Species

Trichopodus pectoralis

A big, peaceful gourami with wild origins in the flooded forests of Southeast Asia.

Salarias ramosus

A personable reef grazer with bold patterning and surprising air-breathing ability.

Echidna nebulosa

A crustacean-crushing moray that coexists peacefully with fish tankmates.

Acaronia vultuosa

A compact Orinoco predator that punches above its weight in planted setups.

Aphanius iberus

A rare Mediterranean killifish worth keeping for conservation as much as curiosity.

Pseudosphromenus cupanus

A shy, small labyrinth fish with secretive bubble-nesting habits worth watching.

Hydnophora grandis

A bold, architecturally distinctive coral with a reputation for territorial aggression.

Aphyosemion splendopleure

A jewel of West African rainforest streams that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Tanganicodus irsacae

A wave-zone specialist that hops across rocks like no other cichlid.

Macrognathus siamensis

A slender, burrowing oddity with a row of false eyes along its back.

Brycinus imberi

A wide-ranging African schooler that brings energy and size to larger tanks.

Hampala dispar

A fast-moving Mekong predator that stays manageable enough for a large community tank.

Cirrhitichthys oxycephalus

A bold little percher that claims coral real estate and rarely budges.

Pimelodus maculatus

A schooling predatory catfish that needs space, robust tankmates, and careful handling.

Synodontis multipunctata

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young for it.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Andinoacara stalsbergi

A Pacific-slope cichlid built for hard, alkaline, and even brackish water.

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Apistogramma steindachneri

A harem-breeding dwarf cichlid with bold lateral markings from Guiana's rivers.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

Chilomycterus schoepfii

A spiny, permanently-armed puffer relative that never needs to inflate to look the part.

Pangasionodon hypophthalmus

Sold as a tiny silver juvenile, grows into a tank-busting giant.

Pelvicachromis taeniatus

A cave-spawning West African dwarf cichlid with vivid breeding colors and real personality.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Esomus metallicus

A slender, surface-loving schooler with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.

Anostomus anostomus

A boldly striped South American fish that swims nose-down and plays rough with its own kind.

Boulengerella lateristriga

A torpedo-shaped Amazonian predator that schools when young and hunts when older.

Meiacanthus grammistes

A venomous-fanged blenny that other fish mimic for protection.

Selenotoca multifasciata

A bold, active brackish fish that grows big and keeps things lively.

Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus

A boldly patterned Amazonian catfish that thrives in community tanks.

Leptobarbus rubripinna

A giant barb sold small, with a wild reputation for getting 'drunk' on rainforest seeds.

Yasuhikotakia eos

A bold, clicking loach from fast Mekong rivers that demands respect and companions.

Scobinancistrus aureatus

A bold, deep-bodied Xingu pleco that earns its place with personality to spare.

Schistura hypsiura

A mildly tempered stream loach with bold flank bars and a deeply forked tail.

Dawkinsia assimilis

A lively Indian barb with bold caudal markings and a real taste for open-water schooling.