Species

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

Nannacara aureocephalus

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

Pangio doriae

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

Elacatinus multifasciatus

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

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

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

Nemateleotris helfrichi

A deep-reef gem that hovers and flicks its tall dorsal fin like a flag.

Leptobotia taeniops

A sociable Chinese loach with a bold personality and a taste for company.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

A rare Sri Lankan loach hidden beneath leaf litter, seldom seen in the hobby.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio filinaris

A slender, plain-bodied eel loach from the forested streams of peninsular Malaysia.

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito in mixed shipments

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Homalopteroides smithi

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

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.

Pangio semicincta

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

Paracheilinus mccoskeri

A tiny reef wrasse where the males put on a color show like no other.

Amphiprion mccullochi

A rare island endemic with a bold personality that punches well above its size.

Liopropoma susumi

A secretive reef cave-dweller with bold pinstripes and peaceful manners.

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

A pint-sized reef blenny that claims abandoned barnacle shells as its castle.

Parasphaerichthys lineatus

A tiny Burmese labyrinth fish with some of the most unpredictable breeding behavior in the hobby.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Synodontis schall

The unpredictable bruiser of the Synodontis world, not for community tanks.

Aulonocara baenschi

A peacock cichlid with a curved snout and brilliant gold coloration from Lake Malawi.

Apistogramma nijsseni

A panda-patterned dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts and blackwater roots.

Iniistius pavo

A reef acrobat that vanishes into the sand at the first sign of trouble.

Aphyolebias peruensis

A rare Amazonian killifish with an extraordinarily long egg incubation period.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.