Species

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.

Lactoria cornuta

A boxy, horn-headed oddity that browses the seafloor with surprising curiosity.

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

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.

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.

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

Synodontis schoutedeni

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

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.