Species

Sandelia bainsii

A rare, air-breathing anabantoid from a handful of South African rivers.

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.

Electrophorus electricus

Part knifefish, part power station. This living legend can shock harder than a wall outlet.

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

The giant mushroom coral that folds shut to trap and digest whole fish.

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Campylomormyrus elephas

A bizarre, long-snouted electric fish from the Congo with serious personality.

Auriglobus silus

A compact puffer from Indonesian waters with a big personality and sharper teeth.

Channa marulioides

A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

A reef-walking shark that shuts down its own brain to survive low oxygen.

Silurus glanis

One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.

Tetraodon lineatus

A large, aggressive African puffer that will bite the hand that feeds it. Literally.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.

Astronotus crassipinnis

A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.

Dormitator maculatus

A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.

Chitala chitala

A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.

Papyrocranus afer

A rare African giant with a striking undulating fin and a fierce attitude.

Potamotrygon yepezi

A venomous freshwater ray from a single lake basin, rarely seen in its true form.

Tetraodon biocellatus

Pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and a taste for snails.

Datnioides microlepis

A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Channa sp. "Fire And Ice"

A small snakehead with fiery red and cool blue coloring that punches above its size.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

A burrowing African catfish with a big appetite and bigger attitude toward tankmates.

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

A bold personality in a sleek body, but choose its tankmates carefully.

Carettochelys insculpta

A fully aquatic turtle with flippers, a pig-like snout, and a serious attitude.

Channa lucius

A true apex predator from Southeast Asian forest streams, surprisingly manageable in the right setup.

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Gymnarchus niloticus

A five-foot electric predator that will bite the hand that feeds it.

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

A deep-water Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a signature forehead hump and unusual social grace.

Leporacanthicus galaxias

A spot-covered pleco with genuine fangs and a boldly territorial personality.

Serrasalmus geryi

A rare, violet-striped piranha relative best kept as a solo specimen.

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.