Amazon & South America

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

Nannostomus marginatus

Tiny, boldly striped pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Peckoltia brevis

A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.

Otocinclus mariae

Tiny algae-grazer that plasters itself to the glass for a unique underside view.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Geophagus megasema

A rare eartheater from the Guaporé basin with surprisingly peaceful community manners.

Geophagus pellegrini

A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Geophagus taeniopareius

A rare Orinoco eartheater that bucks the mouthbrooding norm of its kin.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.

Satanoperca leucosticta

A sociable eartheater that's surprisingly gentle outside of spawning season.

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.

Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis

A peaceful Ecuadorian tetra from shaded forest pools, rarely seen in the trade.

Electrophorus electricus

Part knifefish, part power station. This living legend can shock harder than a wall outlet.

Corydoras elegans

The cory that ditches the bottom and schools in open water.

Apistogramma elizabethae

A tiny Amazonian cichlid with bold markings and fascinating cave-spawning behavior.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Tiny, flame-colored schooler that glows in a planted tank.

Brochis splendens

A chunky, armored schooler that breathes air and gets along with everyone.

Corydoras splendens

A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.

Nematobrycon palmeri

A hardy, community-friendly tetra with an unmistakable blue-eyed gaze.

Poecilia wingei

Jewel-bright nano livebearer that breeds almost faster than you can plan for it.

Corydoras melini

A boldly marked little catfish with a centuries-long lifespan hiding in a two-inch body.

Aspidoras pauciradiatus

Tiny Brazilian catfish with a Corydoras personality packed into a one-inch body.

Corydoras delphax

A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and occasionally blinks at you.

Liosomadoras morrowi

A secretive Peruvian catfish with a nocturnal appetite for its smaller tankmates.

Corydoras sodalis

A long-lived little catfish that genuinely needs the company of its own kind.

Petitella georgiae

The rummy-nose lookalike that rewards those who learn to tell it apart.

Hyphessobrycon simulatus

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.

Astronotus crassipinnis

A bold, intelligent cichlid that knows your face and owns its territory.

Dormitator maculatus

A bruiser from the brackish margins, built tough and not shy about it.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Potamotrygon yepezi

A venomous freshwater ray from a single lake basin, rarely seen in its true form.

Sorubimichthys planiceps

A massive Amazonian predator that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Laetacara curviceps

A shy, peaceful dwarf cichlid that earns its 'smiling' nickname with gentle charm.

Mesonauta festivus

A gentle South American cichlid with a bold diagonal stripe and surprising breeding devotion.