Species Spotlight

Big Barb Bonanza!

Big Barb Bonanza!

By Aquatropic Staff | October 2, 2023

Hypsibarbus vernayi is a fish that is common in the Mekong delta, regarded primarily as a food fish and generally sold locall … Read more
The Emperor of Loaches

The Emperor of Loaches

By Aquatropic Staff | September 22, 2023

The Emperor Loach (Botia udomritthiruji) is an amazing aquarium fish, that comes from a very limited natural range, being fou … Read more
What the L?

What the L?

By Aquatropic Staff | September 18, 2023

Lujan's Pleco was known in the aquarium trade for quite a while before it was actually given a scientific classification. It … Read more
A Rainbow of Yellow

A Rainbow of Yellow

By Aquatropic Staff | September 6, 2023

There are quite a few fish that are called “Rainbow” in one way or another. It's easy to see why with the full gamut of iride … Read more
The Lil Bichir

The Lil Bichir

By Aquatropic Staff | August 24, 2023

Albino Short Body Senegal Bichirs (Polypterus senegalus) are an aquacultured, genetic variant of the popular Senegal Bichir, … Read more
Clown Cars For Aquariums

Clown Cars For Aquariums

By Aquatropic Staff | August 17, 2023

There is a very underutilized fish in the hobby, that most of you have seen before, but maybe haven't owned, and this is a gr … Read more
King Kamfa Of The Flowerhorns

King Kamfa Of The Flowerhorns

By Aquatropic Staff | August 11, 2023

The Kamfa Flowerhorn Cichlid is a hybridized cichlid, likely from Banded Cichlids (Heros severus) and Redhead Cichlid (Vieja … Read more
Star Spangled Menezisis

Star Spangled Menezisis

By Aquatropic Staff | August 2, 2023

If you've never kept a Pike Cichlid (what we call all the fish in the genus Crenichichla), then today's species spotlight off … Read more