Species

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Corydoras pantanalensis

A long-lived Bolivian cory with a quirky air-gulping habit worth watching for.

Rhinodoras dorbignyi

A gentle giant of the Paraná, this armored catfish needs serious space to roam.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Farlowella mariaelenae

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

Synodontis batensoda

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

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Corydoras virginiae

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

Akysis vespa

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

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

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

Bhavania australis

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

Corydoras albolineatus

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

Dunckerocampus pessuliferus

A reef cleaner that moonlights as one of the more manageable pipefish for beginners.

Hippocampus kuda

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific seahorse that adapts surprisingly well to aquarium life.

Auchenipterichthys coracoideus

A secretive Amazonian catfish with an unusually intimate approach to reproduction.

Corydoras zygatus

A peaceful armored catfish that literally breathes through its gut.