Species

Malapterurus electricus

A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

Pterois mombasae

A rarely seen deepwater lionfish with an unusually calm, unhurried presence.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Luciosoma setigerum

A surface-skimming predator sold under a tangle of wrong names.

Cephalopholis argus

A boldly spotted reef predator that holds its own territory with confidence.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Gymnothorax zonipectis

A boldly patterned Indo-Pacific moray with a distinctive barred tail fin.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Lamprologus speciosus

A pint-sized shell-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with outsized attitude.

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Channa maculata

A predatory bruiser that breathes air and guards its young with fierce devotion.

Pseudechidna brummeri

A ghostly white ribbon eel that buries itself and waits for prey.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Chaca burmensis

A master of ambush disguise that barely moves and eats almost anything alive.

Pseudacanthicus sp

A spiny, armored catfish from Venezuelan rivers with serious attitude.

Altolamprologus calvus

A razor-thin Tanganyikan ambush hunter built to slip into the tightest rock crevices.

Enchelycore carychroa

A compact reef moray with rich brown patterning and a surprisingly manageable size.

Teleocichla centrarchus

A dwarf riverine cichlid built for life in Brazil's fast-flowing rapids.

Pterois radiata

A venomous reef predator with dramatic white-lined fins and reclusive habits.

Tetraodon miurus

A buried ambush predator from the Congo that bites first and asks questions never.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

A large, predatory bottom-dweller with a flattened head and serious appetite.

Gnathonemus petersii

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

Campylomormyrus elephas

A bizarre, long-snouted electric fish from the Congo with serious personality.

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

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

Silurus glanis

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

Dormitator maculatus

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

Potamotrygon yepezi

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

Tetraodon biocellatus

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

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.