Species

Herichthys pearsei

A surprisingly gentle giant from Mexican and Guatemalan river systems.

Garra surendranathanii

A compact Indian river grazer with a sucker disc built for fast currents.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Dekeyseria brachyura

A colour-shifting pleco that adapts its pattern to match its surroundings.

Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Tylomelania sp.

Slow-moving, long-lived snails with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Tylomelania sp

Long-shelled freshwater snails with a slow, endearing personality all their own.

Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

Myloplus rubripinnis

A coin-shaped giant with a bold red fin and a serious appetite for plants.

Vittina waigiensis

A bold, patterned algae-eater that never reproduces in freshwater tanks.

Planorbella duryi

A peaceful, easy-to-keep snail that comes in surprisingly vivid color forms.

Clithon diadema

A boldly patterned algae grazer that keeps glass and hardscape spotless.

Metriaclima estherae

A bold, scrappy cichlid that brings serious color and attitude to the African rift tank.

Crossocheilus reticulatus

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

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.

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 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.

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.