Species

Acanthodoras spinosissimus

A armored, sound-making catfish that thrives in good company.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Aspidoras taurus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in groups.

Corydoras pantanalensis

A long-lived Bolivian cory with a quirky air-gulping habit worth watching for.

Hassar orestis

A sound-producing doradid catfish that rewards patient keepers with bold group behavior.

Nemadoras leporhinus

A schooling thorny catfish from South America, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Oxydoras niger

A school-forming gentle giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Syncrossus berdmorei

A bold, clicking loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Syncrossus hymenophysa

A boldly barred, sharp-spined loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Batasio travancoria

A small, feisty hill stream catfish from India's lush Western Ghats.

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.

Farlowella mariaelenae

A living twig that grazes algae and barely moves. Until it does.

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Barilius vagra

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

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

Bhavania australis

A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.

Acanthurus albipectoralis

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

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.

Geophagus winemilleri

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

Leporellus vittatus

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

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.

Corydoras zygatus

A peaceful armored catfish that literally breathes through its gut.