Species

Pao palembangensis

A freshwater puffer from Southeast Asia with serious teeth and serious attitude.

Betta ibanorum

A blackwater mouthbrooder from Borneo that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Channa micropeltes

A genuinely massive predator that outgrows most home aquariums before you know it.

Aphanius mento

A feisty Middle Eastern killifish best kept as a conservation project.

Parachromis managuensis

A bold, personable predator that owns every tank it inhabits.

Parachromis motaguensis

A bold Central American predator that holds its own against anything in the tank.

Dario kajal

Tiny scarlet predator from India's hill streams, big on attitude.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

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

Channa pardalis

A leopard-patterned snakehead from India's misty Khasi Hills.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Polypterus bichir lapradei

A prehistoric African giant that breathes air and hunts like a predator from another era.

Brycinus macrolepidotus

A football-sized African predator that roams rivers from the Nile to the Congo.

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.

Lamprologus lemairii

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

Pterois volitans

A venomous reef predator that rules its corner of the tank with quiet authority.

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.

Ageneiosus inermis

A giant, predatory catfish with one of the most unusual reproductive strategies in freshwater.

Odontodactylus havanensis

A Brazilian Atlantic crustacean that brings serious predator energy to the right tank.

Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus

An ancient African lungfish that breathes air and can outlast a drought.

Calloplesiops altivelis

A cave-dwelling mimic that fools predators by impersonating a moray eel.

Arothron diadematus

A bold Red Sea puffer with a dramatic masked face and serious bite.

Tetraodon mbu

A Congo giant that demands respect, space, and a very sturdy tank.

Amphiprion mccullochi

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

Cualac tessellatus

A rare Mexican pupfish with a conservation story worth getting behind.

Aphanius fasciatus

A rare Mediterranean killifish that rewards dedicated keepers with fascinating, constant activity.

Datnioides undecimradiatus

A boldly barred Mekong predator with a long memory and a short temper.

Serrasalmus sanchezi

A misidentified mini-piranha relative with razor teeth and a fiery red throat.

Pseudanthias pleurotaenia

A rare, large anthias that demands respect, and space, in the reef tank.

Variabilichromis moorii

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

Gambusia affinis

The notorious mosquitofish: tough, prolific, and not a friendly neighbor.

Polypterus weeksii

A living fossil from the Congo with a swim bladder that doubles as a lung.

Scleropages inscriptus

The only arowana with geometric line markings etched across its head and flanks.

Arothron manilensis

A bold, beak-toothed puffer that thrives from mangroves to lagoon reefs.