Species

Sarotherodon melanotheron

A hardy West African mouthbreeder that thrives in brackish and freshwater setups alike.

Microsynodontis batesii

A pint-sized African catfish with bold juvenile patterns that transform as it matures.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Bunocephalichthys verrucosus

A master of disguise that looks more like a dead leaf than a fish.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Bunocephalus knerii

A master of camouflage that lies motionless until the lights go out.

Priolepis nocturna

A tiny crevice-dweller that disappears into the reef and rarely comes out.

Trachycorystes trachycorystes

A hefty South American catfish with unusual reproductive biology and serious presence.

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Peckoltia vittata

A boldly banded dwarf pleco that works the rocks and driftwood at night.

Leiocassis longirostris

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

Acanthodoras cataphractus

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

Synodontis pleurops

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

Lobophyllia vitiensis

A fleshy, low-maintenance LPS coral that thrives under gentle flow.

Auchenipterichthys longimanus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating nocturnal behavior.

Centromochlus perugiae

A tiny, shy catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating surface-feeding antics.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Ancistomus feldbergae

A rock-dwelling Xingu pleco that grazes algae by night and hides by day.

Peckoltia compta

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

Synodontis njassae

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

Saron marmoratus

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

Ancistrus ranunculus

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

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Pangio pangia

A slender, burrowing loach from South Asian slow waters, peaceful and endlessly curious.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Pterygoplichthys scrophus

A hefty Amazonian armored catfish that breathes air when conditions demand it.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Discherodontus ashmeadi

A rare, bottom-dwelling schooler with vivid red-tipped fins and secretive nocturnal habits.

Hypostomus roseopunctatus

A hefty South American pleco with an unusual ability to breathe air.

Panaque nigrolineatus

A wood-rasping giant with bold racing stripes and a reclusive personality.

Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps

A decades-long commitment: this armored giant lives longer than most pets.