Species

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Clea helena

The snail that hunts other snails. A living solution to pest outbreaks.

Amphilophus macracanthus

A hefty Central American cichlid built for life on the riverbed.

Apistogramma atahualpa

A jewel-sized Amazonian dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts.

Periophthalmus barbarus

A true amphibious fish that walks, climbs, and breathes air on land.

Corydoras atropersonatus

A long-lived little armored catfish that actually breathes air from the surface.

Amphiprion rubrocinctus

Australia's own anemonefish, rarely seen outside its home waters.

Ophisternon gutturale

A secretive, air-breathing eel that hides in mud and comes alive after dark.

Platystacus cotylephorus

A leaf-mimicking catfish that carries its eggs on fleshy belly stalks.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Apistogramma bitaeniata

A jewel of Amazonian blackwater, with color forms varying by river system.

Amblygobius phalaena

A sand-sifting goby that doubles as a natural substrate vacuum cleaner.

Opistognathus macrognathus

A burrow-digging Atlantic oddity that broods its eggs in its mouth.

Schistura notostigma

A feisty Sri Lankan stream dweller that climbs waterfalls and holds its ground.

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Naso annulatus

A genuinely massive unicornfish that schools on outer reef walls across the Indo-Pacific.

Corydoras metae

The bandit-masked cory with a longer lifespan than most fishkeepers expect.

Bunocephalichthys verrucosus

A master of disguise that looks more like a dead leaf than a fish.

Bunocephalus coracoideus

A master of leaf-litter disguise that only comes alive after dark.

Bunocephalus knerii

A master of camouflage that lies motionless until the lights go out.

Corydoras robineae

The bannertail cory: bold markings, fascinating air-gulping behavior, and surprising longevity.

Rhinogobius giurinus ctenogobius giurinus ctenogobius hadropterus

A hardy little goby from Asia's rivers, surprisingly easy to keep.

Siganus virgatus

A peaceful reef grazer that backs up its calm nature with venomous spines.

Opsarius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Polypterus delhezi

A living fossil from the Congo that breathes air and hunts by smell.

Devario pathirana

A rare Sri Lankan danio with bold vertical bars and a lively, boisterous personality.

Nemacheilus fasciatus

A neatly patterned stream loach from the cool highlands of Sumatra and Java.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Amblyeleotris wheeleri

A hardy reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly blind shrimp partner.

Siganus doliatus

A reef grazer that pairs up young and carries venomous spines as backup.