The Lava Devil Snail has an interesting name in that it is half understandable. The foot and shell are a mix of reddish brown … Read more

One of the most common Loaches you'll see in aquarium stores is the Zebra Loach, and that's because there's at least a half d … Read more

It's easy to get lost in the weeds when talking about scientific names of fish, so today, we'll just delve one teeny weeny to … Read more

Seth Eugene Meek (1859-1914) was an American ichthyologist at the Field Museum in Chicago. He penned the first book on Mexica … Read more

One of the tiniest fish in the aquarium hobby has got a banger of a name. It's the Celestial Pearl Danio; or maybe it's the G … Read more

Myer's Hillstream Loach is a bottom dwelling fish, native to Guangdong Province in China and Hong Kong. There they live in cl … Read more

Welcome to today's round of “how on earth do I pronounce that?” The fish in question, (Hey, you're on an aquarium … Read more

Welcome, fishtank fans, to the Trichromis Cup! Where the most beautiful north American Cichlid is awarded a gold medal! And t … Read more

Many of you long time readers here already know that we're fond of the genus Pethia. For the newer readers, Genus is a groupi … Read more