Species

Krobia guianensis

A sleek Guianan cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Aulonocara nyassae

Dazzling Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts invertebrates hidden in the sand.

Tateurndina ocellicauda

A jewel-like bottom-dweller from Papua New Guinea with fascinating cave-spawning behavior.

Geophagus brasiliensis

Iridescent eartheater with big personality and bigger territorial instincts.

Melanochromis joanjohnsonae

A compact Malawi cichlid from the rocky shores of Likoma Island.

Etroplus suratensis

India's only native cichlid, with pearl-spotted scales and fascinating parental dedication.

Hemiancistrus pankimpuju

A rugged Peruvian boulder-dweller with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Betta pugnax

A forest stream betta with a gentler side and fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Charax condei

A secretive little predator that sneaks into shipments of other characins.

Pimelodus pictus

A spotted, whiskered speedster that will eat anything small enough to swallow.

Luciocephalus pulcher

A pike-like gourami relative from blackwater forests, built for ambush.

Chalceus macrolepidotus

A fast-moving, surface-skimming predator with oversized scales and a vivid pink tail.

Paretroplus menarambo

A rare Malagasy cichlid with delicate pinstripe patterning and real personality.

Pachypanchax playfairii

A Seychelles-endemic killifish with ridged scales and real personality to match.

Synodontis angelicus

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

Cyprinodon alvarezi

A fish extinct in the wild, kept alive by dedicated hobbyists worldwide.

Pachypanchax omalonotus

A non-annual Malagasy killifish with gold-spangled flanks and a tricky identity history.

Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Neoceratodus forsteri

A living fossil that breathes air and may outlive its keeper by decades.

Herotilapia multispinosa

A rare Central American cichlid that actually plays well with others.

Hypseleotris guentheri

A small Pacific stream goby comfortable in fresh, brackish, or salt water.

Epalzeorhynchos frenatus

A bold, territorial bottom-dweller with vivid red fins and a big personality.

Badis ruber

A secretive cave-spawning micro-predator with fascinating breeding behavior and bold flank markings.

Piaractus brachypomus

A fruit-eating giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium.

Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Cherax quadricarinatus

A bold, fast-growing Australian crayfish with vivid red claw markings on the males.

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

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

Epalzeorhynchos munense

A rarely seen shark with a jet-black body and vivid red fins from Southeast Asian rivers.

Myloplus rubripinnis

A coin-shaped giant with a bold red fin and a serious appetite for plants.

Satanoperca rhynchitis

A gregarious French Guiana cichlid with distinctive red lips and surprising gentleness outside of spawning.

Anostomus ternetzi

A boldly striped headstander that swims at its own angle. Literally.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Nannostomus mortenthaleri

A tiny, fiery Peruvian pencilfish that punches well above its weight in attitude.

Epiplatys lamottei

A West African surface killifish dressed in red spots and dark bars.

Geophagus surinamensis

A mouthbrooding digger that sifts sand and fiercely guards its young.

Procambarus clarkii

Hardy, bold, and endlessly entertaining. But a menace to planted tanks.