Species

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.

Cyprinodon brontotheroides

A tiny Bahamian pupfish built to crack open hard-shelled prey no other pupfish can handle.

Phalloceros caudimaculatus

A tiny livebearing fish with remarkable color variety and surprisingly persistent males.

Pterophyllum leopoldi

The smallest wild angelfish, with a bold Roman nose and surprising attitude.

Pethia phutunio

A tiny, peaceful schooler that thrives best among its own kind.

Aplocheilus parvus

A tiny surface-dwelling predator with a big appetite for mosquito larvae.

Channa gachua

A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.

Pollimyrus castelnaui

A tiny electric fish from African floodplains, built for life in the weeds.

Geophagus megasema

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

Geophagus pellegrini

A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.

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.

Geophagus taeniopareius

A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.

Astatotilapia calliptera

A mouthbrooding generalist from Malawi with real personality to spare.

Sciaenochromis fryeri

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi piscivore that behaves itself in the right company.

Sciaenochromis ahli

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi predator that stays surprisingly peaceful in a community.

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

Bryconaethiops microstoma

A schooling African characin with a feisty streak and old-world charm.

Nimbochromis linni

A crafty Lake Malawi predator that ambushes prey with surprising patience.

Apistogramma elizabethae

A tiny Amazonian cichlid with bold markings and fascinating cave-spawning behavior.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Botia udomritthiruji

A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.

Nematobrycon palmeri

A hardy, community-friendly tetra with an unmistakable blue-eyed gaze.

Poecilia wingei

Jewel-bright nano livebearer that breeds almost faster than you can plan for it.

Neolamprologus brichardi

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that raises its young as a multigenerational family group.

Bagrichthys obscurus

A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.

Ophthalmotilapia ventralis

A Lake Tanganyika mouthbrooder with famously elaborate fin lure breeding tricks.

Cyathopharynx furcifer

A plankton-picking Tanganyikan with spectacular breeding craters and fin-tip lures.

Synodontis euptera

A long-lived African catfish whose dramatic dorsal fin grows more impressive with age.

Protomelas fenestratus

A peaceful Malawi cichlid with a clever trick for finding buried food.

Betta sp. "Antutabulungan"

A rarely-seen Bornean mouthbrooder from one of the most species-rich fish genera on Earth.

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Dawkinsia filamentosa

A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.