Species

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Auchenoglanis occidentalis

A giraffe-patterned gentle giant that needs serious space to roam.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Tilapia sparrmanii

A peaceful, plant-grazing tilapia that pairs up to raise its young.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Thayeria boehlkei

The tetra that swims nose-up and wears a bold racing stripe to its tail.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

The velvety, telescope-eyed goldfish that turns heads in any pond or tank.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

A giant, gentle African catfish that cruises the bottom with calm authority.

Corydoras acutus

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

Danio kerri

A powder-blue schooling gem from the Malay Peninsula that's rarely seen but easy to keep.

Opistognathus rosenblatti

A colonial burrower that tucks itself in every night like clockwork.

Corydoras boesemani

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

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.

Corydoras britskii

A big-dorsal Cory with armored charm, best kept in a lively group.

Corydoras aeneus

The beginner-friendly bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Synodontis contracta

A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.

Carassius auratus var. calico

A patchwork of orange, black, and white that only gets better with age.

Corydoras carlae

A rarely seen Iguazu cory with twin flank blotches and peaceful, social charm.

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Puntius titteya

A beginner-friendly Sri Lankan barb that glows deepest red in a good-sized group.

Hyphessobrycon vilmae

A tiny Amazonian tetra sold as the chocolate neon, rarely seen but worth seeking out.

Puntius chola

A lively, wide-ranging barb that thrives in groups and suits peaceful community tanks.

Carassius auratus var. comet

The classic long-tailed goldfish that outlives most aquarium pets.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

Lamontichthys llanero

A rare South American whiptail that rewards patient keepers with unusual character.

Paretroplus maculatus

A rare Malagasy cichlid that rewards patient keepers with real personality.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Pethia punctata

A peaceful, spotted little barb from India that rewards you for keeping a crowd.

Corydoras splendens

A larger, iridescent cory that schooled under a different genus name for decades.

Hyphessobrycon simulatus

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.

Carassius auratus var. fantail

The gateway fancy goldfish. Forgiving, long-lived, and shaped like a swimming egg.

Schistura devdevi

A tiny Himalayan stream loach sometimes traded as the firefly loach.

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian native that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Trigonostigma hengeli

A tiny, soft-water schooler with a vivid orange-edged lambchop mark.

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

A fiery neon stripe makes this hardy little tetra a beginner's best friend.