Species

Pterois antennata

A venomous nocturnal predator draped in bold bars and elaborate fins.

Ophisternon gutturale

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

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Polypterus bichir bichir

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts by smell alone.

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Ophisternon infernale

A cave-dwelling, eyeless eel from the underground rivers of the Yucatan.

Plerogyra sinuosa

Grape-like bubbles by day, sweeping tentacles by night. A coral of two faces.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Vaillantella maassi

A secretive, eel-like loach with a bold orange dorsal stripe and a sky-high price tag.

Synodontis decorum

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.

Synodontis decorus

A bold Congo catfish with a clown's wardrobe and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Dendrochirus brachypterus

A venomous pocket predator that spends most of its time just sitting there, looking menacing.

Channa gachua

A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Chaetodon lunula

A bold, raccoon-masked butterflyfish that prowls reefs after dark.

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

Diadema setosum

A reef-grazing urchin with impressively long spines and a sharp sense of self-defense.

Oxyeleotris marmorata

A motionless giant that eats anything fitting in its enormous mouth.

Polypterus mokelembembe

An ancient, armored predator from the Congo's murky depths.

Auchenipterus nuchalis

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

Dendrochirus biocellatus

A shy, venomous reef dweller that hides by day and hunts by night.

Galaxea astreata

A sprawling, tentacled coral with surprisingly sharp defensive reach.

Macrognathus aculeatus

A serpentine burrower with a single bold stripe and a secretive personality.

Pseudocorynactis caribbeorum

A nocturnal Caribbean predator with sticky orange-tipped tentacles that can snag small fish.

Polypterus ornatipinnis

An ancient, armored predator that breathes air and prowls the night.

Synodontis angelicus

A boldly spotted Congo catfish that grows into a fierce bottom-territory defender.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Halichoeres iridis

A kaleidoscopic reef wrasse that shifts color as it matures.

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

A sociable loach with complex group dynamics and real personality to match.