The cichlid species found in Madagascar are not as well-known as their relatives from Africa and the Americas, but this unique fauna is home to some spectacular and rarely seen aquarium fishes.

We just added to our livestock the active and personable Rosy loach (Petruichtys sp.). This loach can make the perfect addition to a planted and nano sized aquarium tanks.

For most of the twentieth century, our knowledge when it came to how Neotropical cichlids were related to one another remained painfully inadequate. Species tended to get lumped under a few large, catchall names like “Cichlasoma” and “Vieja” and “Paraneetroplus”.

It's spring season! We are excited because it means we get to feature fish that are good options for ponds. For example, the Aquacultured Ginrin Mixed Koi (Cyprinus carpio) is a good choice for that.

With 66 valid species (and many others still awaiting scientific description), Rineloricaria represents the largest radiation of species among the loricariine suckermouth catfishes.