Species

Potamotrygon falkneri

A venomous freshwater predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

A river giant that needs a seriously big tank and equally big tankmates.

Heterandria formosa

One of the world's smallest fish, with a uniquely continuous birthing process.

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Tanichthys sp. "Vietnam"

A tiny Vietnamese rarity with bright yellow fins and big schooling personality.

Neolamprologus leleupi

A bold, canary-yellow cave dweller from the rocky shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Ctenopoma acutirostre

A patient ambush predator that disguises itself as a drifting leaf.

Parosphromenus alfredi

A tiny peat-swamp gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Parosphromenus allani

A tiny blackwater rarity from Borneo, rarely seen outside dedicated hobbyist circles.

Parosphromenus anjunganensis

A tiny blackwater gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Parosphromenus bintan

A tiny peat-swamp gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Parosphromenus deissneri

A tiny, cave-breeding licorice gourami from Bangka with a tangled taxonomic history.

Parosphromenus harveyi

A tiny peat swamp jewel that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Parosphromenus nagyi

A rare peat-swamp gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Parosphromenus opallios

A jewel-sized licorice gourami from Borneo's blackwater swamps, rarely seen in the trade.

Parosphromenus ornaticauda

A tiny licorice gourami with an acrobatic courtship display unlike any other.

Parosphromenus quindecim

A pint-sized Bornean labyrinth fish for dedicated blackwater keepers.

Parosphromenus sp. "Sentang"

A tiny peat-swamp gem that spawns head-down in secret caves

Parosphromenus tweediei

A tiny blackwater gem that's been hiding under the wrong name for decades.

Barbus lineomaculatus

A sleek African barb that migrates into flooded grasslands to spawn.

Apistogramma linkei

A secretive dwarf cichlid from Bolivia's river systems, full of personality in a small package.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Pygopristis denticulata

The most docile piranha you can keep, but those teeth are still very real.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Mystus gulio

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

Aphyosemion loennbergii

A rare Cameroonian killifish from shaded rainforest streams, worth the extra effort.

Crenicichla tigrina

A boldly patterned Amazonian pike cichlid that rarely shows up in the trade.

Apistogramma pantalone

A tiny Peruvian dwarf cichlid with courtship rituals unlike any other Apistogramma.

Melanotaenia maccullochi

A compact, peaceful rainbowfish that rewards group keeping with vivid male displays.

Apistogramma macmasteri

A compact Colombian cichlid with big personality and fascinating cave-breeding behavior.

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Betta mahachaiensis

A nipa palm specialist from coastal Thailand with iridescent blue-green armor.

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

The Lake Malawi ambush hunter famous for a truly unsettling feeding habit.

Aristochromis christyi

Lake Malawi's sneaky ambush predator that rolls sideways to fool its prey.

Pristolepis fasciata

A bold, deep-bodied predator from Southeast Asian floodplains with real personality.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.