Species

Corydoras schwartzi

A long-lived, armored bottom dweller that genuinely thrives in good company.

Synchiropus ocellatus

A reef-floor hunter with detailed patterns and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Barbucca diabolica

A belly-crawling 'scooter' loach that rarely leaves the substrate.

Labeotropheus trewavasae

A rock-scraping Lake Malawi mbuna with over 40 wild color forms.

Polypterus senegalus meridionalis

A living fossil that breathes air and hunts like a prehistoric predator.

Gastromyzon scitulus

A tiny Bornean torrent-dweller that clings to rocks and grazes algae in miniature rapids.

Corydoras seussi

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and rewards patient keepers.

Barilius shacra

A bold, fast-moving river cyprinid that needs equally robust tankmates to thrive.

Hyalobagrus flavus

A tiny, sociable catfish that actually swims in the open. And has a fish that mimics it.

Cyprinodon variegatus

A tough little pupfish that thrives where most fish would struggle to survive.

Lamprologus meleagris

A tiny shell-brooding cichlid with a surprisingly big attitude.

Neolamprologus similis

Tiny shell-dwelling cichlid with a ferocious personality well above its size.

Lamprologus kungweensis

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell brooder that digs its own burrow network.

Neolamprologus brevis

A pint-sized Tanganyikan cichlid that treats a snail shell like a fortress

Nemachilichthys shimogensis

A rarely seen Indian stream loach that does best with a few of its own kind.

Polypterus palmas

An ancient, air-breathing predator that looks like it crawled out of the Devonian.

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

A compact Australian bottom-dweller that earns its keep in a peaceful community tank.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Corydoras gracilis

A tiny, shy cory with a bold arched stripe and a surprising air-breathing trick.

Crossocheilus oblongus

The algae eater that actually eats algae, including the tough stuff other fish ignore.

Crossocheilus atrilimes

The real Siamese algae eater. If you can tell it apart from its lookalikes.

Crossocheilus burmanicus

A lesser-known algae eater from Himalayan foothills with a subtle but useful ID feature.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.

Gymnostomus siamensis

A plain silver river wanderer that follows the floods across Southeast Asia.

Ageneiosus atronasus

A compact Amazonian predator that fits surprisingly well in a community setup.

Periophthalmus argentilineatus

The fish that climbs trees and spends more time on land than in water.

Semaprochilodus taeniurus

A migratory Amazon giant that sifts sediment and schools in impressive numbers.

Hemibagrus peguensis

A rarely seen Myanmar catfish with bold spotted flanks and an orange tail.

Amphiprion akallopisos

The pale skunk stripe makes this anemonefish one of the most recognizable in the ocean.

Corydoras arcuatus

A boldly striped little catfish that breathes air and moves in cheerful gangs.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Gastromyzon aeroides

A rare Bornean hillstream loach with vivid blue fins found in almost no aquariums yet.

Nimbochromis livingstonii

The Lake Malawi cichlid that fakes its own death to ambush prey.

Dormitator lebretonis

A West African brackish-water goby with bold adult coloration and an appetite to match.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Brachyplatystoma platynemum

A rarely-seen Amazonian giant named for its unusually thick, drooping barbels.