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.

Pterois antennata

A venomous nocturnal predator draped in bold bars and elaborate fins.

Luciosoma setigerum

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

Aphanius baeticus

A critically rare Spanish killifish that rewards dedicated keepers willing to help conserve it.

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.

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Channa orientalis

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

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Devario pathirana

A rare Sri Lankan danio with bold vertical bars and a lively, boisterous personality.

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

A hardy reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Gymnothorax zonipectis

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

Taenioides cirratus

A snake-like burrowing goby with whiskery barbels and surprising air-breathing ability.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Xenotilapia sima

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

Arothron immaculatus

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific puffer with estuarine roots and a no-nonsense attitude.

Paragobiodon lacunicolus

A tiny goby that spends its entire life tucked inside a single coral colony.

Pangio oblonga

A slender, uniformly dark loach that loves company and hides in plain sight.

Ambastaia nigrolineata

A rare, sociable loach with bold racing stripes and fascinating group behaviors.

Balitoropsis zollingeri

A flat-bodied stream crawler that hops and clings across rocks like no other loach.

Lamprologus speciosus

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

Apistogramma hongsloi

A compact Colombian dwarf cichlid that pairs up and parents together.

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.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.