Species

Amphiprion ocellaris

The iconic reef fish that lives fearlessly among stinging anemone tentacles.

Chitala ornata

A prehistoric river predator that grows far larger than most tanks can handle.

Ctenopoma muriei

A compact African labyrinth fish that punches above its weight in personality.

Channa pleurophthalma

Bold ocellus markings and predatory charisma from the peat swamps of Borneo.

Potamotrygon motoro

A disc-shaped apex predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Asterophysus batrachus

A gulper catfish that can swallow prey nearly twice its own size.

Satanoperca lilith

A rarely traded eartheater with a single bold flank spot and surprising social depth.

Synodontis notata

A daytime-active catfish with a bold personality to match its bold spot.

Etroplus maculatus

The only cichlid native to India, with a fascinating cleaning-fish side hustle.

Amphiprion chrysopterus

A large, bold anemonefish from the wide Pacific with serious territorial attitude.

Balistapus undulatus

One of the reef's most aggressive personalities packed into a boldly patterned body.

Biotodoma wavrini

A slender eartheater that thrives in groups and rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Tilapia guinasana

A critically endangered sinkhole cichlid with wild color variation and devoted parental care.

Dormitator latifrons

A chunky estuarine predator that breathes air and swallows anything it can fit in its mouth.

Antennarius pictus

A master of disguise that hunts with a built-in fishing rod.

Leiarius pictus

A majestic sailfin catfish only suited to those with truly enormous tanks.

Nothobranchius palmqvisti

A brilliantly colored killifish that lives fast in seasonal African pools.

Takifugu pardalis

A boldly patterned marine puffer with a personality bigger than its tank.

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.

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.

Labidochromis sp. "Perlmutt"

A pearly white Mbuna from a single Malawian reef, manageable even for beginners.

Haplochromis perrieri

A piscivorous Lake Victoria cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Perrunichthys perruno

A little-known giant catfish from Venezuela's Lake Maracaibo basin.

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.