Species

Ancistrus claro

A dwarf bushynose catfish from Brazil with a knack for breeding itself in mature tanks.

Peckoltia brevis

A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.

Fundulopanchax sjoestedti

A large, boldly colored killifish from West Africa's coastal rainforest swamps.

Hippocampus zosterae

Tiny, monogamous, and endlessly watchable. The seahorse that actually fits a small tank.

Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

A century in the hobby, this tiny African cichlid broods its young in its own mouth.

Electrophorus electricus

Part knifefish, part power station. This living legend can shock harder than a wall outlet.

Amplexidiscus fenestrafer

The giant mushroom coral that folds shut to trap and digest whole fish.

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Channa marulioides

A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.

Hemiscyllium ocellatum

A reef-walking shark that shuts down its own brain to survive low oxygen.

Silurus glanis

One of the largest freshwater fish alive, and it knows it.

Tetraodon lineatus

A large, aggressive African puffer that will bite the hand that feeds it. Literally.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.

Astronotus crassipinnis

A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.

Dormitator maculatus

A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.

Chitala chitala

A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.

Papyrocranus afer

A rare African giant with a striking undulating fin and a fierce attitude.

Tetraodon biocellatus

Pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and a taste for snails.

Datnioides microlepis

A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Anaspidoglanis macrostoma

A burrowing African catfish with a big appetite and bigger attitude toward tankmates.

Pinirampus pirinampu

A schooling river giant that needs serious space and serious commitment.

Carettochelys insculpta

A fully aquatic turtle with flippers, a pig-like snout, and a serious attitude.

Channa lucius

A true apex predator from Southeast Asian forest streams, surprisingly manageable in the right setup.

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Gymnarchus niloticus

A five-foot electric predator that will bite the hand that feeds it.

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Cyphotilapia gibberosa

A deep-water Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a signature forehead hump and unusual social grace.

Leporacanthicus galaxias

A spot-covered pleco with genuine fangs and a boldly territorial personality.

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.

Petenia splendida

A big-mouthed Central American predator that's surprisingly manageable for dedicated beginners.

Bagarius yarrelli

A river monster catfish that genuinely earns the name 'giant devil catfish'.

Himantura chaophraya

One of the world's largest freshwater rays, and not for the faint-hearted.

Antennarius commerson

A master of disguise that fishes for its meals using a built-in lure.