Ornamental Fish Breeding · Faerie Glen, Pretoria

Selectively Bred L333 King Tiger Plecos & Rare Corydoras

World-class bloodlines raised in stable, species-correct water — reserved directly from the breeder.

L333 King Tiger

Line-bred Hypancistrus with bold, high-contrast worm-line patterning.

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Rare Corydoras

Wild-type and selectively bred Corydoras lines, raised in soft, mature water.

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The Lab

Dedicated systems, precise parameters and a strict quarantine protocol.

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The Breeder’s Obsession

Carapace Aquatics is a specialist ornamental fish breeding facility based in Faerie Glen, Pretoria. We focus on a small number of species and breed them properly — with stable, species-correct water chemistry, dedicated grow-out systems and generations of careful line selection.

Our flagship project is the L333 King Tiger Pleco (Hypancistrus sp.), where we work towards bold, high-contrast worm-line patterns and robust, fast-growing fry. Alongside them we maintain rare Corydoras lines, including wild-type and selectively bred colour forms.

Every fish is raised on-site — no imports, no resellers. What you see is what we bred.

Featured Strains

A snapshot of the bloodlines we are most proud of.

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Carapace Aquatics

Faerie Glen, Pretoria, South Africa

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