Species

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Ancistomus feldbergae

A rock-dwelling Xingu pleco that grazes algae by night and hides by day.

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

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.

Cryptocentrus leptocephalus

A burrow-sharing goby that stands guard while its pistol shrimp partner digs.

Cleidopus gloriamaris

A living lantern: the fish that carries its own lights on its jaw.

Synodontis njassae

Lake Malawi's only squeaker, built for cichlid tanks and rocky hideouts.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Melanoides tuberculata

The tireless substrate burrower that aerates your gravel while you sleep.

Ageneiosus inermis

A giant, predatory catfish with one of the most unusual reproductive strategies in freshwater.

Oxyeleotris marmorata

A motionless giant that eats anything fitting in its enormous mouth.

Ancistrus ranunculus

A flat-headed, rock-hugging pleco from Brazil's wild river rapids.

Macrognathus meklongensis

A secretive Thai spiny eel that comes out of hiding when hunger calls.

Polypterus mokelembembe

An ancient, armored predator from the Congo's murky depths.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Polypterus weeksii

A living fossil from the Congo with a swim bladder that doubles as a lung.

Auchenipterus nuchalis

A surface-roaming catfish with bizarre ossified barbels and secretive nocturnal habits.

Synodontis albolineata

A small, community-friendly squeaker from Cameroon and Gabon that rarely reaches the trade.

Channa argus

A true apex predator that can survive days out of water. And is banned in many countries.

Dendrochirus biocellatus

A shy, venomous reef dweller that hides by day and hunts by night.

Potamotrygon motoro

A disc-shaped apex predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Macrognathus aculeatus

A serpentine burrower with a single bold stripe and a secretive personality.

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

A dinosaur-sized algae grazer built for decades of service in large tanks.

Polypterus ornatipinnis

An ancient, armored predator that breathes air and prowls the night.

Macrotocinclus affinis

Tiny Brazilian algae-eater with a habit of resting right on the front glass.

Pangio pangia

A slender, burrowing loach from South Asian slow waters, peaceful and endlessly curious.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

Pterygoplichthys scrophus

A hefty Amazonian armored catfish that breathes air when conditions demand it.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Synodontis angelicus

A boldly spotted Congo catfish that grows into a fierce bottom-territory defender.

Polypterus palmas polli

An ancient armored predator that breathes air and prowls the riverbed.

Diodon holacanthus

A curious, spiny puffer that can devour your cleanup crew without a second thought.

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

A sociable loach with complex group dynamics and real personality to match.