Species

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Corydoras loretoensis

A long-finned little bottom-dweller that thrives in lively, social groups.

Corydoras ortegai

A tiny armored catfish from Peru that breathes air and blinks at you.

Hyphessobrycon loretoensis

A tiny Peruvian tetra with a vivid red tail that shines in a well-planted school.

A whiptail catfish with one of the most striking breeding behaviors in the hobby.

Amphilophus lyonsi

A lesser-known Central American cichlid from Pacific-slope rivers worth seeking out.

Genicanthus caudovittatus

A rare peaceful angelfish with dramatic lyre-shaped tail fins and true sexual dimorphism.

Acanthicus hystrix

A giant, armor-plated catfish that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Alticorpus macrocleithrum

A rarely kept deep-water cichlid from the mysterious depths of Lake Malawi.

Scleromystax macropterus

A cool-water armored catfish with a bold personality and a venomous surprise

Leptobarbus hoevenii

A river giant with a wild reputation for eating intoxicating seeds

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

A boldly finned Xingu catfish that earns its territorial reputation with age.

Puntius mahecola

A rarely traded Kerala barb best appreciated in a lively, same-species school.

Corydoras amandajanea

A rare armored catfish from the Negro River that occasionally breathes air

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

An all-blue Malawi mbuna with serious attitude and a mouthbrooding twist.

Barilius bakeri

A fast, bold stream fish that needs equally confident tankmates to thrive.

Barilius gatensis

A bold, fast-moving hill stream fish that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Abactochromis labrosus

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with an unusually approachable temperament for the genus.

Caridina babaulti

A hardy, color-shifting dwarf shrimp that surprises you with every molt.

Synchiropus splendidus

One of the most vividly colored fish on the reef, and one of the trickiest to keep.

Distichodus fasciolatus

A boldly barred Congo giant that stays surprisingly peaceful for its size.

Paratilapia polleni

Madagascar's endangered black cichlid, bold in personality and beautiful in the biotope

Procambarus virginalis

The only known parthenogenetic crayfish. Every individual is female and a perfect clone.

Cherax peknyi

A bold Australian freshwater crayfish with personality to spare.

Synodontis schoutedeni

A beginner-friendly Congo catfish with bold marbled patterning that deepens with age.

Saron marmoratus

A boldly patterned reef shrimp that hides by day and roams by night.

Corydoras pinheiroi

A rare Amazonian cory that can breathe air and live for decades.

Amphiprion tricinctus

Three bold white bars on deep orange. The Marshall Islands' own anemonefish.

Premnas biaculeatus

The boldest clownfish in the hobby, and it knows it.

Genicanthus personatus

A rare Hawaiian endemic that's one of the most coveted angels in the hobby.

Julidochromis transcriptus

A bold little rock-dweller from Lake Tanganyika with sharp black-and-white contrast.

Tridacna maxima

A living jewel for the reef tank, with a lifespan that can outlast your mortgage.

Cichlasoma urophthalmus

A brackish-tolerant bruiser that can handle conditions few other cichlids can.

Hyphessobrycon compressus

The founding species of its entire genus, rarely seen in the hobby.

Ancistrus ranunculus

A flat-headed, rock-hugging pleco from Brazil's wild river rapids.