Amazon & South America

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.

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Cleithracara maronii

A gentle, shy cichlid whose camouflage trick is straight out of a nature documentary.

Austrolebias adloffi

A tiny annual killifish that races through its entire life cycle in months.

Semaprochilodus insignis

A migratory Amazon grazer that plays a surprising ecological role in the wild.

Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus

The only catfish where dad carries the eggs on his lips.

Caquetaia kraussii

A predatory Colombian cichlid that lurks in swamps and ambushes its prey.

Odontostilbe kriegi

A small, peaceful South American schooler that thrives in the mid-water column.