Species

Cleidopus gloriamaris

A living lantern: the fish that carries its own lights on its jaw.

Barilius gatensis

A bold, fast-moving hill stream fish that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Abactochromis labrosus

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with an unusually approachable temperament for the genus.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Synchiropus splendidus

One of the most vividly colored fish on the reef, and one of the trickiest to keep.

Ageneiosus inermis

A giant, predatory catfish with one of the most unusual reproductive strategies in freshwater.

Distichodus fasciolatus

A boldly barred Congo giant that stays surprisingly peaceful for its size.

Lactoria diaphana

A boxy, horned oddity that roams reefs and mudflats across the entire Indo-Pacific.

Oxyeleotris marmorata

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

Pomatoschistus marmoratus

A cryptic little sand-dweller from Europe's coasts, full of quiet personality.

Protopterus aethiopicus aethiopicus

An ancient African lungfish that breathes air and can outlast a drought.

Synodontis schoutedeni

A beginner-friendly Congo catfish with bold marbled patterning that deepens with age.

Corydoras pinheiroi

A rare Amazonian cory that can breathe air and live for decades.

Premnas biaculeatus

The boldest clownfish in the hobby, and it knows it.

Apistogramma barlowi

The only Apistogramma that mouthbroods. Or doesn't, depending on its mood.

Cichlasoma urophthalmus

A brackish-tolerant bruiser that can handle conditions few other cichlids can.

Paracheilinus mccoskeri

A tiny reef wrasse where the males put on a color show like no other.

Amphiprion mccullochi

A rare island endemic with a bold personality that punches well above its size.

Ancistrus ranunculus

A flat-headed, rock-hugging pleco from Brazil's wild river rapids.

Apistogramma cacatuoide

A selectively bred cockatoo cichlid dripping in vivid orange from dorsal to tail.

Macrognathus meklongensis

A secretive Thai spiny eel that comes out of hiding when hunger calls.

Brachygobius mekongensis

A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.

Dasyatis laosensis

A true river stingray from the Mekong, built for life on sandy bottoms.

Pangasianodon gigas

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and critically endangered.

Aspidoras menezesi

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and a Corydoras personality.

Liopropoma susumi

A secretive reef cave-dweller with bold pinstripes and peaceful manners.

Acanthemblemaria macrospilus

A pint-sized reef blenny that claims abandoned barnacle shells as its castle.

Opistognathus mexicanus

A burrowing Mexican charmer that watches the world from its self-made home.

Corydoras hastatus

Tiny armored catfish that defies its family by cruising the midwater column.

Corydoras spectabilis

The 'millennium cory'. A peaceful schooler with spotted flair from Brazil's Guaporé basin.

Parasphaerichthys lineatus

A tiny Burmese labyrinth fish with some of the most unpredictable breeding behavior in the hobby.

Polypterus mokelembembe

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

Scartella cristata

A tidepool blenny with a wild mohawk and an appetite for algae.

Alticorpus mentale

A deep-water Malawi cichlid from sandy depths rarely seen in the hobby.

Variabilichromis moorii

A Lake Tanganyika rockdweller with a fascinating family life and devious brood tactics.