Species

Homalopteroides modestus

A tiny mountain stream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homalopteroides nebulosus

A tiny forest-stream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homalopteroides stephensoni

A rare Bornean hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Balitora brucei

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

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Corydoras melanotaenia

A long-bodied, gold-finned cory that's rarer in tanks than it deserves to be.

Megalechis picta

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

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

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

Devario apogon

A tiny Irrawaddy danionin that hobbyists have barely had a chance to meet yet.

Corydoras trilineatus

Commonly sold as julii cory, this peaceful armored catfish is a beginner-friendly gem.

Corydoras multiradiatus

A large, long-snouted cory with a fascinating air-breathing trick up its sleeve.

Corydoras kanei

A small, spotted cory from blackwater rivers that breathes air and charms beginners.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

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

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Corydoras lamberti

A rare and enigmatic armored catfish from the Peruvian Amazon, best kept in groups.

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

Peckoltia compta

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

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera smithi

A fast-water hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homaloptera zollingeri

A flattened, rock-clinging stream dweller that crawls and hops like a lizard.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Homalopterula gymnogaster

A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

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

Corydoras narcissus

A long-snouted cory from the Amazon, rarely seen and worth the search.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Corydoras loretoensis

A long-finned little bottom-dweller that thrives in lively, social groups.

Corydoras ortegai

A tiny armored catfish from Peru that breathes air and blinks at you.