🐠Schooling fish
Species that need the company of their own kind to thrive. Kept in appropriate groups, schooling fish produce some of the most mesmerizing displays in the hobby.
797 species
Blue Tetra
FishMimagoniates microlepis
A rare coastal-stream tetra with an unusual internal fertilization strategy.
Blue-throat Trigger
FishXanthichthys mento
A rare triggerfish that schools in the wild and stays manageable in a reef setup.
Boesemani Tetra
FishHemigrammus boesemani
A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hunters with peaceful charm.
Boeseman's Cory
FishCorydoras boesemani
A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and stays rare in the hobby.
Boeseman's Rainbowfish
FishMelanotaenia boesemani
Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.
Boomerang Barb
FishDesmopuntius foerschi
A tiny blackwater barb with bold vertical bars and a lively schooling personality.
Bornean Eye-spot Silver Shark
FishLabiobarbus ocellatus
A peaceful schooling cyprinid with a distinctive shoulder spot and shy streak.
Bornean Minnow
FishNematabramis borneensis
A slender Bornean minnow with notably long barbels and a bold lateral stripe.
Bornean Rasbora
FishRasbora sarawakensis
A tiny, peaceful Bornean rasbora that's rarely seen but well worth seeking out.
Borneo Loach
FishPangio shelfordii
A patterned eel-loach from Borneo's blackwater forests, with surprising personality for its size.
Breei Cory
FishCorydoras breei
A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and blinks at you.
Brichard's Lampeye
FishAplocheilichthys brichardi
A delicate Congo lampeye that rewards patient, experienced keepers.
Britski's Catfish
FishBrochis britskii
A deep-bodied armored catfish with an unusually tall dorsal fin and peaceful nature.
Britski's Cory
FishCorydoras britskii
A big-dorsal Cory with armored charm, best kept in a lively group.
Brittan's rasbora
FishRasbora brittani
A dainty, peaceful schooler that thrives in soft, shaded Southeast Asian-style setups.
Broad stripe cory
FishCorydoras duplicareus
A long-lived armored catfish with a bold nape patch and a tricky look-alike
Broad striped rasbora
FishRasbora cf dandia
A peaceful schooling rasbora from Sri Lanka that thrives in larger community tanks.
Broken Line
FishDevario xyrops
A lively forest-stream schooler from Myanmar with bold broken-line markings.
Brokopondo Eartheater
FishGeophagus brokopondo
A rare Surinamese eartheater that's calmer than its 'aggressive' label suggests.
Bronze Cory
FishCorydoras aeneus
The beginner-friendly bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.
Brown Pencilfish
FishNannostomus eques
A pencilfish that swims nose-up and thrives in a well-planted, peaceful tank.
Bucktoothed Tetra
FishExodon paradoxus
A scale-ripping tetra that's best kept in massive, single-species shoals.
Buenos Aires Tetra
FishHyphessobrycon anisitsi
A rock-solid beginner tetra with a feisty streak that rewards keeping in big groups.
Bugeye Squeaker
FishSynodontis contracta
A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.
Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius doriae
Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.
Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius nunus
Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.
Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius xanthomelas
A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives in brackish water and fits in your palm.
Burgess' cory
FishCorydoras burgessi
A long-lived armored catfish with a bold black saddle and surprising air-breathing ability.
Burjor's Brilliance
FishLaubuka dadiburjori
A tiny, peaceful schooler with a bold lateral stripe and easy-going nature.
Burmese Bumble-bee Barb
FishPethia sp. "Myanmar"
A mystery barb from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers with lively social displays.
Burmese Bumblebee Barb
FishPethia tiantian
A rarely exported Burmese minibarb with bold patterning and lively rival displays.
Burmese Danio
FishDevario strigillifer
A streamlined Burmese danio built for fast, shaded forest streams.
Burmese Golden Rasbora
FishMicrodevario gatesi
Tiny Burmese schooler that rewards patience with glittering group displays.
Burmese Hill Trout
FishOpsarius dogarsinghi
A bold hill stream speedster that needs friends its own size.
Burmese Loach
FishLepidocephalichthys berdmorei
A sociable little loach that thrives in groups and suits community stream tanks.
Burmese Rainbow Barb
FishMystacoleucus argenteus
A lively Burmese riverfish with vivid fins and an energetic personality to match.