Species

Neoglyphidodon melas

A boldly colored damsel with a feisty attitude that only grows with age.

Myleus schomburgkii

A disc-shaped, plant-munching pacu with a bold black flank bar and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Pethia nigripinnis

A cool-water gem from India's Western Ghats, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Apteronotus albifrons

A velvety black, ribbon-finned predator that navigates by its own electric field.

Pervagor melanocephalus

A secretive reef filefish that pairs up and lurks among coral-rich ledges.

Betta siamorientalis

A tiny bubble-nesting betta with a blackish body and vivid red fin details.

Pangio oblonga

A slender, uniformly dark loach that loves company and hides in plain sight.

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

A deep-river Asian catfish with an impressively tall dorsal fin and bold personality.

Ambastaia nigrolineata

A rare, sociable loach with bold racing stripes and fascinating group behaviors.

Thayeria boehlkei

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

Balitoropsis zollingeri

A flat-bodied stream crawler that hops and clings across rocks like no other loach.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

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

Macropodus spechti

A close paradise fish relative that thrives where others struggle.

Pethia nigrofasciata

A peaceful Sri Lankan barb whose males blush deep crimson when rivals are near.

Pygocentrus cariba

The Orinoco's apex predator, wrapped in myth and surprisingly manageable alone.

Ostracion cubicus

Adorable cube-shaped reef fish that hides a dangerous chemical defense.

Auchenoglanis biscutatus

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

Phallichthys tico

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

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

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.

Hyphessobrycon socolofi

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

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Chaetostoma cf thomsoni

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

Andinoacara pulcher

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

Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

A tiny blue-backed rainbowfish relative from Australia's brackish mangrove creeks.

Pygoplites diacanthus

One of the reef's most recognizable angels, and one of its trickiest to keep.

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.

Nanochromis nudiceps

A compact Congo cichlid with a violet belly and real personality in a small package.

Danio kerri

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

Chrysiptera cyanea

Vivid blue and boldly territorial, this tiny fish punches well above its weight.

Amblydoras nauticus

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