Species

Synodontis robbianus

A compact, hardy West African catfish that's surprisingly manageable for beginners.

Synodontis waterloti

A rarely seen West African catfish with serrated fins and bold personality.

Asterina gibbosa

A tiny, hardy sea star that's more interesting than it first appears.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.

Schistura hypsiura

A mildly tempered stream loach with bold flank bars and a deeply forked tail.

Dawkinsia assimilis

A lively Indian barb with bold caudal markings and a real taste for open-water schooling.

Xiphophorus hellerii

The elongated tail sword makes males one of the most recognizable livebearers in the hobby.

Hemisynodontis membranaceus

The whiskered giant with a comical moustache that filter-feeds upside down.

Acrossocheilus paradoxus

A boldly barred Taiwanese cyprinid that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Aspidoras taurus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in groups.

Puntius terio

A peaceful, adaptable schooling barb that's surprisingly rare in the trade given its wide range.

Oxydoras niger

A school-forming gentle giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Dascyllus trimaculatus

A bold reef dweller that gets feistier with every passing year.

Satanoperca daemon

A sand-sifting cichlid with bold markings and surprisingly complex social needs.

Leporinus friderici

A large, fruit-eating South American fish that swims with serious personality.

Puntigrus tetrazona

Bold, nippy, and best kept in a big rowdy group of its own kind.

Puntigrus anchisporus

A wild Bornean tiger barb that puts the common trade fish to shame.

Inlecypris maetaengensis

A tiny Thai mountain-stream schooler sold as tiger danio, worth a closer look.

Caridina serrata

Bold tiger stripes and easy care make this shrimp a great starting point.

Caridina mariae

Bold tiger-striped shrimp that comes in a dazzling range of color forms.

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni

A tiny Tocantins tetra often mistaken for its look-alike neighbor.

Amphiprion ephippium

A bold, deepening red clownfish that loses its white stripes as it matures.

Amphiprion frenatus

A bold, flame-red clownfish that takes no nonsense from tankmates.

Schistura cf balteata

A boldly patterned Myanmar loach that comes in pink or yellow. Nobody knows why.

Champsochromis caeruleus

The trout cichlid: a solitary Lake Malawi predator built around an enormous mouth.

Pethia erythromycter

A tiny Myanmar barb with a red nose and big attitude toward tankmates.

Diademichthys lineatus

Tiny reef clingfish that makes its home among sea urchin spines.

Barilius vagra

A fast, bold hill-stream cyprinid that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Chromis vanderbilti

A small, shoaling Pacific damsel that's genuinely easy on beginners and neighbors alike.

Xiphophorus variatus

Dozens of color forms, endless fry, and tolerant enough for any community tank.

Aphyosemion volcanum

A rare Cameroonian killifish from volcanic rainforest streams, seldom seen in the hobby.

Heterobranchus longifilis

One of Africa's largest freshwater fish, built for serious dedicated keepers only.

Tanichthys albonubes

A cold-tolerant schooling fish that practically takes care of itself.

Axelrodia stigmatias

A tiny Amazonian shoaler that rewards patient keepers with lively social behavior.

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.