The Americas

Phallichthys tico

A tiny, peaceful livebearer from Costa Rica's murky highland streams.

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

A classic community tetra whose dark skirt stands out against brighter tankmates.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Corydoras acutus

A sharp-snouted little armored catfish with a bold black dorsal spot.

Corydoras schultzei

A rare, captive-bred cory with deep black coloration and charming schooling behavior.

Carnegiella marthae

A tiny, deep-chested surface dweller that will absolutely find any gap in your lid.

Physella acuta

The unstoppable little snail that thrives where others fail.

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

A deep-bodied Amazonian tetra with a vivid red heart marking and feisty male rivalries.

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

The rarest bleeding heart tetra, with a vivid red wedge only it can claim.

Hyphessobrycon socolofi

The bleeding heart tetra rewards patient keepers with spectacular male rivalry displays.

Ophisternon infernale

A cave-dwelling, eyeless eel from the underground rivers of the Yucatan.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Chaetostoma cf thomsoni

The most common rubbernose pleco in the hobby, and endlessly misidentified.

Aphyocharax anisitsi

A hardy, long-lived tetra with vivid red fins and surprising cold tolerance.

Andinoacara pulcher

A forgiving cichlid with real personality, perfect for community tanks with medium-sized fish.

Hyphessobrycon wada

A tiny tetra with a purple-blue body and vivid orange fins that deepen with age.

Serrasalmus altuvei

A rare, solitary piranha relative that's harder to identify than to keep.

Apistogramma eunotus

A compact Peruvian dwarf cichlid with serious parenting instincts and big personality.

Corydoras nattereri

A long-lived, sociable bottom-dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Procambarus alleni

Florida's boldest crustacean, in an almost unreal shade of blue.

Inpaichthys kerri

Tiny tetra with big color rivalry. Males glow brightest when competing for attention.

Cryptoheros spilurus

A compact Central American cichlid with fierce pair bonds and big personality.

Amblydoras nauticus

A hardy little catfish that talks in the dark and rarely shows its face by day.

Panaque suttonorum

A wood-rasping Venezuelan plec with vivid blue eyes that glow in the right light.

Amphilophus nourissati

A bold Central American cichlid from ancient Mayan river country, built for character.

Apistogramma panduro

A tiny Peruvian cichlid with a bold personality and cave-spawning habits.

Hyphessobrycon melanostichos

A feisty little tetra that behaves best when kept in numbers

Boehlkea fredcochui

A petite Amazonian schooler that thrives when kept in numbers.

Mimagoniates microlepis

A rare coastal-stream tetra with an unusual internal fertilization strategy.

Oreochromis aureus

A cold-tolerant tilapia with surprising hardiness and a calm, active personality.

Hemigrammus boesemani

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hunters with peaceful charm.

Corydoras boesemani

A tiny armored catfish from Suriname that breathes air and stays rare in the hobby.

Cichlasoma boliviense

A compact South American cichlid that punches above its weight in personality.

Corydoras bilineatus

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and blinks at you.

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

The hardier, more forgiving cousin of the popular ram cichlid.

Trachydoras steindachneri

A seldom-seen Amazonian thorny catfish that plays well with smaller tankmates.