Amazon & South America

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Cabomba aquatica

Feathery South American stem plant that thrives in groups and rewards moderate light.

Paracheirodon simulans

The neon's lesser-known cousin, with a greener stripe and wilder roots.

Corydoras melanotaenia

A long-bodied, gold-finned cory that's rarer in tanks than it deserves to be.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.

Andinoacara rivulatus

A bold, beautiful cichlid that will absolutely rearrange your community tank.

Corydoras guapore

A corydoras that defies the bottom-dweller stereotype by schooling mid-water.

Poecilia reticulata

The world's most recognizable livebearer, and probably the easiest fish to breed.

Tomeurus gracilis

A tiny Venezuelan oddity that lays eggs despite fertilizing them internally.

Thayeria ifati

The rarest penguin tetra, with a boldly defined tail stripe and colorful fin tips.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus

A hefty Amazonian pleco that breathes air and rules the tank bottom.

Nannostomus harrisoni

A rare, gentle pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Carnegiella strigata strigata

A tiny, peaceful surface-dweller with a deep-keeled body unlike any other tetra.

Hemigrammus ocellifer

Two glowing spots, nose to tail. A classic community tetra that delivers every time.

Leporinus brunneus

A sleek South American characin from blackwater rivers, suited to spacious tanks.

Synaptolaemus latofasciatus

A boldly banded Orinoco headstander with a fascinating taxonomic backstory.

Hemiodopsis immaculatus

A fast-moving, peaceful schooler from Amazonian blackwater river systems.

Potamotrygon henlei

A bold, boldly patterned river predator that demands respect and serious space.

Abramites hypselonotus

A bottom-grazing oddball that swims nose-down and grows bolder with age.

Apistogramma hoignei

A dwarf cichlid from the Orinoco with cave-breeding instincts and complex taxonomic intrigue.

Megalechis picta

A mud-burrowing South American catfish that breathes air and builds bubble nests.

Corydoras fowleri

A long-snouted cory with a feisty streak and surprisingly long lifespan.

Corydoras imitator

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

Apistogramma baenschi

A beginner-friendly dwarf cichlid with big personality and bold crescent markings.

Hypancistrus debilittera

A compact, cave-dwelling pleco with a big attitude toward its own kind.

Squaliforma villarsi

A rare Venezuelan pleco with surprising peaceful manners and air-breathing tricks.

Liosomadoras oncinus

A boldly patterned nocturnal catfish that fiercely guards its chosen hideout.

Hemigrammus hyanuary

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

Aguarunichthys torosus

A powerfully built Peruvian catfish that treats smaller tankmates as a meal.

Corydoras julii

A spotted little catfish that blinks, breathes air, and belongs in every peaceful community.

Corydoras trilineatus

Commonly sold as julii cory, this peaceful armored catfish is a beginner-friendly gem.

Ancistrus cf cirrhosus

The bristlenose catfish: a compact, algae-grazing workhorse with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Corydoras multiradiatus

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

Apistogramma sp. "Kelleri"

A mouthbrooding dwarf cichlid with a remarkably flexible approach to raising its young.

Corydoras kanei

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