Species

Marisa cornuarietis

The boldly striped ramshorn that doubles as a natural plant trimmer.

Osphronemus laticlavius

A rare Bornean giant with vivid red-edged fins and genuine personality.

Macrochirichthys macrochirus

A river giant with an upturned jaw and swordlike pectoral fins rarely seen in home tanks.

Hydrocynus goliath

Razor-toothed Congo predator that most aquariums, and fishkeepers, simply cannot handle.

Hypostomus regani

A tough, territorial pleco from the river systems of southern South America.

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

A true river giant that demands a seriously large commitment.

Zungaro zungaro

A river giant that grows big enough to swallow your other fish whole.

Nimbochromis venustus

The Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts by playing dead

Devario sp. "Giraffe"

A giraffe-patterned danionin built for roomy, lively community tanks.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Prionobrama filigera

A peaceful, transparent schooling fish with a blood-red tail that earns its name.

Kryptopterus bicirrhis

The living ghost: almost entirely see-through and best kept in a school.

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

Kryptopterus vitreolus

The see-through catfish that disappears in plain sight

Parambassis siamensis

A transparent Southeast Asian schooler that hides in plain sight.

Charax gibbosus

A rarely-seen South American oddity with a see-through body and a quirky head-down posture.

Glossostigma elatinoides

The classic carpeting plant that rewards high light with a lush, creeping lawn.

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.

Trigonostigma hengeli

A tiny, soft-water schooler with a vivid orange-edged lambchop mark.

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

A fiery neon stripe makes this hardy little tetra a beginner's best friend.

Barbodes semifasciolatus

The golden form that fooled generations of fishkeepers into thinking it was the real thing.

Ilyodon furcidens

A livebearer with a quasi-placenta and fork-shaped teeth. Genuinely unlike most aquarium fish.

Pomacea canaliculata

A bold, fast-growing snail that can outpace most aquatic plants.

Brachygobius aggregatus

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives from freshwater streams to brackish estuaries.

Sinibotia robusta

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

Thorichthys aureus

A Central American cichlid with electric blue shimmer and real personality to match.

Channa aurantimaculata

Bold orange-blotched predator that keeps you guessing, even with tankmates it knows well.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Nannacara anomala

A tiny cichlid that punches well above its weight come breeding time.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Baryancistrus xanthellus

A bold, boulder-dwelling pleco from Brazil's rapids that doesn't share its territory.

Boulengerella lucius

A torpedo-shaped ambush predator that outgrows most home aquariums fast.

Stiphodon rutilaureus

A tiny, rock-hugging stream goby from the clear rivers of Melanesia.