Species

Pterois antennata

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

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

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

Polypterus delhezi

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

Polypterus bichir bichir

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

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Plerogyra sinuosa

Grape-like bubbles by day, sweeping tentacles by night. A coral of two faces.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Vaillantella maassi

A secretive, eel-like loach with a bold orange dorsal stripe and a sky-high price tag.

Synodontis decorus

A bold Congo catfish with a clown's wardrobe and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Dendrochirus brachypterus

A venomous pocket predator that spends most of its time just sitting there, looking menacing.

Channa gachua

A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

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

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Oxyeleotris marmorata

A motionless giant that eats anything fitting in its enormous mouth.

Polypterus mokelembembe

An ancient, armored predator from the Congo's murky depths.

Dendrochirus biocellatus

A shy, venomous reef dweller that hides by day and hunts by night.

Macrognathus aculeatus

A serpentine burrower with a single bold stripe and a secretive personality.

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum

A nocturnal Caribbean predator with sticky orange-tipped tentacles that can snag small fish.

Polypterus ornatipinnis

An ancient, armored predator that breathes air and prowls the night.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Halichoeres iridis

A kaleidoscopic reef wrasse that shifts color as it matures.

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

A living fossil with an eel-like body and a lineage older than the dinosaurs.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Macrognathus siamensis

A slender, burrowing oddity with a row of false eyes along its back.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus

A boldly patterned Amazonian catfish that thrives in community tanks.

Synbranchus madeirae

A secretive South American swamp eel with surprising parental instincts.

Synodontis nigrita

The Synodontis that outgrows its welcome. And gets mistaken for something else entirely.

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.