As far as large aquarium fishes go, few are quite so iconic as South America’s beautiful Redtail Catfish. Phractocephalus hem … Read more

The Phoenix Tetra made a splash when it first was introduced to the aquarium world a few years back, featuring a handsome pat … Read more

Unlike black licorice “candy”, which is objectively disgusting, the beautiful little Parosphromenus gouramis are quite deligh … Read more

When it comes to small schooling fishes, aquarists should be well-familiar with groups like tetras and danios and rasboras, b … Read more

What the hecqui is a Hecq’s Shelldweller, you ask…That’s a good question, and one which scientists still don’t have a great a … Read more

In the early 1950’s, an aquarist by the name of Sam Dadiburjor became the first to collect and breed a small species of fish … Read more

If you remove a Frogmouth Catfish from its watery home, you might soon hear a peculiar sound fill the air. CHACA... CHACA... … Read more

The Drapefin Barb is a classic example of a species that would be far more popular among aquarists if it could first be seen … Read more

There are over 90 recognized species of dwarf cichlids in the genus Apistogramma, but the vast majority of this biodiversity … Read more