Species

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Valenciennea strigata

A sand-sifting goby that pairs for life and keeps your substrate spotless.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Baryancistrus xanthellus

A bold, boulder-dwelling pleco from Brazil's rapids that doesn't share its territory.

Siganus guttatus

A schooling reef herbivore with venomous spines and a tide-following lifestyle.

Stiphodon rutilaureus

A tiny, rock-hugging stream goby from the clear rivers of Melanesia.

Pseudotropheus tropheops

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with a surprisingly forceful approach to eating algae.

Leporacanthicus heterodon

A fang-toothed South American pleco with a surprisingly manageable personality.

Sinibotia pulchra

A sociable, sinuous loach that needs its own kind to truly thrive.

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

A big, bold barb with golden fins that needs room to roam.

Baryancistrus sp. "Cf Xanthellus"

A gold-spotted Xingu pleco with a temperament that gets feistier with age.

Serrasalmus maculatus

A fin-biting South American predator that's actually one of the easier piranhas to keep.

Opistognathus randalli

A bold little burrower with a jaw-locking temper to match its golden markings.

Crossocheilus cobitis

A bottom-dwelling algae eater from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Balitora brucei

A flattened hill-stream grazer that thrives where the current runs wild.

Polypterus senegalus

A living fossil that breathes air and stalks prey like a tiny armored snake.

Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Corydoras melanotaenia

A long-bodied, gold-finned cory that's rarer in tanks than it deserves to be.

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

A cool-water damselfish from Australian rocky reefs with attentive parenting instincts.

Stiphodon elegans

A jewel-toned goby built for fast, crystal-clear rainforest streams.

Acentrogobius caninus

A bold estuarine goby with a wild secret: it carries tetrodotoxin.

Chiloscyllium punctatum

A true shark that crawls the seafloor and can survive hours out of water.

Corydoras guapore

A corydoras that defies the bottom-dweller stereotype by schooling mid-water.

Polypterus ansorgii

A rare West African bichir that breathes air and grows impressively large.

Chromidotilapia guntheri

A mouthbrooding West African cichlid with fascinating shared parental care.

Antennarius striatus

A master of disguise that fishes for its own meals using a built-in lure.

Amblygobius semicinctus

A peaceful, burrowing goby that tidies sandbed detritus in calm reef systems.

Hampala macrolepidota

A two-foot predatory barb that's more river monster than aquarium fish.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus

A hefty Amazonian pleco that breathes air and rules the tank bottom.

Labeo cyclorhynchus

A boldly patterned Congo shark that demands its own territory and respect.

Nemateleotris helfrichi

A deep-reef gem that hovers and flicks its tall dorsal fin like a flag.