Species

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.

Chelmonops truncatus

A deep-bodied Australian butterflyfish that lives life strictly in pairs.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.

Pseudocheilinus octotaenia

A bold, secretive reef wrasse that earns its stripes in more ways than one.

Sciaenochromis fryeri

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi piscivore that behaves itself in the right company.

Electrophorus electricus

Part knifefish, part power station. This living legend can shock harder than a wall outlet.

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

The giant mushroom coral that folds shut to trap and digest whole fish.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Nimbochromis linni

A crafty Lake Malawi predator that ambushes prey with surprising patience.

Apistogramma elizabethae

A tiny Amazonian cichlid with bold markings and fascinating cave-spawning behavior.

Pseudochromis elongatus

A secretive reef cave-dweller with a slim, darting silhouette.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Tiny, flame-colored schooler that glows in a planted tank.

Betta smaragdina

A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.

Channa marulioides

A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

A reef-walking shark that shuts down its own brain to survive low oxygen.

Aphyosemion striatum

A peaceful, long-lived killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

Silurus glanis

One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.

Cirrhilabrus exquisitus

A flamboyant fairy wrasse that puts on constant courtship displays in the reef tank.

Tetraodon lineatus

A large, aggressive African puffer that will bite the hand that feeds it. Literally.

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

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

Pervagor spilosoma

A boldly patterned Hawaiian filefish with a vivid orange tail that demands attention.

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.

Tetraodon biocellatus

Pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and a taste for snails.

Datnioides microlepis

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

Dactylopus dactylopus

A sand-walking dragonet that tiptoes across the seafloor on finger-like fins.

Trimma rubromaculatus

A tiny red-spotted goby with a quirky habit of hovering at odd angles near the seafloor.

Nemateleotris magnifica

A tiny reef dart with a flame-colored body and an unmistakable sail-like dorsal fin.

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.