Species

Pachypanchax omalonotus

A non-annual Malagasy killifish with gold-spangled flanks and a tricky identity history.

Alticorpus profundicola

A deep-water Malawi cichlid rarely seen in the wild or the hobby.

Iksookimia pumila

A compact Korean loach rarely seen outside its home country's hobby.

Tetraodon pustulatus

A rare African giant puffer from the Cross River, built for serious keepers.

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

A flat, current-loving Taiwanese hillstream loach that clings to rocks like a living suction cup.

Nemateleotris decora

A shy reef hoverer with a sail-like dorsal fin and vivid two-tone coloring.

Nannostomus rubrocaudatus

Tiny, territorial, and blazing with red-purple color. A pencilfish with real attitude.

Carnegiella myersi

Tiny, delicate, and built for the surface. The smallest hatchetfish of them all.

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

A pint-sized puffer from Southeast Asia with a big predatory personality.

Boraras maculatus

A pea-sized schooling fish that rewards patience with dazzling group displays.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Channa bleheri

A rare snakehead small enough for a community tank, if you choose tankmates carefully.

Halichoeres iridis

A kaleidoscopic reef wrasse that shifts color as it matures.

Alpheus randalli

The symbiotic pistol shrimp that teams up with gobies to rule the sandbed

Amblyeleotris randalli

A reef sand-dweller that shares its burrow with a pistol shrimp partner.

Potamotrygon scobina

A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.

Badis ruber

A secretive cave-spawning micro-predator with fascinating breeding behavior and bold flank markings.

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Serrasalmus rhombeus

A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.

Carinotetraodon lorteti

A tiny puffer with dramatic color-changing ability and surprisingly long lifespan.

Esox americanus americanus

A pint-sized ambush predator that turns patience into a hunting superpower.

Cyclocheilichthys janthochir

A rarely imported Bornean cyprinid with vivid red fin markings and a gregarious personality.

Neocirrhites armatus

A vivid red percher that rules its corner of the reef from a favorite rock.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Nannostomus mortenthaleri

A tiny, fiery Peruvian pencilfish that punches well above its weight in attitude.

Pao abei

A pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and sharp teeth to match.

Copella eigenmanni

A small, peaceful Amazonian schooler with subtle charm and fascinating breeding behavior.

Epiplatys lamottei

A West African surface killifish dressed in red spots and dark bars.

Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia

A compact, red-lined puffer from mangrove creeks that thrives in brackish setups.

Acestrorhynchus falcatus

A pike-like ambush predator that minds its manners with fish it can't swallow.

Nothobranchius guentheri

A jewel-bright killifish that lives fast, dies young, and leaves drought-proof eggs.

Cichlasoma festae

A massive, fierce Ecuadorian cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Erythrinus erythrinus

A bold, air-breathing predator that mimics killifish as a juvenile to lure prey

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

A living fossil with an eel-like body and a lineage older than the dinosaurs.

Potamotrygon orbignyi

A manageable freshwater ray for those ready to step up to serious specialist keeping.