Species

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

A river giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium faster than you'd expect.

Caridina serrata

Bold tiger stripes and easy care make this shrimp a great starting point.

Caridina mariae

Bold tiger-striped shrimp that comes in a dazzling range of color forms.

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

A boldly barred Amazonian predator that demands a truly massive tank.

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

A shimmering river giant that rapidly outgrows most home aquariums.

Mastacembelus armatus

A burrow-happy nocturnal eel that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Betta rubra

A tiny peat swamp betta with mouthbrooding surprises and complex social needs.

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni

A tiny Tocantins tetra often mistaken for its look-alike neighbor.

Uaru amphiacanthoides

A surprisingly gentle giant that raises fry just like discus do.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Atractosteus tropicus

A living fossil from Central America that grows to canoe-like proportions.

Champsochromis caeruleus

The trout cichlid: a solitary Lake Malawi predator built around an enormous mouth.

Cichla monoculus

A river predator built for size, speed, and a 20-year commitment.

Chalceus erythrurus

A bold, active surface cruiser with a brilliantly colored tail to match its attitude.

Pethia erythromycter

A tiny Myanmar barb with a red nose and big attitude toward tankmates.

A mysterious introduced ornamental snail with uncertain origins in Chile.

Farlowella mariaelenae

A living twig that grazes algae and barely moves. Until it does.

Farlowella vittata

A living twig that vanishes in plain sight among branches and leaves.

Vieja bifasciata

Two bold facial stripes mark this colorful, feisty Central American cichlid.

Telmatochromis bifrenatus

A compact Tanganyikan rock-dweller with fascinating pair-bonding behavior.

Nannostomus bifasciatus

A schooling pencilfish that tilts nose-up and swims in tight, lively groups.

Astyanax bimaculatus

A robust South American characin that rewards keepers willing to think big.

Mystus bimaculatus

A tiny, peaceful Sumatran catfish that thrives in soft, acidic blackwater setups.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Nannostomus digrammus

A rare, peaceful pencilfish that doubles as the perfect dither fish for dwarf cichlid tanks.

Hemigrammus ulreyi

A peaceful schooling tetra that's rarer in tanks than its charm deserves.

Apistogramma borellii

A gentle, cold-tolerant dwarf cichlid with big personality in a small package.

Mystus leucophasis

An upside-down catfish from Myanmar that stays that way. And means business.

Synodontis nigrita

The Synodontis that outgrows its welcome. And gets mistaken for something else entirely.

Synodontis nigriventris

The catfish that flipped the script, spending most of its life swimming upside down.

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Pyrrhulina laeta

A slender Amazonian predator that punches above its small size.

Copadichromis borleyi

A peaceful Malawi cichlid that rewards patient keepers with vivid color morphs and fascinating breeding behavior.

Copadichromis chrysonotus

A mid-water spawning Malawi cichlid that breeds in open water like no other Hap.

Copadichromis ilesi

A peaceful Utaka cichlid from Lake Malawi with fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Copadichromis mloto

A Lake Malawi schooling cichlid that breaks the solitary-male stereotype.