Species

Rasbora paucisqualis

A tiny forest stream rasbora from the Mekong, rarely seen outside scientific collections.

Tanichthys sp. "Vietnam"

A tiny Vietnamese rarity with bright yellow fins and big schooling personality.

Hypsibarbus vernayi

A large, lemon-finned schooling barb often mislabeled in the trade.

Hypsibarbus wetmorei

A long-lived, large barb that needs space and good company to thrive.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

A subtly beautiful schooling tetra that rewards keepers who buy a proper-sized group.

Danio frankei

A bold little schooler that brings constant movement to planted tanks.

Gymnostomus lobatus

A plain silver minnow that moves in millions through the Mekong every year.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera leonardi

A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Homalopterula gymnogaster

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

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Hyphessobrycon loretoensis

A tiny Peruvian tetra with a vivid red tail that shines in a well-planted school.

Scleromystax macropterus

A cool-water armored catfish with a bold personality and a venomous surprise

Leptobarbus hoevenii

A river giant with a wild reputation for eating intoxicating seeds

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Puntius mahecola

A rarely traded Kerala barb best appreciated in a lively, same-species school.

Corydoras amandajanea

A rare armored catfish from the Negro River that occasionally breathes air

Barilius bakeri

A fast, bold stream fish that needs equally confident tankmates to thrive.

Laubuka fasciata

A peaceful Indian hill stream schooler that rewards keepers who buy in groups.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Ompok eugeneiatus

A shy, schooling catfish from Southeast Asian peat swamps and flooded forests.

Carnegiella strigata

A deep-keeled surface dweller that brings life to the upper third of any tank.

Brachygobius mekongensis

A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.

Oryzias mekongensis

A tiny Mekong native with vivid fin markings and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Haludaria fasciata

An underrated Indian barb that rewards you with vivid male rivalry displays.

Astyanax mexicanus

The cave fish that lost its eyes and gained extraordinary senses.

Danionella translucida

One of the tiniest freshwater fish alive, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Chromis acares

A tiny schooling damsel that brings reef-like energy to modest-sized tanks.

Hyphessobrycon minor

A peaceful little tetra from Guyana that's seldom seen in the hobby.

Zanclus canescens

Iconic reef wanderer with a dramatic look that rarely thrives in captivity.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Oreichthys sp. "Myanmar Redfin 2"

A tiny, feisty shoaler from Myanmar with a bold caudal blotch and plenty of personality.