Species

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Peckoltia brevis

A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Amphiprion sandaracinos

A solid stripe from nose to dorsal fin sets this all-orange clownfish apart.

Corydoras splendens

A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.

Amphiprion perideraion

A soft-pink, gentle clownfish that communicates by popping its jaws.

Synodontis euptera

A long-lived African catfish whose dramatic dorsal fin grows more impressive with age.

A sand-sifting cichlid from the Tocantins that's far calmer than its reputation suggests.

Nannacara aureocephalus

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

Baryancistrus xanthellus

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

Balitora brucei

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

Mecaenichthys immaculatus

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

Archocentrus multispinosus

A tough Central American cichlid with serious parenting instincts and surprising heat tolerance.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

A burrowing, long-snouted loach that vanishes into the sand and rarely looks back.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Ctenochaetus strigosus

A Hawaiian reef cleaner that scrubs algae with its uniquely bristled teeth.

Baryancistrus demantoides

A territorial Venezuelan pleco with vivid spots and a noticeably tall dorsal fin.

Peckoltia compta

A compact Brazilian pleco with a bold pattern and a useful breathing trick.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.

A whiptail catfish with one of the most striking breeding behaviors in the hobby.

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

A boldly finned Xingu catfish that earns its territorial reputation with age.

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.

Premnas biaculeatus

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

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.

Variabilichromis moorii

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

Amphilius platychir

A sleek African stream catfish built for life in fast, rocky currents.

Oreochromis mossambicus

One of the world's most invasive fish, sold as food and kept as a curiosity.

Satanoperca lilith

A rarely traded eartheater with a single bold flank spot and surprising social depth.

Synodontis notata

A daytime-active catfish with a bold personality to match its bold spot.

Amphiprion chrysopterus

A large, bold anemonefish from the wide Pacific with serious territorial attitude.

Geophagus crassilabris

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a reddish glow and fascinating sand-sifting habits.