Species

Barilius vagra

A fast, bold hill-stream cyprinid that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Leporacanthicus joselimai

Fanged river catfish with bold markings that fade into something more mysterious with age.

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Nandus nandus

A patient ambush predator from South Asia that punches above its weight at feeding time.

Aphanius vladykovi

A high-altitude Iranian toothcarp that rewards dedicated keepers with non-stop activity.

Potamotrygon castexi

A disc-shaped river predator that can actually solve puzzles to get its food.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

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

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Gobioides broussonnetii

A dragon-faced gentle giant that's all looks and no aggression.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Calophysus macropterus

The Vulture Catfish: a relentless scavenger built for South America's biggest rivers.

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.

Synodontis gambiensis

A wide-ranging West African catfish that earns its space with character.

Clarias batrachus

The catfish that actually walks on land and can breathe air.

Neolamprologus marunguensis

A deep-water Tanganyikan shell-dweller with a deeply forked tail and fascinating family dynamics.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

A nocturnal African weakfish that retreats into caves by day and hunts by night.

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.

Protopterus annectens annectens

An ancient, air-breathing fish that can survive years without water

Bhavania australis

A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.

Rineloricaria lanceolata

A gentle whiptail catfish that breeds willingly and guards its eggs with dedication.

Rineloricaria fallax

A devoted catfish father that breeds readily and tolerates a wide range of tankmates.

Rineloricaria parva

A slender, whip-tailed catfish that breeds readily and suits most peaceful communities.

Acanthurus albipectoralis

A reef-edge schooler that hunts open water instead of grazing the bottom.

Amblygobius albimaculatus

A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and engineers its own burrow.

Pimelodus albofasciatus

A sleek, fast-moving pimelodid catfish built for big river life.

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.

Geophagus winemilleri

A rare Venezuelan eartheater with vivid spotted fins and fascinating mouthbrooding parental care.

Auchenipterichthys thoracatus

A secretive Amazonian catfish that wedges itself into hiding spots with specialized fins.

Centromochlus schultzi

A shy but charming Brazilian wood catfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Glanidium leopardum

A leopard-spotted catfish from Guiana's leaf-littered creek systems.

Potamotrygon leopoldi

A bold black disc covered in white spots. And a venomous spine to match.

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.