Species

Beaufortia kweichowensis

A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.

Leiocassis longirostris

A large, long-snouted catfish from China's great rivers, built for serious hobbyists.

Pelodiscus sinensis

A leathery, long-snouted predator that's more personality than shell.

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

A dramatic juvenile that grows into a massive, migratory river fish almost nobody is prepared for.

Amphiprion melanopus

Bold, rich coloring and a fiery personality packed into a reef-ready clownfish.

Synodontis flavitaeniata

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with filamentous barbels and a peaceful nature.

Acanthodoras cataphractus

A armored, sound-making catfish that genuinely prefers company of its own kind.

Amphiprion clarkii

The boldest clownfish in the reef, known to chase off divers.

Chromobotia macracanthus

A long-lived, social bottom-dweller that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Synodontis decorum

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.

Synodontis obesus

A hefty West African catfish with a surprising electric organ hidden inside.

Stiphodon semoni

A tiny rainforest stream goby with big personality and territorial tendencies.

Hypostomus cochliodon

A hefty South American pleco with a surprisingly specialized wood-scraping bite.

Pseudauchenipterus nodosus

A schooling brackish catfish that thrives where rivers meet the sea.

Alcolapia alcalicus

A cichlid from one of Earth's most inhospitable lakes, built to survive where almost nothing else can.

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Rineloricaria eigenmanni

A slender, stick-like catfish that breeds readily and welcomes community life.

Synodontis aterrima

A small but feisty Congo catfish that keeps tankmates on their toes.

Synodontis greshoffi

A boldly patterned Congo catfish that's tougher than it looks but easier than most Synos.

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi

A rarely traded Congo mouthbrooder with personality that far outweighs its small size.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Nemacheilus corica

A spotted hill-stream loach that thrives with companions and a naturalistic setup.

Corydoras aurofrenatus

A compact armored catfish from Paraguay with distinctive flank markings and an unusual breathing trick.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A rare Peruvian armored catfish that breathes air and lives for decades.

A tiny, long-lived catfish with a fascinating natural mimicry story.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Pethia cumingii

A peaceful Sri Lankan gem with bold black blotches and sunshine-yellow fins.

Sparisoma viride

A reef sculptor that literally chews coral into Caribbean sand.

Puntius exclamatio

A rare Indian barb with a uniquely puzzling two-blotch pattern that may not even be a true species.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Rita kuturnee

A peaceful river catfish from India's Deccan plateau, rarely seen but worth seeking out.