Species

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

A deep-river Asian catfish with an impressively tall dorsal fin and bold personality.

Ambastaia nigrolineata

A rare, sociable loach with bold racing stripes and fascinating group behaviors.

Balitoropsis zollingeri

A flat-bodied stream crawler that hops and clings across rocks like no other loach.

Lamprologus speciosus

A pint-sized shell-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with outsized attitude.

Tylomelania zemis

A slow-moving, long-lived snail that grazes peacefully and breeds one giant baby at a time.

Apistogramma hongsloi

A compact Colombian dwarf cichlid that pairs up and parents together.

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

A giant, gentle African catfish that cruises the bottom with calm authority.

Corydoras melanistius

A sociable little armored catfish that thrives in groups and lives surprisingly long.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Corydoras acutus

A sharp-snouted little armored catfish with a bold black dorsal spot.

Corydoras schultzei

A rare, captive-bred cory with deep black coloration and charming schooling behavior.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Ophisternon infernale

A cave-dwelling, eyeless eel from the underground rivers of the Yucatan.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Chaetostoma cf thomsoni

The most common rubbernose pleco in the hobby, and endlessly misidentified.

Channa maculata

A predatory bruiser that breathes air and guards its young with fierce devotion.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.

Corydoras nattereri

A long-lived, sociable bottom-dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Procambarus alleni

Florida's boldest crustacean, in an almost unreal shade of blue.

Amblydoras nauticus

A hardy little catfish that talks in the dark and rarely shows its face by day.

Panaque suttonorum

A wood-rasping Venezuelan plec with vivid blue eyes that glow in the right light.

Opsarius bernatziki

A fast, bold hillstream schooler with vivid blue flank bars and serious attitude.

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

A peaceful Tanganyikan schooler that hangs vertically against rock walls to spawn.

Stiphodon atropurpureus

A thumbnail-sized stream goby that grazes biofilm and occasionally vanishes into the sand.

Apistogramma panduro

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a bold personality and cave-spawning habits.

Corydoras boesemani

A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and stays rare in the hobby.

Corydoras bilineatus

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and blinks at you.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

The hardier, more forgiving cousin of the popular ram cichlid.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.

Hemiloricaria beni

A petite Bolivian whiptail catfish with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Pangio shelfordii

A patterned eel-loach from Borneo's blackwater forests, with surprising personality for its size.

Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

A tiny Bornean hillstream crawler with iridescent blue fins and bold spotted patterns.

Gastromyzon farragus

A tiny Bornean stream-clinger with a vivid red tail and bold territorial streaks.