Species

Lepidosiren paradoxa

A living fossil that breathes air, crawls on fins, and outlives most pets.

Mogurnda adspersa

A rare Australian native where the male does all the parenting. And most of the bossing around.

Scleropages leichardti

Australia's ancient surface predator, built for ambush and best kept alone.

Sphyraena picudilla

A sleek Atlantic predator that schools in impressive numbers near the surface.

Acaronia vultuosa

A compact Orinoco predator that punches above its weight in planted setups.

Aphanius iberus

A rare Mediterranean killifish worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Satanoperca acuticeps

A sociable eartheater with three bold flank blotches, rarely seen in the trade.

Serrasalmus spilopleura

A solitary, razor-toothed predator best kept one to a tank.

Pseudosphromenus cupanus

A shy, small labyrinth fish with secretive bubble-nesting habits worth watching.

Aphanius splendens

A rare Turkish killifish relative worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Aphyosemion splendopleure

A jewel of West African rainforest streams that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Halichoeres marginatus

A reef wrasse that shifts from drab to vivid as it matures.

Thorichthys maculipinnis

A gentle Central American cichlid that surprises with its delicate spotted fins.

Macrognathus siamensis

A slender, burrowing oddity with a row of false eyes along its back.

Barbodes binotatus

A wide-ranging Asian barb with a surprisingly variable spotted pattern.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

A pale, spotted bottom-dweller from Asian estuaries with a surprisingly bold personality.

Hampala dispar

A fast-moving Mekong predator that stays manageable enough for a large community tank.

Gasteropelecus levis

A surface-hugging jumper with a deep keel and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Gasteropelecus maculatus

A surface-skimming South American oddity that can genuinely leap out of your tank.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

A bold little percher that claims coral real estate and rarely budges.

Boulengerella maculata

A sleek Amazonian predator that rewards careful tank planning with genuine personality.

Channa punctata

A compact, hardy snakehead that breathes air and takes no nonsense from tankmates.

Canthigaster solandri

A compact reef puffer with vivid spotted patterning and a surprisingly mild temperament.

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Apistogramma steindachneri

A harem-breeding dwarf cichlid with bold lateral markings from Guiana's rivers.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Arothron stellatus

The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Chilomycterus schoepfii

A spiny, permanently-armed puffer relative that never needs to inflate to look the part.

Pseudochromis sankeyi

A rare dottyback that actually plays well with others in a reef tank.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Barilius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that keeps its tankmates on their toes.