Species

Cromileptes altivelis

A boldly spotted predator that actually begs at the glass for food.

Pao palembangensis

A freshwater puffer from Southeast Asia with serious teeth and serious attitude.

Betta ibanorum

A blackwater mouthbrooder from Borneo that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Channa micropeltes

A genuinely massive predator that outgrows most home aquariums before you know it.

Megalops cyprinoides

A prehistoric, air-breathing giant that bridges freshwater rivers and open ocean.

Aphanius mento

A feisty Middle Eastern killifish best kept as a conservation project.

Liosomadoras oncinus

A boldly patterned nocturnal catfish that fiercely guards its chosen hideout.

Parachromis managuensis

A bold, personable predator that owns every tank it inhabits.

Parachromis motaguensis

A bold Central American predator that holds its own against anything in the tank.

Dario kajal

Tiny scarlet predator from India's hill streams, big on attitude.

Belontia hasselti

A large, territorial labyrinth fish that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Aguarunichthys torosus

A powerfully built Peruvian catfish that treats smaller tankmates as a meal.

Hemichromis bimaculatus

Gorgeous West African cichlid that becomes a ferocious defender once paired up.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

A rare Sri Lankan loach hidden beneath leaf litter, seldom seen in the hobby.

Ancistrus cf cirrhosus

The bristlenose catfish: a compact, algae-grazing workhorse with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Bagrus meridionalis

A giant Lake Malawi catfish with one of the most complex social lives in freshwater.

Pseudotropheus lombardoi

A notoriously aggressive mbuna with a dramatic reverse color scheme between sexes.

Helostoma temminkii

The infamous 'kissing fish' hides a complicated personality behind its pucker.

Channa pardalis

A leopard-patterned snakehead from India's misty Khasi Hills.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and reportedly a danger to humans.

Hemiancistrus sp

A spot-patterned Orinoco pleco with a taxonomic identity that's still up for debate.

Baryancistrus demantoides

A territorial Venezuelan pleco with vivid spots and a noticeably tall dorsal fin.

Megalancistrus sp. "L234"

A massive, aggressive pleco from eastern Brazil that demands respect and space.

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Hypancistrus sp. "L260"

A fine-patterned Tapajós pleco that breeds readily and stays compact.

Polypterus bichir lapradei

A prehistoric African giant that breathes air and hunts like a predator from another era.

Brycinus macrolepidotus

A football-sized African predator that roams rivers from the Nile to the Congo.

Potamotrygon falkneri

A venomous freshwater predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

A river giant that needs a seriously big tank and equally big tankmates.

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Hemichromis lifalili

A jewel cichlid that transforms into something else entirely when spawning season hits.

Pterois volitans

A venomous reef predator that rules its corner of the tank with quiet authority.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.