Species

Antennarius pictus

A master of disguise that hunts with a built-in fishing rod.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Stiphodon pelewensis

A tiny riffle-dweller that vanishes into the sand when startled.

Nothobranchius palmqvisti

A brilliantly colored killifish that lives fast in seasonal African pools.

Geophagus crassilabris

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a reddish glow and fascinating sand-sifting habits.

Haludaria melanampyx

A lively hill-stream barb from India's Western Ghats with a two-tone shimmer.

Amphiprion polymnus

A boldly patterned clownfish with a preference for sandy, silty homes.

Corydoras panda

The panda-patterned cory that's as personable as it is peaceful.

Apistogramma nijsseni

A panda-patterned dwarf cichlid with fierce maternal instincts and blackwater roots.

Garra flavatra

A boldly patterned Burmese stream fish that's part algae grazer, part personality.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

Satanoperca pappaterra

A sand-sifting cichlid that fearlessly charges piranhas in the wild.

Herichthys pearsei

A surprisingly gentle giant from Mexican and Guatemalan river systems.

Acanthocobitis pavonacea

A boldly patterned loach from northeast India that rarely appears in the trade.

Takifugu pardalis

A boldly patterned marine puffer with a personality bigger than its tank.

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Canthigaster papua

A compact reef puffer with a bold false eyespot and surprisingly manageable care needs.

Macropodus opercularis

One of the first tropical fish ever kept in Europe, and still worth knowing.

Polynemus paradiseus

Feathery pectoral threads and calm grace from the rivers of South Asia.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

A Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Pangasius sanitwongsei

A fish that outgrows almost every tank on earth. And most keepers know it too late.

Hoplarchus psittacus

A rare blackwater cichlid that defies its aggressive reputation in the right company.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

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

Corydoras pastazensis

A long-lived Ecuadorian armored catfish with a fascinating air-breathing trick.

Aequidens patricki

A rarely traded Peruvian cichlid with a feisty personality and serious collector appeal.

Krobia guianensis

A sleek Guianan cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Hydrolycus scomberoides

Vampire-fanged characin that's surprisingly peaceful with fish too big to eat.

Betta imbellis

The gentler betta. Males can sometimes share a tank if given enough cover.

Pseudanthias dispar

A schooling reef beauty that brings the open ocean's energy to your tank.

Cichla kelberi

A hard-hitting Amazonian predator that rewards patient keepers with bold personality.

Cichla ocellaris

A river predator that grows to nearly three feet and eats anything it can catch.

Cichla orinocensis

A river predator that grows to nearly two feet and eats its tankmates.

Aulonocara nyassae

Dazzling Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts invertebrates hidden in the sand.

Tateurndina ocellicauda

A jewel-like bottom-dweller from Papua New Guinea with fascinating cave-spawning behavior.