☮Peaceful community

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

A timeless community fish with a bold black wedge marking that never goes out of style.

Carnegiella strigata strigata

A tiny, peaceful surface-dweller with a deep-keeled body unlike any other tetra.

Kottelatia brittani

A rare, monotypic rasbora relative with vivid caudal markings and a gentle nature.

Hemigrammus ocellifer

Two glowing spots, nose to tail. A classic community tetra that delivers every time.

Aphyosemion bochtleri

A dainty rainforest killifish with a surprisingly forgiving temperament for beginners.

Aphyosemion herzogi

A cool-water forest killi that stays small and rewards patient spawners.

Pseudomugil mellis

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from tannin-dark coastal wallum country.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Heniochus chrysostomus

A bold-banded bannerfish with a dramatic dorsal fin and reef-roaming habits.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Alfaro huberi

A sleek Central American livebearer built for fast, clear currents.

Chaetodon mitratus

A deep-reef butterflyfish from remote Indian Ocean islands, rarely seen in the wild or in tanks.

Chanda ranga

A ghostly glass fish from Asian rivers, delicate but endlessly fascinating.

Puntius sahyadriensis

A rare Indian hill-stream barb that truly shines when kept in a proper school.

Heniochus pleurotaenia

A rarely seen bannerfish that schools in impressive numbers across Indian Ocean reefs.

Oryzias dancena

A tiny, peaceful ricefish that carries its eggs like a living clutch before planting them.

Pethia setnai

A peaceful, school-loving barb from Goa's clear streams, perfect for community tanks.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Melanotaenia irianjaya

A rarely seen rainbowfish with an unusual fin shape that sets it apart from its cousins.

Devario apogon

A tiny Irrawaddy danionin that hobbyists have barely had a chance to meet yet.

Hemigrammus hyanuary

A peaceful little tetra that looks like a stretched head-and-tail light fish.

Oryzias latipes

The first vertebrate to mate in space, now a rewarding nano fish for patient keepers.

Betta picta

A mild-mannered mouthbrooding betta that makes the whole genus look bad by comparison.

Ladigesia roloffi

A tiny West African gem that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Corydoras trilineatus

Commonly sold as julii cory, this peaceful armored catfish is a beginner-friendly gem.

Corydoras multiradiatus

A large, long-snouted cory with a fascinating air-breathing trick up its sleeve.

Corydoras kanei

A small, spotted cory from blackwater rivers that breathes air and charms beginners.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Paretroplus kieneri

A peaceful Malagasy cichlid rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Melanotaenia parva

A rare mountain lake gem that puts on a show at feeding time.

Melanotaenia lacustris

A slow-developing rainbowfish whose true colors take patience to unlock.

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

A highland Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with vivid color.

Glossolepis wanamensis

A critically endangered rainbowfish from a single remote Papua New Guinea lake.