Species

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

Procatopus nototaenia

A forest stream lampeye that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Iodotropheus sprengerae

A compact, easygoing mbuna that plays well with others in Malawi setups.

Monocirrhus polyacanthus

A dead-leaf impersonator that ambushes prey with a lightning-fast vacuum strike.

Cambarellus diminutus

North America's tiniest crayfish, perfectly sized for a nano setup.

Boraras urophthalmoides

Tiny, timid, and full of personality when kept in a proper group.

Hypsibarbus vernayi

A large, lemon-finned schooling barb often mislabeled in the trade.

Hypsibarbus wetmorei

A long-lived, large barb that needs space and good company to thrive.

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

A peacock cichlid with bold fin margins and a long history in the hobby.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

A subtly beautiful schooling tetra that rewards keepers who buy a proper-sized group.

Corydoras leopardus

A spotted, air-gulping bottom dweller with a surprisingly long life ahead of it.

Peckoltia compta

A compact Brazilian pleco with a bold pattern and a useful breathing trick.

Pseudacanthicus cf leopardus

A spiny, cave-dwelling pleco from the blackwaters of the Rio Negro.

Pseudacanthicus spinosus

A thorny, wild-looking Amazon pleco with serious attitude to match.

Astyanax leopoldi

A rarely seen South American tetra that rewards patient shoppers with active schooling behavior.

Corydoras leucomelas

A long-lived, peaceful cory that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Poecilia salvatoris

A scrappy Central American molly with bold looks and a bold attitude.

Hemichromis lifalili

A jewel cichlid that transforms into something else entirely when spawning season hits.

Achirus lineatus

A master of disguise that buries itself until almost invisible.

Carassius auratus var. lionhead

The beefy, hood-crowned fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Leporinus arcus

A bold-striped South American speedster with a personality to match its size.

Homaloptera smithi

A fast-water hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homaloptera zollingeri

A flattened, rock-clinging stream dweller that crawls and hops like a lizard.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.

Brycinus longipinnis

A lively West African schooler that needs space and confident tankmates.

Brochis multiradiatus

A long-snouted armoured catfish that breathes air and rewards group keeping.

Corydoras narcissus

A long-snouted cory from the Amazon, rarely seen and worth the search.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Corydoras ourastigma

A long-snouted Purus River cory that can live for two decades in the right setup.

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.