Species

Lamprologus stappersi

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell-dweller with outsized territorial attitude and colony-forming charm.

Luciocephalus aura

A Sumatran swamp predator that breathes air and strikes with lightning speed.

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Haplochromis perrieri

A piscivorous Lake Victoria cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

A large Amazonian catfish that lurks in deep river channels far from shore.

Rineloricaria morrowi

A slender Peruvian whiptail catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating paternal care.

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

A bold reef rearanger that sleeps on its side and makes noise when startled.

Acestrorhynchus microlepis

A sleek, toothy predator that schools as a juvenile and hunts like a pike.

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

A sleek river predator that plays surprisingly well with the right tankmates.

Boulengerella cuvieri

A surface-hunting predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Crenicichla albopunctata

A compact, manageable pike cichlid with serious predator personality.

Crenicichla johanna

A big-mouthed Amazon predator that means business in any large cichlid setup.

Crenicichla lepidota

A torpedo-shaped predator that brings serious personality to a South American biotope.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Belonesox belizanus

A surface-hunting predator built like a pike, from Central American wetlands.

Serrasalmus eigenmanni

A sleek Amazon predator that's surprisingly manageable for first-time piranha keepers.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Stomatepia pindu

A critically endangered Cameroonian cichlid that turns jet black when spawning.

Serrasalmus humeralis

A fin-eating piranha with a surprisingly low-key reputation for people

Serrasalmus serrulatus

A solitary, fin-biting predator with a famously tangled identity.

Arapaima gigas

A living giant from the Amazon that breathes air like a lung fish.

Serrasalmus piraya

The largest piranha on earth, and legally banned in several countries.

Polypterus palmas polli

An ancient armored predator that breathes air and prowls the riverbed.

Potamotrygon hystrix

A flat, venomous predator that vanishes into the sand right before your eyes.

Tetraodon pustulatus

A rare African giant puffer from the Cross River, built for serious keepers.

Melanochromis vermivorus

A schooling mbuna that breaks the mold with genuine shoaling behavior.

Characodon lateralis

A rare Mexican livebearer with a complicated identity and real conservation value.

Channa bleheri

A rare snakehead small enough for a community tank, if you choose tankmates carefully.

Potamotrygon scobina

A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Trachemys scripta elegans

A long-lived turtle that outlasts most aquariums. And many life plans.

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

Serrasalmus rhombeus

A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.

Carinotetraodon lorteti

A tiny puffer with dramatic color-changing ability and surprisingly long lifespan.