Amazon & South America
The Amazon basin and its sister rivers (Orinoco, Xingu, Tapajós) — home to tetras, cichlids, catfish, and many of the hobby's most iconic freshwater species.
642 species
Other regions in The Americas
Dwarf Corydoras
FishCorydoras rabauti
A long-lived armored catfish with a bold dark stripe and a surprising ability to breathe air.
Dwarf-crenicichla
FishCrenicichla compressiceps
A pocket-sized pike cichlid with an outsized attitude and lightning-fast reflexes.
Dwarf otocinclus
FishOtocinclus affinis
Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew
Dwarf Pencilfish
FishNannostomus marginatus
Tiny, boldly striped pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.
Dwarf Pleco
FishPeckoltia brevis
A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.
Dwarf Sagittaria
PlantSagittaria subulata
A beginner-friendly foreground grass that occasionally surprises you by shooting for the sky.
Dwarf Salvinia
PlantSalvinia minima
A fast-growing floating fern that shades out algae and softens any aquascape.
Dwarf Sucker
FishOtocinclus mariae
Tiny algae-grazer that plasters itself to the glass for a unique underside view.
Dwarf Wood Catfish
FishTatia gyrina
A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.
Eartheater
FishGeophagus megasema
A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.
Eartheater
FishGeophagus pellegrini
A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.
Eartheater
FishGeophagus proximus
A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.
Eartheater
FishGeophagus steindachneri
A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.
Eartheater
FishGeophagus taeniopareius
A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.
Eartheater
FishGymnogeophagus gymnogenys
A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.
Eartheater
FishSatanoperca leucosticta
A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.
Earth Eater
FishGymnogeophagus balzanii
A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.
Ecuadorian Tetra
FishHyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis
A peaceful Ecuadorian tetra from shaded forest pools, rarely seen in the trade.
Electric Eel
FishElectrophorus electricus
Part knifefish, part power station. This living legend can shock harder than a wall outlet.
Elegant Cory
FishCorydoras elegans
The cory that ditches the bottom and schools in open water.
Elizabeth's Dwarf Cichlid
FishApistogramma elizabethae
A tiny Amazonian cichlid with bold markings and fascinating cave-spawning behavior.
Ember Tetra
FishHyphessobrycon amandae
Tiny, flame-colored schooler that glows in a planted tank.
Emerald Cory
FishBrochis splendens
A chunky, armored schooler that breathes air and gets along with everyone.
Emerald Cory
FishCorydoras splendens
A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.
Emperor Tetra
FishNematobrycon palmeri
A hardy, community-friendly tetra with an unmistakable blue-eyed gaze.
Endler's Livebearer
FishPoecilia wingei
Jewel-bright nano livebearer that breeds almost faster than you can plan for it.
False Bandit Cory
FishCorydoras melini
A boldly marked little catfish with a centuries-long lifespan hiding in a two-inch body.
False Corydoras
FishAspidoras pauciradiatus
Tiny Brazilian catfish with a Corydoras personality packed into a one-inch body.
False Corydoras Blochi
FishCorydoras delphax
A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and occasionally blinks at you.
False Jaguar Cat
FishLiosomadoras morrowi
A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.
False Network Cory
FishCorydoras sodalis
A long-lived little catfish that genuinely needs the company of its own kind.
False Rummy Nose Tetra
FishPetitella georgiae
The rummy-nose lookalike that rewards those who learn to tell it apart.
False X-ray Tetra
FishHyphessobrycon simulatus
A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.
Fat Oscar
FishAstronotus crassipinnis
A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.
Fat Sleeper, God-a-me
FishDormitator maculatus
A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.
Featherfin Tetra
FishHemigrammus unilineatus
A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.