Species

Potamotrygon falkneri

A venomous freshwater predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

A river giant that needs a seriously big tank and equally big tankmates.

Hypselodoris bullocki

A jewel-toned sea slug that demands expert care and a peaceful tank.

Salarias fasciatus

A reef's algae patrol with a bold personality and surprising jaw strength.

Monocirrhus polyacanthus

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

Rhinogobius leavelli

A compact, bold goby from Southeast Asian streams, surprisingly easy to keep.

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Neolamprologus leleupi

A bold, canary-yellow cave dweller from the rocky shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Hypsibarbus wetmorei

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

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

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.

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

A burrow-sharing goby that stands guard while its pistol shrimp partner digs.

Corydoras leucomelas

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

Achirus lineatus

A master of disguise that buries itself until almost invisible.

Gymnothorax chilospilus

A compact reef moray with a bold spotted pattern and a surprisingly calm reputation.

Rhinogobius flumineus

A compact Japanese stream goby with devoted fathering instincts and beginner-friendly needs.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera leonardi

A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.

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.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Homalopterula gymnogaster

A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

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

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.

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.