Species

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Aphyosemion volcanum

A rare Cameroonian killifish from volcanic rainforest streams, seldom seen in the hobby.

Rasbora vulcanus

A tiny, peaceful Sumatran schooler that earns its volcanic trade name.

Calophysus macropterus

The Vulture Catfish: a relentless scavenger built for South America's biggest rivers.

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.

Synodontis gambiensis

A wide-ranging West African catfish that earns its space with character.

Fundulopanchax walkeri

A feisty West African killi with a big appetite and cool-water preferences.

Clarias batrachus

The catfish that actually walks on land and can breathe air.

Aulonocara sp. "Walteri"

A lesser-known Malawi peacock with an island-restricted range and manageable temperament.

Neolamprologus marunguensis

A deep-water Tanganyikan shell-dweller with a deeply forked tail and fascinating family dynamics.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Petrocephalus bovei bovei

A nocturnal African weakfish that retreats into caves by day and hunts by night.

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

Aplocheilus werneri

A sleek Sri Lankan surface hunter rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Theraps wesseli

A little-known Honduran cichlid with big personality and bold Central American roots.

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.

Protopterus annectens annectens

An ancient, air-breathing fish that can survive years without water

Bhavania australis

A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.

Melanotaenia australis

Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.

Rineloricaria lanceolata

A gentle whiptail catfish that breeds willingly and guards its eggs with dedication.

Rineloricaria fallax

A devoted catfish father that breeds readily and tolerates a wide range of tankmates.

Rineloricaria parva

A slender, whip-tailed catfish that breeds readily and suits most peaceful communities.

Vieja argentea

A boldly colored Central American bruiser that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Tanichthys albonubes

A cold-tolerant schooling fish that practically takes care of itself.

Betta albimarginata

A tiny, peaceful mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater forest streams.

Pimelodus albofasciatus

A sleek, fast-moving pimelodid catfish built for big river life.

Allodontichthys hubbsi

A rare Mexican livebearer from a single river system, seldom seen in the hobby.

Tropheus duboisi

Juvenile leopard pattern fades into something completely different as adults.

Axelrodia stigmatias

A tiny Amazonian shoaler that rewards patient keepers with lively social behavior.

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.

Hemiodus atranalis

A lively, peaceful schooling fish built for spacious Amazon biotopes.

Catoprion mento

A scale-eating specialist with a dramatic banner-like dorsal fin rarely seen in the hobby.

Geophagus winemilleri

A rare Venezuelan eartheater with vivid spotted fins and fascinating mouthbrooding parental care.

Betta coccina

A blood-red peat swamp betta that demands soft, acidic water and its own space.

Parachromis dovii

A barrel-chested Central American predator that will eat almost anything it can fit in its mouth.