Species

Teleocichla centrarchus

A dwarf riverine cichlid built for life in Brazil's fast-flowing rapids.

Pterois radiata

A venomous reef predator with dramatic white-lined fins and reclusive habits.

Alcolapia alcalicus

A cichlid from one of Earth's most inhospitable lakes, built to survive where almost nothing else can.

Synodontis aterrima

A small but feisty Congo catfish that keeps tankmates on their toes.

Synodontis greshoffi

A boldly patterned Congo catfish that's tougher than it looks but easier than most Synos.

Tetraodon miurus

A buried ambush predator from the Congo that bites first and asks questions never.

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi

A rarely traded Congo mouthbrooder with personality that far outweighs its small size.

Lamprologus congoensis

A bottom-hugging Congo rapids cichlid with a charmingly jerky swim and a fiery temper.

Sparisoma viride

A reef sculptor that literally chews coral into Caribbean sand.

Ageneiosus ucayalensis

A large, predatory bottom-dweller with a flattened head and serious appetite.

Ancistrus claro

A dwarf bushynose catfish from Brazil with a knack for breeding itself in mature tanks.

Peckoltia brevis

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

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Campylomormyrus elephas

A bizarre, long-snouted electric fish from the Congo with serious personality.

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

A reef-walking shark that shuts down its own brain to survive low oxygen.

Silurus glanis

One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.

Dormitator maculatus

A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.

Potamotrygon yepezi

A venomous freshwater ray from a single lake basin, rarely seen in its true form.

Tetraodon biocellatus

Pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and a taste for snails.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

A burrowing African catfish with a big appetite and bigger attitude toward tankmates.

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

A bold personality in a sleek body, but choose its tankmates carefully.

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Leporacanthicus galaxias

A spot-covered pleco with genuine fangs and a boldly territorial personality.

Himantura chaophraya

One of the world's largest freshwater rays, and not for the faint-hearted.

Antennarius commerson

A master of disguise that fishes for its meals using a built-in lure.

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

A true river giant that demands a seriously large commitment.

Zungaro zungaro

A river giant that grows big enough to swallow your other fish whole.

Baryancistrus xanthellus

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

Leporacanthicus heterodon

A fang-toothed South American pleco with a surprisingly manageable personality.

Serrasalmus maculatus

A fin-biting South American predator that's actually one of the easier piranhas to keep.