Species

Alpheus bellulus

The shrimp that blasts prey with a sonic snap and shares its burrow with a watchful goby.

Mastacembelus armatus

A burrow-happy nocturnal eel that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Amphiprion ephippium

A bold, deepening red clownfish that loses its white stripes as it matures.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Schistura cf balteata

A boldly patterned Myanmar loach that comes in pink or yellow. Nobody knows why.

Apistogramma borellii

A gentle, cold-tolerant dwarf cichlid with big personality in a small package.

Synodontis nigrita

The Synodontis that outgrows its welcome. And gets mistaken for something else entirely.

Barilius vagra

A fast, bold hill-stream cyprinid that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Aphanius vladykovi

A high-altitude Iranian toothcarp that rewards dedicated keepers with non-stop activity.

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.

Synodontis gambiensis

A wide-ranging West African catfish that earns its space with character.

Polypterus retropinnis

A living fossil with lungs, armor, and a prehistoric attitude.

Acanthurus albipectoralis

A reef-edge schooler that hunts open water instead of grazing the bottom.

Pimelodus albofasciatus

A sleek, fast-moving pimelodid catfish built for big river life.

Geophagus winemilleri

A rare Venezuelan eartheater with vivid spotted fins and fascinating mouthbrooding parental care.

Cryptoheros nanoluteus

A compact, rarely seen Panamanian cichlid that turns vivid yellow when breeding.

Leporellus vittatus

A bottom-hugging herbivore from South America's major river systems, best kept in groups.

Xenotilapia flavipinnis

A sand-dwelling Tanganyikan cichlid with remarkable biparental mouthbrooding teamwork.

Meiacanthus atrodorsalis

A venomous-fanged blenny so bold that other fish evolved to copy its look.

Botia almorhae

The loach that spells its own name, with a personality to match.

Botia striata

A manageable, well-patterned loach that rewards keepers willing to house a proper group.

Gymnomuraena zebra

A boldly banded moray that trades ferocity for a surprisingly mellow temperament.