Species

Mastacembelus armatus

A burrow-happy nocturnal eel that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Amphiprion ephippium

A bold, deepening red clownfish that loses its white stripes as it matures.

Uaru amphiacanthoides

A surprisingly gentle giant that raises fry just like discus do.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Schistura cf balteata

A boldly patterned Myanmar loach that comes in pink or yellow. Nobody knows why.

Amphiprion percula

The fish that launched a thousand reef tanks, with personality to match.

Chalceus erythrurus

A bold, active surface cruiser with a brilliantly colored tail to match its attitude.

Pethia erythromycter

A tiny Myanmar barb with a red nose and big attitude toward tankmates.

Telmatochromis bifrenatus

A compact Tanganyikan rock-dweller with fascinating pair-bonding behavior.

Amphiprion allardi

A bold, less-common clownfish from the Indian Ocean with classic two-bar markings.

Pseudochromis bitaeniatus

A reef crevice specialist with a sneaky mimicry trick up its sleeve.

Apistogramma borellii

A gentle, cold-tolerant dwarf cichlid with big personality in a small package.

Mystus leucophasis

An upside-down catfish from Myanmar that stays that way. And means business.

Synodontis nigrita

The Synodontis that outgrows its welcome. And gets mistaken for something else entirely.

Pyrrhulina laeta

A slender Amazonian predator that punches above its small size.

Copadichromis borleyi

A peaceful Malawi cichlid that rewards patient keepers with vivid color morphs and fascinating breeding behavior.

Copadichromis mloto

A Lake Malawi schooling cichlid that breaks the solitary-male stereotype.

Barilius vagra

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

Aphanius vladykovi

A high-altitude Iranian toothcarp that rewards dedicated keepers with non-stop activity.

Apistogramma viejita

A rarely traded Colombian dwarf cichlid that's almost impossible to find true-to-name.

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.

Synodontis gambiensis

A wide-ranging West African catfish that earns its space with character.

Aulonocara sp. "Walteri"

A lesser-known Malawi peacock with an island-restricted range and manageable temperament.

Aplocheilus werneri

A sleek Sri Lankan surface hunter rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Theraps wesseli

A little-known Honduran cichlid with big personality and bold Central American roots.

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.

Acanthurus albipectoralis

A reef-edge schooler that hunts open water instead of grazing the bottom.

Pimelodus albofasciatus

A sleek, fast-moving pimelodid catfish built for big river life.

Tropheus duboisi

Juvenile leopard pattern fades into something completely different as adults.

Arothron hispidus

A boldly patterned puffer with a voracious appetite and a personality to match.

Centropyge flavicauda

A small, deep-bodied dwarf angel with a ghostly white tail that stands out in any reef.

Geophagus winemilleri

A rare Venezuelan eartheater with vivid spotted fins and fascinating mouthbrooding parental care.

Campylomormyrus tamandua

A rare African electric fish with a bizarre beak-like snout and a brain to match.

Aequidens metae

A compact Colombian cichlid from blackwater streams, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Haplochromis aeneocolor

A papyrus-shore cichlid from Uganda's Lake George, small but full of character.

Cryptoheros nanoluteus

A compact, rarely seen Panamanian cichlid that turns vivid yellow when breeding.