Species

Himantura chaophraya

One of the world's largest freshwater rays, and not for the faint-hearted.

Osphronemus goramy

A fish that recognizes its owner and outlives most pets in your house.

Macrochirichthys macrochirus

A river giant with an upturned jaw and swordlike pectoral fins rarely seen in home tanks.

Hydrocynus goliath

Razor-toothed Congo predator that most aquariums, and fishkeepers, simply cannot handle.

Zungaro zungaro

A river giant that grows big enough to swallow your other fish whole.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

Parambassis siamensis

A transparent Southeast Asian schooler that hides in plain sight.

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.

Channa aurantimaculata

Bold orange-blotched predator that keeps you guessing, even with tankmates it knows well.

Nannacara anomala

A tiny cichlid that punches well above its weight come breeding time.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Boulengerella lucius

A torpedo-shaped ambush predator that outgrows most home aquariums fast.

Channa stewartii

A hardy Himalayan predator that breathes air and tolerates a range of conditions.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Leporacanthicus heterodon

A fang-toothed South American pleco with a surprisingly manageable personality.

Aplocheilus lineatus

A surface-lurking predator that will clear the tank if given the chance to jump.

Serrasalmus maculatus

A fin-biting South American predator that's actually one of the easier piranhas to keep.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Polypterus senegalus

A living fossil that breathes air and stalks prey like a tiny armored snake.

Ctenopoma kingsleyae

A long-lived African predator that can outlast almost every fish in your collection.

Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

Aplocheilus blockii

A surface-dwelling predator from India's rice fields and mangrove edges.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.

Herichthys carpintis

A pearl-flecked bruiser that rewards bold hobbyists willing to manage its attitude.

Notopterus notopterus

A nocturnal predator that outgrows most home aquariums faster than expected.

Polypterus ansorgii

A rare West African bichir that breathes air and grows impressively large.

Hampala macrolepidota

A two-foot predatory barb that's more river monster than aquarium fish.

Mylochromis melanonotus

A sand-dwelling Lake Malawi predator with a jaw that caused decades of taxonomic confusion.

Carnegiella strigata strigata

A tiny, peaceful surface-dweller with a deep-keeled body unlike any other tetra.

Potamotrygon henlei

A bold, boldly patterned river predator that demands respect and serious space.

Leptobotia taeniops

A sociable Chinese loach with a bold personality and a taste for company.

Trichogaster chuna

A spitting, bubble-building gourami that rewards keepers who give it company.