Species

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.

Astronotus crassipinnis

A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.

Dormitator maculatus

A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.

Chitala chitala

A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.

Papyrocranus afer

A rare African giant with a striking undulating fin and a fierce attitude.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Protomelas fenestratus

A peaceful Malawi cichlid with a clever trick for finding buried food.

Potamotrygon yepezi

A venomous freshwater ray from a single lake basin, rarely seen in its true form.

Datnioides microlepis

A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Channa sp. "Fire And Ice"

A small snakehead with fiery red and cool blue coloring that punches above its size.

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Esomus longimanus

A sleek, surface-loving barb with remarkably long barbels and oversized pectoral fins.

Laubuka caeruleostigmata

A surface-skimming schooler from Southeast Asia that leaps for its dinner.

Betta foerschi

A shy Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Channa lucius

A true apex predator from Southeast Asian forest streams, surprisingly manageable in the right setup.

Neolamprologus tetracanthus

A sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika predator with a clever trick for eating snails.

Dermogenys pusilla

A surface-skimming livebearer with a jaw made for dueling

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Gymnarchus niloticus

A five-foot electric predator that will bite the hand that feeds it.

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Lamprologus ocellatus

Pocket-sized cichlid with big personality, built around a borrowed shell

Cyphotilapia frontosa

A long-lived Lake Tanganyika giant with a signature forehead hump and surprising personality.

Aphyosemion gabunense gabunense

A gentle Gabonese killifish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Ctenolucius hujeta

A surface-hunting predator that plays nicer with tankmates than its looks suggest.

Homalopteroides modestus

A tiny mountain stream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homalopteroides nebulosus

A tiny forest-stream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homalopteroides stephensoni

A rare Bornean hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homalopteroides tweediei

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

Serrasalmus geryi

A rare, violet-striped piranha relative best kept as a solo specimen.

Betta anabatoides

A rare mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater streams, built for serious collectors.

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.

Boulengerochromis microlepis

The largest African cichlid, built like a predator and almost as big as your arm.