Species

Acnodon normani

A compact pacu with tiger stripes and a bad habit of snacking on scales.

Carassius auratus var. shubunkin

A calico-patterned pond fish built for decades of companionship.

Crossocheilus siamensisis

The genuine algae-eating workhorse that actually earns its keep in a planted tank.

Brachydanio aesculapii

A tiny, patterned danio from an isolated mountain range few fishkeepers know about.

Brachydanio sp. "TW01"

A lively Myanmarese danio with a bold caudal peduncle mark and plenty of personality.

Brachydanio feegradei

A lively schooling danio from Myanmar's isolated western mountains.

Brachydanio kyathit

A small Burmese danio with variable patterning that keeps hobbyists guessing.

Brachydanio sp. "Hikari"

A peaceful schooler from Myanmar with a taxonomic twist hiding in its stripes.

Trichopodus pectoralis

A big, peaceful gourami with wild origins in the flooded forests of Southeast Asia.

Acanthurus sohal

A bold Red Sea beauty that rules its territory with zero tolerance for rivals.

Metynnis maculatus

A schooling cousin of the piranha that mostly just wants to eat your plants.

Buccochromis nototaenia

A rarely seen Malawi predator that hunts cichlids over open sand flats.

Selenotoca multifasciata

A bold, active brackish fish that grows big and keeps things lively.

Cichla temensis

A giant Amazonian predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Chitala hypselonotus

A massive, air-breathing knifefish from the jungle rivers of Borneo and Sumatra.

Lates angustifrons

A massive Lake Tanganyika predator that almost no aquarium can responsibly house.

Oreochromis tanganicae

Lake Tanganyika's dominant tilapia, rarely seen in home aquariums

Ariopsis seemanni

A venomous, migratory catfish that's far more demanding than its juvenile looks suggest.

Dascyllus trimaculatus

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

Leporinus friderici

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

Inlecypris maetaengensis

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

Hydrocynus vittatus

Razor-toothed river predator that hunts in packs and outgrows almost any tank.

Champsochromis caeruleus

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

Cassiopea andromeda

Rests bell-down on the substrate, pulsing gently while algae do the work.

Copadichromis ilesi

A peaceful Utaka cichlid from Lake Malawi with fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

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.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus bipartitus

A peaceful shoaling wrasse from the Indian Ocean that thrives in small groups.

Melanotaenia australis

Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.

Axelrodia stigmatias

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

Hemiodus atranalis

A lively, peaceful schooling fish built for spacious Amazon biotopes.

Parachromis dovii

A barrel-chested Central American predator that will eat almost anything it can fit in its mouth.

Halichoeres chrysus

A cheerful, all-yellow wrasse that's as easygoing as it looks.

Pomacanthus xanthometopon

A reef-grazing giant whose juvenile and adult forms look like different fish entirely.

Paracheilinus flavianalis

A small reef wrasse that puts on dazzling courtship displays in group settings.

Aulonocara sp. "Stuartgranti Maleri"

A peacock cichlid blazing with yellow and orange from a handful of Malawi islands.