Species

Sturisoma festivum

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

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.

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 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.

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.

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.

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

Eretmodus cyanostictus

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks and pairs for life.

Cypraea tigris

A boldly spotted shell with a living animal most reef keepers never expect.

Leporellus vittatus

A bottom-hugging herbivore from South America's major river systems, best kept in groups.

Gastromyzon zebrinus

A boldly barred Bornean hillstream loach that clings to rocks with surprising grip.