Species

Parosphromenus linkei

A pint-sized blackwater gourami with head-down courtship displays unlike any other.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.

Zanclus canescens

Iconic reef wanderer with a dramatic look that rarely thrives in captivity.

Corydoras haraldschultzi

A long-lived armored catfish with detailed reticulated markings and a surprisingly social personality.

Gambusia affinis

The notorious mosquitofish: tough, prolific, and not a friendly neighbor.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Polypterus weeksii

A living fossil from the Congo with a swim bladder that doubles as a lung.

Amarginops ornatus

A sleek Congo predator with ornate markings and serious attitude toward tankmates.

Acanthocobitis botia

A peaceful, quirky bottom-dweller with a false eye that fools predators.

Amphilius platychir

A sleek African stream catfish built for life in fast, rocky currents.

Auchenipterus nuchalis

A surface-roaming catfish with bizarre ossified barbels and secretive nocturnal habits.

Opistognathus lonchurus

A bold little burrower with a face full of personality.

Oreochromis mossambicus

One of the world's most invasive fish, sold as food and kept as a curiosity.

Garra mullya

A hardy Indian stream fish with a sucker disc built for fast-moving water.

Centropyge multifasciata

A deep-dwelling pygmy angel that rarely makes it into the hobby.

Centropyge multicolor

A deep-reef dweller with bold coloring that rarely makes it to store shelves.

Ogilbyina novaehollandiae

A vivid reef dweller from the Great Barrier Reef with a bold dual-tone look.

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Possibly the world's smallest cichlid, big attitude packed into a tiny shell.

Synodontis albolineata

A small, community-friendly squeaker from Cameroon and Gabon that rarely reaches the trade.

Acanthurus guttatus

A surge-zone schooler that thrives where the waves crash hardest.

Scleropages inscriptus

The only arowana with geometric line markings etched across its head and flanks.

Oreichthys sp. "Myanmar Redfin 2"

A tiny, feisty shoaler from Myanmar with a bold caudal blotch and plenty of personality.

Pseudocheilinus ocellatus

A secretive reef wrasse with bold colors and a talent for disappearing.

Mystus mysticetus

A gregarious Southeast Asian catfish with a uniquely lateral-eyed look.

Gymnocharacinus bergi

A scaleless South American oddity from one of the world's most isolated streams.

Aphanius arakensis

A rare Iranian killifish relative worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Microdevario nanus

Tiny Myanmar schooler with a bold dorsal-fin blotch and big personality in small packages.

Rhinogobius nantaiensis

A feisty Taiwanese stream goby that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Hippocampus angustus

A spiny Western Australian seahorse with a distinctively slender profile.

Arothron manilensis

A bold, beak-toothed puffer that thrives from mangroves to lagoon reefs.

Naso lituratus

A wide-ranging Pacific grazer that needs serious space to thrive.

Chalinochromis sp. "Ndobhoi"

A blotch-patterned Tanganyikan rock dweller with fascinating colony breeding behavior.

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

A pebble-stream loach from India with famously unpredictable mood swings.

Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui

A shy Indian stream loach best kept in groups to bring it out of hiding.

Sundadanio axelrodi

Tiny blackwater gem that rewards patient keepers with dazzling group behavior.

Pseudochromis aldabraensis

A bold little reef dweller that punches well above its weight in personality.