Species

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Thorichthys meeki

The cichlid that turns its fiery throat into a threat display.

Mesonauta festivus

A gentle South American cichlid with a bold diagonal stripe and surprising breeding devotion.

Mesonauta guyanae

A gentle Amazonian cichlid that brings calm elegance to the community tank.

Mesonauta insignis

A shy Amazonian cichlid often hiding behind its more famous cousin's name.

Aulonocara stuartgranti

A Lake Malawi peacock that shifts color by geography, blue in the north, yellow in the south.

Amphilophus flaveolus

A rare Nicaraguan crater-lake cichlid, living proof of evolution in action.

Esomus danrica

A sociable Asian barb with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.

Neolamprologus tetracanthus

A sand-dwelling Lake Tanganyika predator with a clever trick for eating snails.

Dermogenys pusilla

A surface-skimming livebearer with a jaw made for dueling

Lamprologus ocellatus

Pocket-sized cichlid with big personality, built around a borrowed shell

Cyphotilapia frontosa

A long-lived Lake Tanganyika giant with a signature forehead hump and surprising personality.

Ctenolucius hujeta

A surface-hunting predator that plays nicer with tankmates than its looks suggest.

A compact, peaceful eartheater that's criminally overlooked in the hobby.

A sand-sifting cichlid from the Tocantins that's far calmer than its reputation suggests.

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

A jewel-like dwarf cichlid that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Betta anabatoides

A rare mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater streams, built for serious collectors.

Boulengerochromis microlepis

The largest African cichlid, built like a predator and almost as big as your arm.

Devario aequipinnatus

A boldly striped, fast-moving schooler that brings real energy to larger community tanks.

Devario malabaricus

A fast-moving, deep-bodied danio that needs space and confident tankmates.

Nimbochromis venustus

The Lake Malawi cichlid that hunts by playing dead

Devario sp. "Giraffe"

A giraffe-patterned danionin built for roomy, lively community tanks.

Parambassis siamensis

A transparent Southeast Asian schooler that hides in plain sight.

Thorichthys aureus

A Central American cichlid with electric blue shimmer and real personality to match.

Nannacara aureocephalus

A dwarf cichlid from blackwater French Guiana with dramatic size differences between sexes.

Julidochromis ornatus

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that bonds for life with its partner.

Channa stewartii

A hardy Himalayan predator that breathes air and tolerates a range of conditions.

Pseudotropheus tropheops

A rock-dwelling Malawi cichlid with a surprisingly forceful approach to eating algae.

Aplocheilus lineatus

A surface-lurking predator that will clear the tank if given the chance to jump.

Sinibotia pulchra

A sociable, sinuous loach that needs its own kind to truly thrive.

Puntius sachsii

A feisty little schooling barb that keeps tanks lively. And fins on their toes.

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

A big, bold barb with golden fins that needs room to roam.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Polypterus senegalus

A living fossil that breathes air and stalks prey like a tiny armored snake.

Aplocheilus blockii

A surface-dwelling predator from India's rice fields and mangrove edges.

Roeboides guatemalensis

A scale-nibbling Central American predator with a hauntingly transparent body.