The Americas

Piaractus brachypomus

A fruit-eating giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium.

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Laetacara dorsigera

A tiny South American cichlid with a boldly colored chest and a gentle personality.

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Trachemys scripta elegans

A long-lived turtle that outlasts most aquariums. And many life plans.

Serrasalmus rhombeus

A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.

Moenkhausia oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-breed South American tetra often mistaken for its flashier cousin.

Nannostomus erythrurus

A slender, vividly finned pencilfish that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Esox americanus americanus

A pint-sized ambush predator that turns patience into a hunting superpower.

Aphyocharax rathbuni

A fin-nipping schooler that rewards careful community planning with lively, colorful energy.

Myloplus rubripinnis

A coin-shaped giant with a bold red fin and a serious appetite for plants.

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

A tiny, rarely seen Brazilian tetra with vivid red and cream lateral striping.

Satanoperca rhynchitis

A gregarious French Guiana cichlid with distinctive red lips and surprising gentleness outside of spawning.

Rineloricaria sp

A slender, peaceful whiptail with a mysterious origin and surprisingly easy breeding behavior.

Xiphophorus helleri

A selectively bred swordtail with a ruffled dorsal fin and deep crimson color throughout.

Anostomus ternetzi

A boldly striped headstander that swims at its own angle. Literally.

Pseudomugil sp. "Red Neon"

Tiny, vivid, and electric. A micro-rainbow that rewards patient keepers.

Nannostomus mortenthaleri

A tiny, fiery Peruvian pencilfish that punches well above its weight in attitude.

Hyphessobrycon sweglesi

A deep-red schooling tetra that rewards you for keeping bigger groups.

Amphilophus calobrensis

A rare Panamanian cichlid with a ferocious personality and fascinating parental behavior.

Copella eigenmanni

A small, peaceful Amazonian schooler with subtle charm and fascinating breeding behavior.

Copeina guttata

A paternal nest-guarder from the Amazon with bold red spots and real personality.

Geophagus surinamensis

A mouthbrooding digger that sifts sand and fiercely guards its young.

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

A gorgeous river giant that almost no home aquarium can truly accommodate.

Hyphessobrycon agulha

A rare, peaceful tetra that anchors its entire species group by name.

Acestrorhynchus falcatus

A pike-like ambush predator that minds its manners with fish it can't swallow.

Xenotoca eiseni

A hardy livebearer with a nasty streak and genuinely fascinating reproductive biology.

Cichlasoma festae

A massive, fierce Ecuadorian cichlid that will eat anything it can fit in its mouth.

Erythrinus erythrinus

A bold, air-breathing predator that mimics killifish as a juvenile to lure prey

Potamotrygon orbignyi

A manageable freshwater ray for those ready to step up to serious specialist keeping.

Corydoras reynoldsi

A tiny Colombian cory with a surprisingly long life and some endearing quirks.

Crenicichla saxatilis

A torpedo-shaped predator from Suriname's creeks, built to ambush and dominate.

Corydoras napoensis

A tiny armored catfish from Ecuador that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Awaous banana

A sand-sifting river giant that grazes algae like an aquatic lawnmower.

Corydoras robustus

One of the largest corys around, rarely seen and worth the hunt.