Species

Hippocampus ingens

The largest seahorse in the Pacific, built for life among deep coral branches.

Dichotomyctere sabahensis

A secretive Bornean puffer from brackish mangroves, rarely seen in the trade.

Macrochirichthys macrochirus

A river giant with an upturned jaw and swordlike pectoral fins rarely seen in home tanks.

Hydrocynus goliath

Razor-toothed Congo predator that most aquariums, and fishkeepers, simply cannot handle.

Zungaro zungaro

A river giant that grows big enough to swallow your other fish whole.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

Parambassis siamensis

A transparent Southeast Asian schooler that hides in plain sight.

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.

Apogon aureus

A social reef dweller that rearranges its social life with the seasons.

Channa aurantimaculata

Bold orange-blotched predator that keeps you guessing, even with tankmates it knows well.

Nannacara anomala

A tiny cichlid that punches well above its weight come breeding time.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Valenciennea strigata

A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and keeps your substrate spotless.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Boulengerella lucius

A torpedo-shaped ambush predator that outgrows most home aquariums fast.

Channa stewartii

A hardy Himalayan predator that breathes air and tolerates a range of conditions.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Leporacanthicus heterodon

A fang-toothed South American pleco with a surprisingly manageable personality.

Aplocheilus lineatus

A surface-lurking predator that will clear the tank if given the chance to jump.

Serrasalmus maculatus

A fin-biting South American predator that's actually one of the easier piranhas to keep.

Opistognathus randalli

A bold little burrower with a jaw-locking temper to match its golden markings.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Takifugu niphobles

A beach-spawning puffer with genuinely wild reproductive behavior.

Polypterus senegalus

A living fossil that breathes air and stalks prey like a tiny armored snake.

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

A long-lived African predator that can outlast almost every fish in your collection.

Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Auriglobus nefastus

A freshwater puffer that makes a living stealing scales from other fish.

Aplocheilus blockii

A surface-dwelling predator from India's rice fields and mangrove edges.

Tetraodon fluviatilis

A curious, toothy brackish predator that never stops exploring its tank.

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

A nippy, curious puffer that gets more belligerent with every passing year.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.