Species

Acanthicus adonis

A spotted pleco that outgrows almost every home aquarium it enters.

Steatocranus casuarius

A bottom-bouncing Congo cichlid with a legendary pair bond and comical personality.

Malapterurus electricus

A living electric weapon that can knock out prey with a 400-volt discharge.

Hemichromis letourneuxi

A bold, pair-bonding cichlid that earns its jeweled reputation through color and attitude.

Pterois mombasae

A rarely seen deepwater lionfish with an unusually calm, unhurried presence.

Clarias alluaudi

A tough East African clariid that breathes air and thrives where other fish can't.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Luciosoma setigerum

A surface-skimming predator sold under a tangle of wrong names.

Cephalopholis argus

A boldly spotted reef predator that holds its own territory with confidence.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Gymnothorax zonipectis

A boldly patterned Indo-Pacific moray with a distinctive barred tail fin.

Ophisternon bengalense

A burrow-building, air-breathing swamp predator that blurs the line between eel and snake.

Synodontis alberti

The Synodontis with the longest barbels and biggest eyes in the genus.

Xenotilapia sima

A sand-sifting Tanganyikan schooler that rarely turns up in the hobby

Lamprologus speciosus

A pint-sized shell-brooding cichlid from Lake Tanganyika with outsized attitude.

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Channa maculata

A predatory bruiser that breathes air and guards its young with fierce devotion.

Zungaro jahu

A giant South American catfish with serious attitude and nocturnal habits.

Apistogramma brevis

A cave-spawning dwarf cichlid from a surprisingly small corner of the Amazon.

Peckoltia oligospila

A compact, cave-breeding pleco with a subtle spotted pattern and a territorial streak.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Pseudechidna brummeri

A ghostly white ribbon eel that buries itself and waits for prey.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Cetoscarus bicolor

A Red Sea beauty that grazes reef algae and holds its own when challenged.

Chaca burmensis

A master of ambush disguise that barely moves and eats almost anything alive.

Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

A Central American cichlid that bonds for life and redecorates constantly.

Pseudacanthicus sp

A spiny, armored catfish from Venezuelan rivers with serious attitude.

Altolamprologus calvus

A razor-thin Tanganyikan ambush hunter built to slip into the tightest rock crevices.

Enchelycore carychroa

A compact reef moray with rich brown patterning and a surprisingly manageable size.