Species

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Opsarius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Devario pathirana

A rare Sri Lankan danio with bold vertical bars and a lively, boisterous personality.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

A schooling grazer that overwhelms rivals through sheer numbers.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Parupeneus cyclostomus

A reef-flat hunter that uses whisker-like barbels to sniff out hidden prey.

Geophagus brokopondo

A rare Surinamese eartheater that's calmer than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.

Brachygobius nunus

Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.

Brachygobius xanthomelas

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives in brackish water and fits in your palm.

Opsarius dogarsinghi

A bold hill stream speedster that needs friends its own size.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Schilbe intermedius

A schooling African catfish that cruises open water with surprising grace.

Opsarius pulchellus

A fast-moving, boldly barred stream fish that needs active, confident tankmates.

Scleromystax c113

A feisty armoured catfish from Brazil whose males refuse to share their space.

Beaufortia kweichowensis

A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Indostomus crocodilus

A tiny armored oddity from Thai blackwater streams, best kept in small groups.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Schistura pridii

A tiny, feisty loach with bold dragon-like patterning from Thai mountain streams.

Geophagus megasema

A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.

Geophagus taeniopareius

A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Botia udomritthiruji

A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.

Bagrichthys obscurus

A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Sinibotia pulchra

A sociable, sinuous loach that needs its own kind to truly thrive.

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

A big, bold barb with golden fins that needs room to roam.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.