The Little Oddball By Aquatropic Staff | December 5, 2023 There isn't a person here who doesn't love oddball fish, and we're betting most of you are the same. We all adore Loaches and … Read more
To Gold or not Too Gold, That Is The Tetra By Aquatropic Staff | November 29, 2023 Hemigrammus rodwayi is commonly called either the Brass or Gold Tetra. When you look at these fish in most fish stores, you'l … Read more
All The Smoke By Aquatropic Staff | November 20, 2023 What is the most famous fish species you can think of? People will make arguments for marine clownfish, because of that movie … Read more
Want To See A Snail Play The Piano? By Aquatropic Staff | November 10, 2023 We do too, but that's not going to happen today. We weren't all that shocked to find out that Piano Snails did not, in fact, … Read more
The King Of The Peruvian Blues By Aquatropic Staff | October 31, 2023 It seems like we see a new species of Tetra from south America once a week. While this is probably an exaggeration, the place … Read more
When Is An Eel Not An Eel? When It's Spiny! By Aquatropic Staff | October 25, 2023 The Blue Lesser Spiny Eel has dozens of names around the world, but in North America, it has only a couple; it is sometimes ( … Read more
Double Reds By Aquatropic Staff | October 17, 2023 Double Red Tail Borneo Suckers and indeed all of the other fish in the Gastromyzon genus are often called Hillstream Loaches, … Read more
The Whole Thuisi By Aquatropic Staff | October 16, 2023 When is a lobster not a lobster? When it's from freshwater! Then it is a crayfish, or crawfish, or crawdad, or mudbug, or wha … Read more
What Did You Call Me? - Yellowhump Eartheaters By Aquatropic Staff | October 4, 2023 The Yellowhump Eartheater (Geophagus pellegrini) does not have the most glamorous name, honestly you could call someone this … Read more