Species

Iksookimia pumila

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

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

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

Botia dario

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

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Synchiropus ocellatus

A reef-floor hunter with detailed patterns and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Lamprologus meleagris

A tiny shell-brooding cichlid with a surprisingly big attitude.

Lamprologus kungweensis

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell brooder that digs its own burrow network.

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

A compact Australian bottom-dweller that earns its keep in a peaceful community tank.

Periophthalmus argentilineatus

The fish that climbs trees and spends more time on land than in water.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Satanoperca acuticeps

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

Thorichthys maculipinnis

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

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.

Synchiropus stellatus

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

Apistogramma eremnopyge

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

Plotosus lineatus

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

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Aphanius vladykovi

A high-altitude Iranian toothcarp that rewards dedicated keepers with non-stop activity.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

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

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.

Hippocampus kuda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific seahorse that adapts surprisingly well to aquarium life.

Chrysiptera parasema

A bold little reef fish with a vivid golden tail and an attitude to match.