☮Peaceful community

Betta unimaculata

A mouthbrooding Betta from Borneo that bucks the aggressive stereotype entirely.

Carassius auratus var. oranda

The velvet-capped fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keeping.

Malpulutta kretseri

A rare Sri Lankan gem that deserves a species tank all to itself.

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from wild, tea-stained wallum streams.

Otocinclus vittatus

Tiny algae-grazing catfish that plasters itself to glass and plants alike.

Otocinclus macrospilus

The most commonly sold oto, fragile at first but rewarding once settled.

A tiny Peruvian algae grazer with bold, zebra-like blotches and a gentle disposition.

Corydoras condiscipulus

A long-lived Oyapock armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Chaetodon ulietensis

A boldly patterned butterflyfish that pairs for life in the wild.

Poecilia butleri

A personable little livebearer that grazes algae and practically eats from your hand.

Stiphodon pelewensis

A tiny riffle-dweller that vanishes into the sand when startled.

Haludaria melanampyx

A lively hill-stream barb from India's Western Ghats with a two-tone shimmer.

Corydoras panda

The panda-patterned cory that's as personable as it is peaceful.

Herichthys pearsei

A surprisingly gentle giant from Mexican and Guatemalan river systems.

Acanthocobitis pavonacea

A boldly patterned loach from northeast India that rarely appears in the trade.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

A Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Rhynchodoras woodsi

A rarely seen Amazonian catfish with a mysterious bony beak-like projection

Corydoras pastazensis

A long-lived Ecuadorian armored catfish with a fascinating air-breathing trick.

Pseudanthias dispar

A schooling reef beauty that brings the open ocean's energy to your tank.

Trichogaster leeri

A lace-patterned gourami with feeler fins and a gentle disposition.

Micralestes stormsi

A lively Congo basin shoaler that brings energy to the mid-water column.

Carassius auratus var. pearlscale

The round, jewel-scaled fancy goldfish that looks almost too spherical to be real.

Periophthalmus novemradiatus

A tiny Indian mudskipper that actually plays nice with others.

Nannostomus grandis

The largest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth the search.

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.

Thayeria obliqua

The original penguin tetra, now overshadowed by its more common cousin.

Desmopuntius hexazona

A dainty six-banded barb that thrives in big, lively groups

Corydoras paleatus

Hardy, armored, and social. A true workhorse of the community tank.

Corydoras semiaquilus

A long-lived Amazonian bottom-dweller with a surprisingly expressive face.

Hyphessobrycon peruvianus

A slender Upper Amazon tetra often misidentified but worth tracking down properly.

Corydoras petracinii

A tiny Argentine cory built for rocky currents, rarely if ever seen in the hobby.

Phallichthys fairweatheri

A gentle little livebearer from Central America's marshy backwaters.

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.