🐠Schooling fish

Corydoras imitator

A long-lived Rio Negro cory that schools with its color-alike cousins in the wild

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Chanda ranga

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

Parambassis ranga

A living x-ray fish whose transparent body reveals its skeleton and organs.

Laubuka laubuca

A schooling surface-dweller with a genuinely tangled identity across Asia.

Barilius bendelisis

A fast-moving hill stream fish that needs bold tankmates and plenty of room.

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.

Xenentodon canciloides

A freshwater needlefish that's calmer than its needle-filled grin suggests.

Melanotaenia irianjaya

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

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Devario apogon

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

Priapella intermedia

A sleek Mexican livebearer that leaps clear of the water to catch insects.

Barbus jae

A tiny, jewel-toned African barb best kept in a species-focused setup

Yasuhikotakia splendida

A rare Mekong loach with bold spots, yellow fins, and fascinating social rituals.

Hemigrammus hyanuary

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

Barbonymus gonionotus

A large, active schooling barb that needs space and robust tank companions.

Systomus orphoides

A boisterous, patterned barb that needs bold tankmates and room to roam.

Oryzias javanicus

A surface-dwelling ricefish with surprisingly complex spawning behavior, rarely seen for sale.

Lepidarchus adonis

A tiny, transparent West African gem that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Ladigesia roloffi

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

Barilius canarensis

A bold, fast-moving schooler from Indian hill streams that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Hypselobarbus jerdoni

A rare, river-schooling giant from the Western Ghats, seldom seen in the hobby.

Corydoras multiradiatus

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

Brachygobius kabiliensis

Tiny bumblebee-patterned goby from Borneo's mangroves, surprisingly manageable for new keepers.

Melanotaenia kamaka

A vividly colored rainbowfish with the active personality to match its appearance.

Corydoras kanei

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

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Semaprochilodus insignis

A migratory Amazon grazer that plays a surprising ecological role in the wild.

Puntius vittatus

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

Odontostilbe kriegi

A small, peaceful South American schooler that thrives in the mid-water column.

Craterocephalus randi

A slender, active schooler from the clear streams of New Guinea.

Pangio kuhlii

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

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.