colomesus asellus

The only true schooling puffer, and it comes from the Amazon.

Jordanella floridae

Florida's own killifish relative, built for algae duty and bold personalities.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Aphanius anatoliae

A hardy Anatolian toothcarp with a conservation story worth knowing.

Pterophyllum scalare

The iconic cichlid that started countless freshwater fishkeeping journeys.

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Pomacanthus asfur

A bold Red Sea beauty with a dramatic yellow arc that transforms with age.

Paracirrhites arcatus

A bold perching predator that rules its corner of the reef with attitude.

Pao suvattii

A lurking ambush predator from the Mekong that barely moves until food arrives.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Apistogramma atahualpa

A jewel-sized Amazonian dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts.

Periophthalmus barbarus

A true amphibious fish that walks, climbs, and breathes air on land.

Aulonocara auditor

A sand-sifting Lake Malawi cichlid from a tiny northern shoreline range.

Aulonocara korneliae

A rock-dweller that hunts the sand, endemic to one Malawian island.

Amphiprion rubrocinctus

Australia's own anemonefish, rarely seen outside its home waters.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Bujurquina vittata

A devoted South American cichlid that carries its babies in its mouth.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Apistogramma bitaeniata

A jewel of Amazonian blackwater, with color forms varying by river system.

Leporinus fasciatus

Bold black-and-yellow stripes that multiply as the fish grows up.

Schistura notostigma

A feisty Sri Lankan stream dweller that climbs waterfalls and holds its ground.

Colomesus psittacus

A peaceful Atlantic puffer that genuinely tolerates company of its own kind.

Pyrrhulina vittata

A pocket-sized Amazonian predator with big personality and delicate looks.

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Canthigaster valentini

A pint-sized puffer so bold that other fish evolved just to copy it.

Guianacara geayi

A harem-keeping cichlid from French Guiana's rocky, fast-running streams.

Acanthurus bariene

A deep-reef surgeonfish that needs serious space and earns its keep over decades.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.