Species

Taenianotus triacanthus

A reef ambush predator that spends its days pretending to be a dead leaf.

Macropodus opercularis

One of the first tropical fish ever kept in Europe, and still worth knowing.

Pangasius sanitwongsei

A fish that outgrows almost every tank on earth. And most keepers know it too late.

Hoplarchus psittacus

A rare blackwater cichlid that defies its aggressive reputation in the right company.

Aequidens patricki

A rarely traded Peruvian cichlid with a feisty personality and serious collector appeal.

Hydrolycus scomberoides

Vampire-fanged characin that's surprisingly peaceful with fish too big to eat.

Cichla kelberi

A hard-hitting Amazonian predator that rewards patient keepers with bold personality.

Cichla ocellaris

A river predator that grows to nearly three feet and eats anything it can catch.

Cichla orinocensis

A river predator that grows to nearly two feet and eats its tankmates.

Gonodactylus smithii

A powerful reef predator that punches with the force of a bullet.

Gonodactylus chiragra

A pugnacious little mantis shrimp with a powerful punch and fierce personality.

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Tiny, fearless, and smart enough to recognize the person feeding it.

Lamprologus stappersi

A tiny Lake Tanganyika shell-dweller with outsized territorial attitude and colony-forming charm.

Luciocephalus aura

A Sumatran swamp predator that breathes air and strikes with lightning speed.

Brachyplatystoma capapretum

A large Amazonian catfish that lurks in deep river channels far from shore.

Rineloricaria morrowi

A slender Peruvian whiptail catfish that rewards patient keepers with fascinating paternal care.

Rhinecanthus aculeatus

A bold reef rearanger that sleeps on its side and makes noise when startled.

Acestrorhynchus microlepis

A sleek, toothy predator that schools as a juvenile and hunts like a pike.

Acestrorhynchus pantaneiro

A sleek river predator that plays surprisingly well with the right tankmates.

Boulengerella cuvieri

A surface-hunting predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Crenicichla albopunctata

A compact, manageable pike cichlid with serious predator personality.

Crenicichla johanna

A big-mouthed Amazon predator that means business in any large cichlid setup.

Crenicichla lepidota

A torpedo-shaped predator that brings serious personality to a South American biotope.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Belonesox belizanus

A surface-hunting predator built like a pike, from Central American wetlands.

Serrasalmus eigenmanni

A sleek Amazon predator that's surprisingly manageable for first-time piranha keepers.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Arapaima gigas

A living giant from the Amazon that breathes air like a lung fish.

Potamotrygon hystrix

A flat, venomous predator that vanishes into the sand right before your eyes.

Tetraodon pustulatus

A rare African giant puffer from the Cross River, built for serious keepers.

Channa bleheri

A rare snakehead small enough for a community tank, if you choose tankmates carefully.

Potamotrygon scobina

A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Trachemys scripta elegans

A long-lived turtle that outlasts most aquariums. And many life plans.

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.