Species

Satanoperca rhynchitis

A gregarious French Guiana cichlid with distinctive red lips and surprising gentleness outside of spawning.

Rineloricaria sp

A slender, peaceful whiptail with a mysterious origin and surprisingly easy breeding behavior.

Anostomus ternetzi

A boldly striped headstander that swims at its own angle. Literally.

Salarias segmentatus

A reef-dwelling algae grazer with bold red spots and a big personality.

Rhinogobius rubromaculatus

A tiny, fast-moving stream goby from Taiwan and China's upland rivers.

Cirripectes stigmaticus

A reef-flat blenny with bold red facial markings and loads of personality.

Geophagus surinamensis

A mouthbrooding digger that sifts sand and fiercely guards its young.

Discherodontus ashmeadi

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

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

A gorgeous river giant that almost no home aquarium can truly accommodate.

Aborichthys elongatus

A pebble-stream loach from the Himalayan foothills with a fondness for fast water.

Garra sp. "Redtail"

A mysterious, proboscis-nosed stream fish with mood-signaling facial hardware.

Erythrinus erythrinus

A bold, air-breathing predator that mimics killifish as a juvenile to lure prey

Metriaclima estherae

A bold, scrappy cichlid that brings serious color and attitude to the African rift tank.

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

A living fossil with an eel-like body and a lineage older than the dinosaurs.

Sewellia lineolata

A bold hillstream loach with bold patterning and surprisingly easy breeding.

Potamotrygon orbignyi

A manageable freshwater ray for those ready to step up to serious specialist keeping.

Corydoras reynoldsi

A tiny Colombian cory with a surprisingly long life and some endearing quirks.

Monopterus albus

A land-crossing, air-breathing swamp predator that isn't actually an eel at all.

Corydoras napoensis

A tiny armored catfish from Ecuador that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Awaous banana

A sand-sifting river giant that grazes algae like an aquatic lawnmower.

Corydoras robustus

One of the largest corys around, rarely seen and worth the hunt.

Haplochromis sauvagei

A Lake Victoria cichlid that hunts snails and insect larvae along rocky shorelines.

Pelvicachromis roloffi

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with strong pair bonds and subtle charm.

Hypostomus roseopunctatus

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

Potamotrygon schroederi

A rare, patterned freshwater ray that demands respect and serious commitment.

Fossorochromis rostratus

The sand-diving Lake Malawi cichlid that buries itself when spooked.

Caquetaia spectabilis

A bold Amazonian cichlid that pairs for life and defends its brood fiercely.

Yunnanilus sp. "Rosy"

A rosy little loach that punches above its weight in personality.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Sturisoma panamense

An elegant whiptail catfish that grazes algae and breathes air when needed.

Chitala blanci

A massive Mekong predator that will outgrow almost any home aquarium.

Gramma loreto

A bold two-toned reef fish that happily swims upside down under ledges.

Panaque nigrolineatus

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

Sturisoma festivum

A sleek, whiskered algae grazer from the Maracaibo basin with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.