Species

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Amblydoras nauticus

A hardy little catfish that talks in the dark and rarely shows its face by day.

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Acanthodoras cataphractus

A armored, sound-making catfish that genuinely prefers company of its own kind.

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

Fowleria flammea

A secretive reef dweller that glows red in the shadows of lagoon corals.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Siganus guttatus

A schooling reef herbivore with venomous spines and a tide-following lifestyle.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Discherodontus ashmeadi

A rare, bottom-dwelling schooler with vivid red-tipped fins and secretive nocturnal habits.

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Nemadoras leporhinus

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