Species

Aphyosemion celiae

A peaceful, forgiving killifish from Cameroon's rainforest streams and pools.

Amphiprion chagosensis

A rare Indian Ocean clownfish from one of the world's most remote archipelagos.

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.

Sphaerichthys selatanensis

A rare Bornean gem where the mother holds the eggs, not the father.

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.

Doryrhamphus janssi

A tiny reef cleaner that runs its own grooming station for other fish.

Epiplatys annulatus

A pocket-sized killifish with bold racing stripes and a surprisingly calm nature.

Cnidoglanis macrocephalus

A peaceful Australian giant that hides by day and hunts by night.

Carassius auratus var. comet

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

Aphyosemion congicum

A small forest-stream killifish from the Congo with surprisingly specific needs.

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.

Pseudomugil tenellus

A tiny, peaceful Australian blue-eye that glows in a well-planted, sun-drenched tank.

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.

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Tiny loach with big social rituals and a personality to match

Betta dimidiata

A tiny forest stream betta with a spade-shaped tail and mouthbrooding dad.

Melanotaenia splendida splendida

Australia's most variable rainbowfish, with color that takes a year to fully reveal itself.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Corydoras splendens

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

Aphyosemion striatum

A peaceful, long-lived killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

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.

Homaloptera ogilviei

A tiny blackwater loach that perches on its fin-tips like a lizard at rest.

Homalopteroides modestus

A tiny mountain stream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homalopteroides nebulosus

A tiny forest-stream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homalopteroides stephensoni

A rare Bornean hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.