Species

Amphiprion clarkii

The boldest clownfish in the reef, known to chase off divers.

Barbodes dunckeri

A boldly patterned Malaysian barb that's been hiding behind its cousin's name for decades.

Synodontis decorum

A boldly patterned Congo catfish with a dramatically elongated dorsal fin ray.

Synodontis decorus

A bold Congo catfish with a clown's wardrobe and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Coris gaimard

A wrasse that completely reinvents its look from juvenile to adult.

Synodontis obesus

A hefty West African catfish with a surprising electric organ hidden inside.

Apistogramma cacatuoides

A pocket-sized cichlid with big personality and remarkable parental dedication.

Altolamprologus compressiceps

A laterally flattened Tanganyikan predator built to hunt in razor-thin rock crevices.

Polypterus endlicheri congicus

A prehistoric armored predator that breathes air and swallows prey whole.

Papyrocranus congoensis

A prehistoric-looking Congo predator that breathes air straight from the surface.

Julidochromis regani

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid that mates for life and parents cooperatively.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Platynematichthys notatus

A bold Amazonian catfish that grows large enough to demand serious space.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Chaetodon vagabundus

A wide-ranging reef butterfly that pairs for life and patrols its territory together.

Indostomus crocodilus

A tiny armored oddity from Thai blackwater streams, best kept in small groups.

Synodontis petricola

The catfish that tricks cichlids into raising its young. Nature's ultimate con artist.

Biotodoma cupido

A peaceful community cichlid that rewards keepers who buy a proper group.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Neolamprologus pulcher

A Lake Tanganyika cichlid with a remarkably complex social family life.

Paretrolplus damii

A rare Malagasy cichlid with fascinating pit-digging breeding behavior.

Paretroplus maculatus

A rare Malagasy cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Celestichthys flagrans

A rare northern Myanmar danio with fiery stripes and a slender build.

Parupeneus barberinus

A bold, active sand-sifter built for big reef systems with open substrate.

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis

A rare Kerala barb with feisty personality and a tangled taxonomic history.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

A lively little shoaler that pairs well with dwarf cichlids and Corydoras.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Rita kuturnee

A peaceful river catfish from India's Deccan plateau, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Placidochromis electra

A sand-sifting Malawi hap gentle enough to keep with Aulonocara and Copadichromis.

Satanoperca jurupari

A sand-sifting cichlid that's far more peaceful than its name suggests

Chlamydogobius eremius

A tiny Australian desert survivor that laughs at water conditions others can't handle.

Aequidens diadema

A compact blackwater cichlid from the wild heart of the Amazon and Orinoco.

Pictichromis diadema

Bold reef personality packed into a two-tone, pocket-sized package.

Monodactylus argenteus

A silver, disc-shaped brackish schooler that grows bigger than most expect.

Symphysodon discus

The crown jewel of the Amazon, built for serious fishkeepers who love a challenge.