Species

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Synodontis aterrima

A small but feisty Congo catfish that keeps tankmates on their toes.

Pseudocrenilabrus nicholsi

A rarely traded Congo mouthbrooder with personality that far outweighs its small size.

Lamprologus congoensis

A bottom-hugging Congo rapids cichlid with a charmingly jerky swim and a fiery temper.

Synodontis pleurops

Enormous-eyed Congo catfish that vanishes the moment the lights come on.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A rare Peruvian armored catfish that breathes air and lives for decades.

A tiny, long-lived catfish with a fascinating natural mimicry story.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly versatile respiratory trick up its sleeve.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Pethia cumingii

A peaceful Sri Lankan gem with bold black blotches and sunshine-yellow fins.

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Chlamydogobius eremius

A tiny Australian desert survivor that laughs at water conditions others can't handle.

Corydoras loxozonus

A long-lived Colombian cory that thrives in groups and breathes a little air on the side.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Krobia itanyi

A subtly beautiful South American cichlid with surprisingly gentle manners for the genus.

Schistura pridii

A tiny, feisty loach with bold dragon-like patterning from Thai mountain streams.

Ancistrus claro

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

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Tiny loach with big social rituals and a personality to match

Acanthopsoides molobrion

A pint-sized Bornean loach with a horse-faced look and big personality.

Acanthopsoides robertsi

A tiny burrowing loach with a distinctive caudal marking and big personality.

Peckoltia brevis

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

Otocinclus mariae

Tiny algae-grazer that plasters itself to the glass for a unique underside view.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Geophagus megasema

A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Satanoperca leucosticta

A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.

Amphiprion sandaracinos

A solid stripe from nose to dorsal fin sets this all-orange clownfish apart.

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Corydoras elegans

The cory that ditches the bottom and schools in open water.

Corydoras splendens

A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.

Gastromyzon ocellatus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with a bold red tail and real personality.