Species

Crossocheilus reticulatus

A fishnet-patterned grazer that thrives in a lively, well-matched community.

Echinometra mathaei

A tireless excavator that literally carves its home into reef rock.

Sturisoma panamense

An elegant whiptail catfish that grazes algae and breathes air when needed.

Sturisoma festivum

A sleek, whiskered algae grazer from the Maracaibo basin with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Zebrasoma veliferum

A reef tang that unfurls its fins like a sail when threatened or showing off.

Zebrasoma velifer

Those enormous fins aren't just for show. They mean business.

Garra salweenica

A blunt-snouted Salween grazer with a curious three-lobed proboscis.

Pseudotropheus saulosi

A Lake Malawi mbuna with dazzling sex-based color differences and fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Barbucca diabolica

A belly-crawling 'scooter' loach that rarely leaves the substrate.

Zebrasoma scopas

A reef grazer that keeps algae in check across vast Indo-Pacific waters.

Gastromyzon scitulus

A tiny Bornean torrent-dweller that clings to rocks and grazes algae in miniature rapids.

Crossocheilus atrilimes

The real Siamese algae eater. If you can tell it apart from its lookalikes.

Crossocheilus burmanicus

A lesser-known algae eater from Himalayan foothills with a subtle but useful ID feature.

Crossocheilus siamensisis

The genuine algae-eating workhorse that actually earns its keep in a planted tank.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.

Gymnostomus siamensis

A plain silver river wanderer that follows the floods across Southeast Asia.

Metynnis argenteus

Peaceful piranha relatives that will demolish your plants overnight.

Metynnis hypsauchen

A piranha cousin that's actually peaceful, but don't trust it with small fish.

Semaprochilodus taeniurus

A migratory Amazon giant that sifts sediment and schools in impressive numbers.

Gastromyzon aeroides

A rare Bornean hillstream loach with vivid blue fins found in almost no aquariums yet.

Baryancistrus sp. "L142"

A boldly spotted Amazonian pleco that gets feisty as it grows up.

Sewellia sp. "SEW01"

A bold hillstream loach from Vietnam with a spotted pattern and real personality.

Garra spilota

A reddish-finned Burmese stream fish with boldly blotched flanks and genuine personality.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Astraea tecta

A tireless reef tank janitor that scrapes algae from glass and rock with quiet efficiency.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Gymnostomus lineatus

A floodplain grazer with faint lateral stripes and a wandering lifestyle.

Meiacanthus grammistes

A venomous-fanged blenny that other fish mimic for protection.

Barbichthys laevis

A gentle giant barb that grazes its way through Southeast Asian rivers.

Otocinclus flexilis

A tiny algae grazer from Brazil with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Hypostomus sp

Ancient armored grazers from one of South America's most remote wild places.

Hypostomus sp. "L231"

A mysterious Peruvian pleco whose identity still has scientists guessing.

Ecsenius stigmatura

A tiny, perch-loving reef blenny with a bold spot and big personality.

Hemimyzon formosanus

A rare Taiwanese hillstream fish that needs company to truly settle in.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming