Species

Clarotes laticeps

A wide-headed African predator that will outgrow most home aquariums.

Hypostomus latifrons

A hardy Paraguayan armored catfish with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Copella arnoldi

The fish that leaps out of water to lay eggs on leaves above the surface.

Copella carsevennensis

A tiny surface-dweller with one of the most acrobatic spawning rituals in freshwater fishkeeping.

Tanganicodus irsacae

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks like no other cichlid.

Brycinus imberi

A wide-ranging African schooler that brings energy and size to larger tanks.

Heterandria bimaculata

A bold Central American livebearer with attitude to match its size.

Hemibarbus maculatus

A bold, active coolwater fish with a row of dramatic flank spots.

Australoheros facetus

A tough South American cichlid with a big personality and surprising cold tolerance.

Corydoras brevirostris

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and a talent for breathing air.

Gastromyzon punctulatus

A pint-sized Bornean hillstream loach that grazes algae like a tiny lawnmower.

Megalechis thoracata

A tough, bubble-nesting catfish that breathes air and shrugs off rough conditions.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Synchiropus picturatus

A reef gem with striking patterns and a famously picky appetite.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Hemiancistrus guahiborum

A territorial Orinoco plec with vivid orange-edged fins and a fascinating ability to breathe air.

Pimelodus maculatus

A schooling predatory catfish that needs space, robust tankmates, and careful handling.

Agamyxis pectinifrons

A long-lived, armored Amazon catfish that actually makes noise when handled.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Metynnis lippincottianus

The piranha cousin with spots and a peaceful disposition that surprises most keepers.

Tilapia mariae

A bold West African cichlid with serious parenting instincts and a territorial streak.

Synodontis multipunctata

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young for it.

Synodontis robbianus

A compact, hardy West African catfish that's surprisingly manageable for beginners.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Andinoacara stalsbergi

A Pacific-slope cichlid built for hard, alkaline, and even brackish water.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Pangasionodon hypophthalmus

Sold as a tiny silver juvenile, grows into a tank-busting giant.

Pelvicachromis taeniatus

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with vivid breeding colors and real personality.

Esomus metallicus

A slender, surface-loving schooler with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.

Anostomus anostomus

A boldly striped South American fish that swims nose-down and plays rough with its own kind.

Platydoras armatulus

The catfish that actually talks. And you can hear it through the glass.

Lamontichthys filamentosus

A whip-finned Amazonian catfish whose fin filaments can outgrow its own body.

Platystomatichthys sturio

A skittish Amazon catfish with a peculiar profile and surprising longevity.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Leptobarbus rubripinna

A giant barb sold small, with a wild reputation for getting 'drunk' on rainforest seeds.