🐠Schooling fish

Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

A softly blushing schooling tetra that rewards keepers who think in groups.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Axelrodi riesei

A tiny red gem from Colombia that rewards patient, species-focused keepers.

Hemigrammus bleheri

A tight-schooling tetra whose vivid red nose blazes brightest in a large group.

Hemigrammus rhodostomus

The original rummy-nose, built for tight shoals and soft Amazon water.

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.

Barbodes banksi

A rare Bornean barb with a distinctive wedge marking, seldom seen outside specialist circles.

Corydoras ephippifer

A rarely-seen Amazonian cory with clear fins and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Leiarius marmoratus

A massive schooling catfish with dramatic fins and a nocturnal personality.

Crenuchus spilurus

A solitary little predator with theatrical fin displays and devoted fathering instincts.

Scleromystax salmacis

A tiny armored catfish from Brazilian ponds, with a venomous sting to respect.

Neoarius leptaspis

A mouthbrooding giant catfish that travels from rivers to the sea.

Corydoras habrosus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and blinks at you.

Hampala salweenensis

A rare Salween barb that hunts by suction and needs to be kept in groups.

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

A camouflaged Salween loach that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Corydoras davidsandsi

A rarely exported Rio Negro cory with a bold split dorsal bar and surprising longevity.

Corydoras cruziensis

A tiny armored catfish from Bolivia with a gut that doubles as a lung.

Oryzias sarasinorum

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with a truly bizarre egg-carrying trick

Cyprichromis leptosoma

A mid-water schooling cichlid from Tanganyika with fascinating lekking behavior.

Schistura savona

A boldly barred Himalayan loach that holds its own in a community tank.

Corydoras schwartzi

A long-lived, armored bottom dweller that genuinely thrives in good company.

Rasbora rasbora

A large, peaceful schooling rasbora rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Ptereleotris evides

A graceful reef dartfish that hovers in open water and pairs for life.

Rasbora trilineata

The tail-flicking schooler that earns its name every time it rests.

Barbucca diabolica

A belly-crawling 'scooter' loach that rarely leaves the substrate.

Abudefduf saxatilis

Bold reef dweller with a notorious attitude that grows with age.

Hyphessobrycon eques

Fiery red schooler that turns fin-nipper when kept in too-small groups.

Corydoras seussi

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and rewards patient keepers.

Barilius shacra

A bold, fast-moving river cyprinid that needs equally robust tankmates to thrive.

Pethia shalynius

A cool-water hill stream barb with a vivid blue lateral stripe and gentle temperament.

Nemachilichthys shimogensis

A rarely seen Indian stream loach that does best with a few of its own kind.

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.

Pyrrhulina brevis

A compact Amazonian predator with surprising personality for its size.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Corydoras gracilis

A tiny, shy cory with a bold arched stripe and a surprising air-breathing trick.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.