Species

Corydoras armatus

A tiny armored catfish that breathes air and handles low-oxygen conditions with ease.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Dawkinsia arulius

A long-lived Indian barb that rewards keepers who give it room and company.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Limnophila sessiliflora

A fast-growing Asian stem plant that thrives where Cabomba would struggle.

Scleropages formosus

A CITES-protected dragon fish that can leap clean out of an open tank.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Xenentodon cancila

A torpedo-shaped freshwater predator that will absolutely bite the hand that feeds it.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Channa sp. "Five Stripe"

A tiny, peaceful snakehead that actually plays nicely with others.

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Badis assamensis

A secretive Indian cave-spawner with remarkable breeding color displays.

Clea helena

The snail that hunts other snails. A living solution to pest outbreaks.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Apistogramma atahualpa

A jewel-sized Amazonian dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts.

Corydoras atropersonatus

A long-lived little armored catfish that actually breathes air from the surface.

Aulonocara auditor

A sand-sifting Lake Malawi cichlid from a tiny northern shoreline range.

Aulonocara korneliae

A rock-dweller that hunts the sand, endemic to one Malawian island.

Melanochromis auratus

A brilliantly colored mbuna with an attitude that demands respect and careful tankmates.

Betta aurigans

A rare wild betta from a single Indonesian island, full of quiet personality.

Pseudotropheus aurora

A scrappy Malawi mbuna from the rock-sand interface, with real personality to spare.

Pseudomugil signifer

Australia's tiny blue-eyed shoaler thrives where streams meet the sea.

Scleropages jardinii

Australia's own arowana, and arguably the most aggressive of the family.

Melanotaenia fluviatilis

Australia's most cold-tolerant rainbowfish, built for temperate rivers and cool winters.

Ophisternon gutturale

A secretive, air-breathing eel that hides in mud and comes alive after dark.

Chilatherina axelrodi

A rare Papua New Guinean gem found in just one stream on Earth.

Aphanius sirhani

A critically endangered desert oasis killifish worth keeping as a conservation project.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Lates calcarifer

A giant predator that outgrows almost every aquarium on earth.

Poecilia maylandi

A little-known Mexican molly with big personality and a taste for algae.

Atyopsis moluccensis

A peaceful filter-feeder that fans food from the current like a tiny fisherman.