Species

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.

Crenuchus spilurus

A solitary little predator with theatrical fin displays and devoted fathering instincts.

Pachypanchax sakaramyi

A montane Malagasy killifish that's gentler than most of its relatives

Cichlasoma salvini

Colorful, compact, and surprisingly ferocious. A Central American cichlid with real attitude.

Hampala salweenensis

A rare Salween barb that hunts by suction and needs to be kept in groups.

Cyprichromis leptosoma

A mid-water schooling cichlid from Tanganyika with fascinating lekking behavior.

Xanthichthys ringens

A long-lived Atlantic trigger that spends its youth adrift in floating seaweed.

Cyprinodon desquamator

A tiny Bahamian pupfish that makes its living stealing scales from other fish.

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.

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

An ancient, leaping predator that quickly outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Ageneiosus atronasus

A compact Amazonian predator that fits surprisingly well in a community setup.

Hemibagrus peguensis

A rarely seen Myanmar catfish with bold spotted flanks and an orange tail.

Epiplatys sexfasciatus

A surface-dwelling West African killifish with bold barring and easy breeding potential.

Epiplatys sexfasciatus sexfasciatus

A sleek African killifish that hunts from the surface with cool precision.

Pseudocheilinus hexataenia

A bold, reef-safe hunter that punches well above its size in attitude.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

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

Dormitator lebretonis

A West African brackish-water goby with bold adult coloration and an appetite to match.

Betta bellica

A slender peat swamp betta that rewards patient, thoughtful keepers

Halichoeres bivittatus

A bold, fast-moving wrasse that earns its unforgettable name.

Toxotes microlepis

The freshwater archer that hunts insects by spitting water with sniper precision.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

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.

Pseudosphromenus cupanus

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

Aphyosemion splendopleure

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

Macrognathus siamensis

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

Hampala dispar

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

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

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

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.

Heteropneustes fossilis

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

Apistogramma eremnopyge

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

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.