Species

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Megalechis thoracata

A tough, bubble-nesting catfish that breathes air and shrugs off rough conditions.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Leporinus maculatus

A swift-water Guianan pencilfish relative with a spotted pattern and real personality.

Synchiropus picturatus

A reef gem with striking patterns and a famously picky appetite.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Hemiancistrus guahiborum

A territorial Orinoco plec with vivid orange-edged fins and a fascinating ability to breathe air.

Boulengerella maculata

A sleek Amazonian predator that rewards careful tank planning with genuine personality.

Pimelodus maculatus

A schooling predatory catfish that needs space, robust tankmates, and careful handling.

Agamyxis pectinifrons

A long-lived, armored Amazon catfish that actually makes noise when handled.

Amblyeleotris guttata

A reef sand specialist that shares its home with an almost-blind shrimp partner.

Metynnis lippincottianus

The piranha cousin with spots and a peaceful disposition that surprises most keepers.

Channa punctata

A compact, hardy snakehead that breathes air and takes no nonsense from tankmates.

Tilapia mariae

A bold West African cichlid with serious parenting instincts and a territorial streak.

Canthigaster solandri

A compact reef puffer with vivid spotted patterning and a surprisingly mild temperament.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Synodontis multipunctata

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young for it.

Synodontis robbianus

A compact, hardy West African catfish that's surprisingly manageable for beginners.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Puntius kamalika

A quietly attractive Sri Lankan barb that earns its keep without demanding much.

Andinoacara stalsbergi

A Pacific-slope cichlid built for hard, alkaline, and even brackish water.

Abalistes stellaris

A surprisingly beginner-friendly triggerfish with bold spots and serious size.

Apistogramma steindachneri

A harem-breeding dwarf cichlid with bold lateral markings from Guiana's rivers.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Arothron stellatus

The largest puffer in the world, built like a torpedo with a beak to match.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Apistogramma eremnopyge

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a dark tail blotch and surprisingly complex social needs.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Puntius lineatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that shows its best colors in a proper school.

Chilomycterus schoepfii

A spiny, permanently-armed puffer relative that never needs to inflate to look the part.

Pangasionodon hypophthalmus

Sold as a tiny silver juvenile, grows into a tank-busting giant.