The Silver Rocket of the Aquarium If you have ever walked through the fish aisle and seen a group of sleek, silver fish with black-edged fins zipping through the water like tiny torpedoes, you were likely looking at a Bala Shark (Balantiocheilos...

The "Invisible" Cleaner The first 10-gallon tank I ever set up. Like most people, I hated seeing green film on the glass. I went to the store, and the clerk sold me a 2-inch fish with a suction-cup mouth. "He'll eat all...

The Most Misunderstood Fish in the World We have all seen the movies. A cow falls into a river, the water turns red and bubbly, and ten seconds later, only a skeleton remains. Because of these scenes, most people think Piranhas are...

The Gentle Giant of Africa First time I saw a colony of Frontosas in a 200-gallon tank. I was used to the high-speed chasing of most African Cichlids, but these fish were different. They didn't zip around; they glided. With their deep...

The Piranha That Eats Fruit If you were walking along the banks of the Amazon River and saw a large, silver, flat fish with a red belly, your first instinct would be to run away. You would think you had found a...