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Annie's Goby
Stiphodon annieae
Annie's Goby
Stiphodon annieae
Size: 1"
Temp: 72-78F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 4-6+(More = more color)
Eats: Herbivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, algae
Home: Moluccan island, Indonesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
♂'s defend a territory
Black Tiger Badis
Dario tigris
Black Tiger Badis
Dario tigris
Size: 1"
Temp: 72-78F🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 3-6
Eats: Carnivore, live food
Home: Burma, Myanmar
Loves caves
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Make sure they eat!
Territorial
Freshwater Bumblebee Goby
Brachygobius xanthomelas
Freshwater Bumblebee Goby
Brachygobius xanthomelas
Size: 1"
Temp: 75-82F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Carnivore, frozen/live food(picky)
Home: Indonesia
Top photo is pure freshwater the bottom photo is brackish fish.
Loves low flow💧
Make sure they eat!
♂'s defend a small cave
Habrosus Pygmy Cory
Hoplisoma habrosus
Habrosus Pygmy Cory
Hoplisoma habrosus
Size: .75-1.25”
Temp: 68-78F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 6-10+ more the merrier
Eats: Omnivore, scavenger
Home: Colombia and Venezuela
Charming behavior
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to dig around in
Swims in midwater more than most cories
Armoured Stickleback
Indostomus paradoxus
Armoured Stickleback
Indostomus paradoxus
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 1-1.25"
Temp: 72-81F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Carnivore, only live food
Home: Northern Myanmar to Cambodia
Sensitive🥲
Loves low flow💧
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Established older tank
Make sure they eat!
Special care- Research!
Dwarf Anchor Catfish
Hara jerdoni
Dwarf Anchor Catfish
Hara jerdoni
Size: 1-1.5”
Cool 64-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: India, Bangladesh
Nocturnal🌜
Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma evergladei
Pygmy Sunfish
Elassoma evergladei
Size: 1.5”
Cool 65-75F❄️
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 1-2 ♀ per 1 ♂, 6+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Southern USA
Make sure they eat!
Licorice Gourami
Parosphromenus deissneri
Licorice Gourami
Parosphromenus deissneri
Prefers softwater- Low pH
Size: 1-1.5"
Temp: 74-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: ♀♂pair
Eats: Carnivore, frozen, live food
Home: Indonesia
BUY CAPTIVE BRED
Sensitive🥲🥲🥲
Shy->heavily planted tank🌱
Make sure they eat!
Gold Neon Dwarf Goby
Stiphodon percnopterygionus
Gold Neon Dwarf Goby
Stiphodon percnopterygionus
Size: 1.5"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 2-6
Eats: Herbivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, micro-algae
Home: Ryukyu Islands, Taiwan and Micronesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
♂'s defend a territory
Zhou's Scarlet Goby
Rhinogobius zhoui
Zhou's Scarlet Goby
Rhinogobius zhoui
Size: 1.5"
Cool 65-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 2+♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Guangdong, China
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
♂'s defend a territory
Critter Goby
Lentipes crittersius
Critter Goby
Lentipes crittersius
Size: 1.5"
Temp; 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/grazer
Home: West Papua, Indonesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Green Darter Tetra Ammocryptocharax elegans
Green Darter Tetra Ammocryptocharax elegans
Size: 1.5”
Temp: 72-78F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: South America
Sensitive🥲
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
May shift colors if not kept in green habitat
Make sure they eat!
Red Lipstick Goby
Sicyopus rubicundus
Red Lipstick Goby
Sicyopus rubicundus
Size: 1.5-2"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo or 2-5
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Indonesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
♂'s defend a territory with gusto
Multies
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Multies
Neolamprologus multifasciatus
Prefers hardwater- High pH
Size: 1.5–2”
Temp: 76-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+, a colony fish
(recommended: species only tank)
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Lake Tanganyika
Will dig up plants🌱
Needs empty shells as a home
Very territorial defends its shell home
Special care- Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Flaming Arrow Goby
Sicyopus zosterophorus
Flaming Arrow Goby
Sicyopus zosterophorus
Size: 2"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: ♀♂ pair or 2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Carnivore
Home: SE Asia & Oceania
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
♂'s defend a territory with gusto
Gold Black Stiphodon Goby
Stiphodon aureofuscus
Gold Black Stiphodon Goby
Stiphodon aureofuscus
Size: 1.5-2”
Temp: 72-78F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 2+♀ per 1 ♂ or 6+groups
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, diatoms, green algae, cucumbers, zucchini
Home: Java, Bali & Lombok, Indonesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
♂'s defend a territory
Panda Loach
Yaoshania pachychilus
Panda Loach
Yaoshania pachychilus
Size: 2"
Cool 72-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 3+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Guangxi, China
Loves flat stones & high flow 🌊
Youths have black and white coloring while adults are more molted
Red Tail Borneo Sucker
Gastromyzon sp. "SK02"
Red Tail Borneo Sucker
Gastromyzon sp. "SK02"
Size: 2"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
“Flame Tiger”
Gastromyzon sp.
“Flame Tiger”
Gastromyzon sp.
Size: 2"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: South Kalimantan, Indonesia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Red Stripe Flossensauger Erromyzon kalotaenia
Red Stripe Flossensauger Erromyzon kalotaenia
Size: 2"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: SE Asia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Yellow-finned Hillstream Loach
Gastromyzon viriosus
Yellow-finned Hillstream Loach
Gastromyzon viriosus
Size: 2"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: Borneo (Sarawak, Malaysia)
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Dwarf Kuhli Loach
Pangio cuneovirgata
Dwarf Kuhli Loach
Pangio cuneovirgata
Size: 2"
Temp: 70-79F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Thailand, Malaysia, Sumatra & Java
Loves leaf litter, tubes & heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to dig around in
Nocturnal🌜
Malayan Yellow Pygmy Catfish
Hyalobagrus flavus
Malayan Yellow Pygmy Catfish
Hyalobagrus flavus
Size: 2”
Temp: 75-79F🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 6+ more the merrier
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Vulcan Cory
Hoplisoma sp. CW111
Vulcan Cory
Hoplisoma sp. CW111
Prefers softwater- Low pH
Size: 1.5-2"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Rio Curuá, Brazil
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Rikbaktsa Corydoras
Hoplisoma rikbaktsa
Rikbaktsa Corydoras
Hoplisoma rikbaktsa
Prefers softwater- Low pH
Size: 2"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Mato Grosso, Brazil
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Fireball Cory
Osteogaster hephaestus
Fireball Cory
Osteogaster hephaestus
Prefers softwater- Low pH
Size: 1-2"
Temp: 72-80F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
ONLY BUY CAPTIVE BRED
Sensitive🥲🥲🥲
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to dig around in
Established older tank
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Panda Cory
Hoplisoma panda
Panda Cory
Hoplisoma panda
Size: 1.5-2"
Temp: 70-77F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Peru
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Rio Tomo Concolor Cory
Hoplisoma sp. CW217
Rio Tomo Concolor Cory
Hoplisoma sp. CW217
Prefers softwater- Low pH
Size: 2-2.5”
Temp: 72-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Colombia, Rio Tomo
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Green Laser Cory
Corydoras sp. CW009
Green Laser Cory
Corydoras sp. CW009
Size: 2.25-2.5"
Temp: 74-77F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Pucallpa, Peru
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Adolfo's Cory
Hoplisoma adolfoi
Adolfo's Cory
Hoplisoma adolfoi
Size: 2-2.5"
Warm 78-82F🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Upper Rio Negro, Brazil
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Super Parallelus Cory
Hoplisoma parallelum
Super Parallelus Cory
Hoplisoma parallelum
Size: 2.5"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Upper Rio Negro, Brazil
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Blue Neon Goby
Stiphodon atropurpureus
Blue Neon Goby
Stiphodon atropurpureus
Size: 2-2.5"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 2+♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, algae
Home: SE Asia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
♂'s defend a territory
Dwarf Chain loach
Ambastaia sidthimunki
Dwarf Chain loach
Ambastaia sidthimunki
Size: 2-2.5"
Temp: 75-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 6-10+
Eats: Omnivore, snails
Home: Thailand
Needs sand to dig around in
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Purple-fin Hillstream Loach Pseudogastromyzon laticeps
Purple-fin Hillstream Loach Pseudogastromyzon laticeps
Size: 2.5"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm
Home: Guangdong, China
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
"Internet Celebrity" Hillstream Loach
Hemimyzon pengi
"Internet Celebrity" Hillstream Loach
Hemimyzon pengi
Size: 2.5"
Cool 64-72F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: Laos & China
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Red Devil Borneo Sucker Gastromyzon katibasensis
Red Devil Borneo Sucker Gastromyzon katibasensis
Size: 2.5"
Temp: 68-79F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: Sarawak, Malaysia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Bronze Cory
Osteogaster aenea /
syn. Corydoras aeneus
Bronze Cory
Osteogaster aenea /
syn. Corydoras aeneus
Size: 2.5”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰🔰🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
Bronze & Venezuelan considered same fish but different areas=different colors
Albino (Bronze) Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Albino (Bronze) Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Size: 2.5”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Temp 72-79F🌴
Adaptable fish💪💪💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰🔰🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
The albino cory is considered the hardiest cory of all. Albinism creates nearsightedness so they don't spook as easily as other fish.
Venezuelan Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Venezuelan Cory
Osteogaster aenea
Size: 2-2.5"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Venezuela, South America
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
fmr. Corydoras venezuelanus & Corydoras aeneus
Bronze & Venezuelan considered same fish but different areas=different colors
Apistogramma “Opal”
Apistogramma borellii 'Opal'
Apistogramma “Opal”
Apistogramma borellii 'Opal'
Size: 2.5”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: solo, ♀♂ pair or 2+♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Paraguay
Loves caves, sand & leaf litter
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Territorial while breeding
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Bengal Loach
Botia dario
Bengal Loach
Botia dario
Size: 2.5-3"
Temp: 74-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Ganges–Brahmaputra
Lizard Hillstream Loach Homaloptera confuzona
Lizard Hillstream Loach Homaloptera confuzona
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 68-78F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: Mekong Basin, Thailand
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Sterbai Cory
Corydoras sterbai
Sterbai Cory
Corydoras sterbai
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 75-82F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil, Bolivia
Adaptable fish💪
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Gold Laser Cory
Osteogaster sp. "CW010"
Gold Laser Cory
Osteogaster sp. "CW010"
Size: 2.5–3"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+ more the merrier
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Peru
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
Pantanal Cory
Corydoras pantanalensis
Pantanal Cory
Corydoras pantanalensis
Prefers softwater- Low pH
Size: 3"
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil & Bolivia
Needs sand to dig around in
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Tiger Hillstream Loach
Sewellia lineolata
Size: 2.5-3"
Cool 68-75°F❄️
Location: Bottom/flat surfaces
Society: 3-5+
Eats: Omnivore/grazer , biofilm, diatom, hair & green algae, zucchini, cucumber
Home: Vietnam and Laos
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Peacock Gudgeon
Tateurndina ocellicauda
Peacock Gudgeon
Tateurndina ocellicauda
Size: 1.5-3”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: ♀♂ pair or 2+♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Papua New Guinea
ONLY BUY CAPTIVE BRED
Loves Caves
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Mildly territorial while breeding
Honeycomb Catfish
Centromochlus perugiae
Honeycomb Catfish
Centromochlus perugiae
Size: 2-3”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 3+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Upper Amazon Basin
Likes driftwood & heavily planted tank🌱
Nocturnal🌜
Blue Badis "Chameleon Fish"
Badis badis
Blue Badis "Chameleon Fish"
Badis badis
Size: 2-3"
Temp: 59-77F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 2+♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Carnivore, live food
Home: Myanmar
Loves caves & heavily planted tank🌱
Make sure they eat!
Territorial
In Pet trade since 1904
Changes colors!
Araguaia Dwarf Acara
"Purple Smiler" / "Humphead Dwarf Acara"
Laetacara araguaiae
Araguaia Dwarf Acara
"Purple Smiler" / "Humphead Dwarf Acara"
Laetacara araguaiae
Size: 2.5–3”
Temp: 75-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: ♀♂ pair -monogamous💍
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Araguaia River Basin
Slow movement🐌
Needs sand to sift
Increase Temp 82-85 to encourage spawning.
Desert Goby
Chlamydogobius eremius
Desert Goby
Chlamydogobius eremius
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 60-82F❄️🌴🔥Flexible
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo or 2+♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Australia
Loves caves, sand or fine gravel to dig in
♂'s defend a territory
Lives 1-2yrs in desert pools in wild, can survive, brackish and full saltwater and temps from 40-105F. In captivity can live up to 6yrs, cooler temp may extend life.
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes.
Dwarf Horse-Faced Loach
Acanthopsoides robertsi
Dwarf Horse-Faced Loach
Acanthopsoides robertsi
Size: 2.5-3”
Temp: 72-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Thailand & Myanmar
Loves leaf litter/tubes
Needs sand to dig around/hide in
Barito Loach
Kapuasia falaris
Barito Loach
Kapuasia falaris
Size: 3"
Temp: 76-79F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Indonesia
Sensitive🥲
Likes heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to dig around in
Cloud Leopard Loach Vanmanenia sp.
Cloud Leopard Loach Vanmanenia sp.
Size: 2.5–3"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Vietnam & Laos
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Panda Apisto
Apistogramma nijsseni
Panda Apisto
Apistogramma nijsseni
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 3”
Temp: 75-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: 1-2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Peru
Loves caves, sand & leaf litter
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Territorial while breeding
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Bolivian Ram Cichlids
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
Bolivian Ram Cichlids
Mikrogeophagus altispinosus
Size: 2.5–3”
Temp: 75-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: ♀♂ pair -monogamous💍
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Bolivia & Brazil
Loves caves, heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to sift
Considered much easier to care for than German Rams.
Checkerboard Cichlid Dicrossus filamentosus
Checkerboard Cichlid Dicrossus filamentosus
Size: 1.5–3"
Warm 77-82F🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil, Colombia & Venezuela
Gold Ram Cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
var. "Gold"
Gold Ram Cichlid
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
var. "Gold"
Size: 2-3”
Warm 78-84F🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: ♀♂ pair -monogamous💍
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Venezuela and Colombia
Loves plants and big flat stones
Needs sand to sift
Can make a clicking sound🎶
German Blue Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
German Blue Ram
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Size: 2-3”
Warm 78-84F🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: ♀♂ pair -monogamous💍
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Venezuela and Colombia
Loves plants and big flat stones
Needs sand to sift
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Porthole Catfish
Dianema longibarbis
Porthole Catfish
Dianema longibarbis
Size: 3.5"
Temp: 72-82F🌴🔥
Location: Mid/bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil & Peru
Emerald Corydoras
Brochis splendens
Emerald Corydoras
Brochis splendens
Size: 3.5-4"
Temp: 72-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Banded/Bearded Cory
Scleromystax barbatus
Banded/Bearded Cory
Scleromystax barbatus
Size: 3-4”
Cool 65-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Brazil
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Charming behavior
Needs sand to dig around in
Will "run" up to surface to get a big gulp of air sometimes
Males grow a beard when ready to mate.
Apistogramma "Blue Flame"
Apistogramma macmasteri
Apistogramma "Blue Flame"
Apistogramma macmasteri
Prefers softwater- low pH
Size: 2.5-3.5”
Temp: 75-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: 1-2 ♀ per 1 ♂
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Loves caves, sand & leaf litter
Loves heavily planted tank🌱
Panda Garra
Garra flavatra
Panda Garra
Garra flavatra
Size: 2.5-3.5"
Temp 68-77F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo or 3+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, diatom, hair & green algae, zucchini, cucumber, spinach
Home: Myanmar
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Charming behavior
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
May land on your hand. Related to "doctor fish."
Zebra Pleco
Hypancistrus zebra
Zebra Pleco
Hypancistrus zebra
Size: 3–3.5"
Warm 78-86F🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Brazil
Territorial on bottom level if crowded
Extinct in wild due to damming of Xingu River. Now hobbyist-bred world wide.
Peru Toadfish
Thalassophryne amazonica
Peru Toadfish
Thalassophryne amazonica
Size: 4”
Temp 76-82F🌴🔥
Location: Bottom
Society: solo or ♀♂ pair, large tank
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Peru
Sensitive🥲
Sharp and Venomous spines!
Nocturnal🌜
Needs sand to hide in
Special care- Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
They make a humming sound!🎶
Sunburst Gudgeon
Hypseleotris cyprinoides
Sunburst Gudgeon
Hypseleotris cyprinoides
Size: 4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Australia
Loves Caves
Kribensis Cichlids
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Kribensis Cichlids
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Size: 3-4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: ♀♂ pair, monogamous💍
Eats: Omnivore
Home: West Africa
Adaptable fish💪
Loves caves, heavily planted tank🌱
Territorial while breeding
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Neon Borneo Sucker Gastromyzon lepidogaster
Neon Borneo Sucker Gastromyzon lepidogaster
Size: 4"
Cool 64-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer
Home: Borneo
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Purple Sailfin Gudgeon Crossocheilogobio tafangensis
Purple Sailfin Gudgeon Crossocheilogobio tafangensis
Size: 3-4"
Cool 64-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Carnivore, insects, crustaceans, worms, small fish
Home: Qiantang and Zhujiang, China
old name Microphysogobio tafangensis
Territorial while breeding
Crimson Loach
Schistura sp. "Crimson"
Crimson Loach
Schistura sp. "Crimson"
Size: 3-4"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo, pair or 10+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Nilambur, Kerala, southern India
Kuhli Loach
Pangio kuhlii
Kuhli Loach
Pangio kuhlii
Size: 3-4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+ more the merrier
Eats: Omnivore, scavenger
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Suggested lid for tank
Charming behavior
Loves leaf litter, tubes & heavily planted tank🌱
Needs sand to dig around in
Nocturnal🌜
Skunk Botia
Yasuhikotakia morleti
Skunk Botia
Yasuhikotakia morleti
Size: 4”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore, eats snails
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
Pugnacious, pushy on bottom level
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Vietnamese Giraffe Loach
Annamia normani
Vietnamese Giraffe Loach
Annamia normani
Size: 4”
Temp: 68-77F❄️🌴
Location: Bottom/flat surfaces
Society: 3-5+
Eats: Omnivore, biofilm, diatom
Home: Mekong Basin
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Indochina Stone Loach Paracanthocobitis botia
Indochina Stone Loach Paracanthocobitis botia
Size: 4"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 4+
Eats: Carnivore
Home: India, Bangladesh & Myanmar
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Banjo Catfish
Bunocephalus coracoideus
Banjo Catfish
Bunocephalus coracoideus
Size: 4.3"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore/detritivore
Home: Amazon River basin
Tropical temp 72–79F🌡️
Nocturnal 🌙
Hides in sand most of time
May eat very small fish
Redtail Garra
Garra panitvongi
Redtail Garra
Garra panitvongi
Size: 3-4.5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 4-6
Eats: Omnivore/aufwuchs grazer, biofilm, green,brown film
Home: Ataran River Drainage
Tropical temp 72–78F🌡️
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Grow algae before introduction
Bulldog Pleco / L187b
Chaetostoma formosae
Bulldog Pleco / L187b
Chaetostoma formosae
Size: 3.5–4"
Cool 68-75F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Columbia
Loves flat stones & high flow🌊
Territorial on bottom level if crowded
Hog-Nosed Brochis
Brochis multiradiatus
Hog-Nosed Brochis
Brochis multiradiatus
Size: 4-4.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+
Eats: Omnivore, scavenger
Home: South America
Charming behavior
Adults are pink/silver/green,
youths have mohawks and spots
Needs sand to dig around in
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Dwarf Cuckoo Catfish
Synodontis petricola
Dwarf Cuckoo Catfish
Synodontis petricola
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 3+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Lake Tanganyika
Will eat small fish
In the wild, it's 10" relative (S. multipunctatus) watches mouth brooding cichlid lay eggs in the sand, then lays it's eggs in same spot, cuckoo's eggs hatch faster and eat all the cichild fry in the mother's mouth <:o
They squeak!🎶
Pictus Catfish
Pimelodus pictus
Pictus Catfish
Pimelodus pictus
Size: 4-5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 3+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Will eat small fish
Tangerine Tiger Pleco Panaqolus sp. L397
Tangerine Tiger Pleco Panaqolus sp. L397
Size: 4.5-5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Rio Curuá-Una, Pará, Brazil
Territorial on bottom level if crowded
Leopard Frog Pleco / L134
Peckoltia compta
Leopard Frog Pleco / L134
Peckoltia compta
Size: 4-5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Rio Tapajós basin, Pará, Brazil
Zebra Loach
Botia striata
Zebra Loach
Botia striata
Size: 3-5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 5+
Eats: Omnivore, eats snails
Home: India
Needs sand to dig around in
Territorial on bottom zone if less than 5 of his own species or cramped in tank
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Honeycomb Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus sp. L519
Honeycomb Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus sp. L519
Size: 4-5"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore, algae grazer
Home: Río Iténez, Bolivia
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus
Gold Star Algae Eater
Size: 4–6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Herbivore/omnivore, must have wood, biofilm, diatom & green algae, zucchini, cucumber
Home: South America
Adaptable fish💪
Beginner friendly fish🔰
Large bio load💩
Territorial if crowded -needs a cave
Many different color morph$💸
Snowball Pleco
Hypancistrus inspector
Snowball Pleco
Hypancistrus inspector
Size: 5-6"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Orinoco/Casiquiare–Rio Negro
Territorial on bottom level if crowded
Siamese Algae Eater(SAE)
Crossocheilus oblongus
Siamese Algae Eater(SAE)
Crossocheilus oblongus
Gold Star Algae Eater
Size: 5”-6"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 3+, large tank
Eats: Omnivore/Algivore, biofilm, BBA, hair, brown & green algae, zucchini, cucumber
Home: SE Asia
Adaptable fish💪
“Flying foxes” similar look-not as good
DO NOT BUY “Chinese” algae eaters - aggressive, eats slime off other fish-yuck!
Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria sp. “Red Lizard”
Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria sp. “Red Lizard”
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: solo, 3+
Eats: Omnivore
Home: South America
Clouded Nandus
Clouded Nandus
Nandus nebulosus
Nandus nebulosus
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 1+
Eats: Carnivore, will eat small creatures
Home: SE Asia
Loves caves, heavily planted tank🌱
Ambush predator needs large tank mates
Yo-Yo Loach
Botia almorhae
Yo-Yo Loach
Botia almorhae
Size: 4-6"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 4-6, large tank
Eats: Carnivore, eats snails
Home: India
Adaptable fish💪
Needs sand to dig around in
Territorial & pushy on bottom zone
Fast!💨💨💨
Can make a clicking sound🎶
Congo(Potato) Puffer
Tetraodon miurus
Congo(Potato) Puffer
Tetraodon miurus
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo tank -aggressive
Eats: Carnivore- will eat everyone>:O
Home: Congo
Sensitive🥲
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Needs sand to hide in
Will eat small fish
Special care- Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Papuan Freshwater Sole
Brachirus selheimi
Papuan Freshwater Sole
Brachirus selheimi
Size: 5-6”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo, large tank
Eats: Carnivore, live foods, fish, crustaceans & aquatic insects
Home: Australia
Sensitive🥲
Make sure they eat!- Target feeding(?)
Needs sand to hide in
Special care- Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Whiptail Twig Catfish
Farlowella acus
Whiptail Twig Catfish
Farlowella acus
Size: 6-6.5”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 3+
Eats: Herbivore/aufwuchs grazer, wood
Home: Venezuela
Loves wood
Rainbow Belly Pipefish
Microphis deocata
Rainbow Belly Pipefish
Microphis deocata
Size: 6-6.5”
Warm 77-82F🔥
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: 2-6+
Eats: Carnivore, LIVE FOOD only-copepods, daphnia, baby brine shrimp, mosquito larvae
Home: India & Bangladesh
Sensitive🥲🥲
Loves low flow💧
Established older tank
Special care- Research!
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Horse-Faced Loach
Acantopsis dialuzona
Horse-Faced Loach
Acantopsis dialuzona
Size: 6-8”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 3-5, large tank
Eats: Omnivore
Home: SE Asia
Sensitive🥲
Loves leaf litter/tubes
Needs sand to dig around/hide in
Striped Raphael Catfish
Platydoras armatulus
Striped Raphael Catfish
Platydoras armatulus
Size: 6-8"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore, Will eat small fish
Home: Paraná River Basin
Sharp and Venomous spines!
Vibrates, growls and makes croaking sounds when taken out of water🎶
Yellow Leopard / Para Pleco
Peckoltia sabaji L075
Yellow Leopard / Para Pleco
Peckoltia sabaji L075
Size: 7-8"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Venezuela
Territorial on bottom level if crowded
Gold Nugget Pleco
Baryancistrus xanthellus
Gold Nugget Pleco
Baryancistrus xanthellus
Size: 8-10"
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo
Eats: Omnivore
Home: Rio Xingu and Rio Iriri, Pará, Brazil
Territorial on bottom level if crowded
Centipede Knifefish
Steatogenys elegans
Centipede Knifefish
Steatogenys elegans
Size: 7-12”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 6+, large tank
Eats: Carnivore
Home: Amazon Basin
Sensitive🥲
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Loves leaf litter, caves & tubes
Nocturnal🌜
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Longnose Whiptail Catfish
Sturisoma barbatum
Longnose Whiptail Catfish
Sturisoma barbatum
Size: 11"
Cool 68- 72°F❄️
Location: Bottom
Society: 1-2, large tank
Eats: Herbivore/aufwuchs grazer, occasional omnivore
Home: South America
Loves wood
Zebra Knifefish
Gymnotus pedanopterus
Zebra Knifefish
Gymnotus pedanopterus
Size: 12”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom/mid
Society: Solo, large tank
Eats: Carnivore
Home: South America
Sensitive🥲
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Loves leaf litter, caves & tubes
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Senegal Bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Senegal Bichir
Polypterus senegalus
Size: 10-12”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo, large tank
Eats: Carnivore, chopped raw tilapia
Home: West & Central Africa
different species shift color to match substrate
Will try to get out-HEAVY LID
Will eat small fish
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Loves caves/tubes
Nocturnal🌜
Needs sand to dig around in
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Rope Fish/Reedfish
Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Rope Fish/Reedfish
Erpetoichthys calabaricus
Size: 15”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: 2+, large tank
Eats: Carnivore
Home: West & Central Africa
Will try to get out-HEAVY LID
Will eat small fish
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Loves caves/tubes
Nocturnal🌜
Needs sand to dig around in
long body/long life! 20+ years
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
Fire Eel
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Fire Eel
Mastacembelus erythrotaenia
Size: 24-36”
Temp: 75-80F🌴
Location: Bottom
Society: Solo, huge tank
Eats: Carnivore, adults need earthworms, chopped shrimp, fish
Home: SE Asia
Will try to get out-HEAVY LID
Will eat small fish
Sensitive🥲
Smart🧠🧠🧠
Loves caves/tubes
Nocturnal🌜
Needs DEEP sand to dig and hide in
long body/long life! 15 years
SPECIALIST FISH ⚠️
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