Species

Puntius tambraparniei

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

Heniochus singularis

The largest bannerfish, solitary and rarely seen even in the wild.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

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

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Carassius auratus var. blackmoor

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

Paracheilinus cyaneus

A reef-dwelling wrasse that sleeps wrapped in its own slime cocoon every night.

Melanotaenia boesemani

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

Pleurosicya boldinghi

A tiny, transparent goby that spends its whole life clinging to soft corals.

Rasbora sarawakensis

A tiny, peaceful Bornean rasbora that's rarely seen but well worth seeking out.

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

A rock-solid beginner tetra with a feisty streak that rewards keeping in big groups.

Pethia sp. "Myanmar"

A mystery barb from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers with lively social displays.

Carassius auratus var. calico

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

Hypseleotris compressa

An Australian goby with dazzling breeding colors and one of nature's tiniest vertebrate eggs.

Oliotius oligolepis

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

Rasbora rubrodorsalis

A tiny Southeast Asian schooler with a vivid red splash on its dorsal fin.

Carassius auratus var. comet

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

Xiphophorus cortezi

A gentle, lesser-known Mexican swordtail for the planted community tank.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

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

Trichogaster lalius

Brilliant colors, big personality quirks, and a health reputation worth knowing before you buy.

Melanotaenia splendida splendida

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

Betta smaragdina

A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.

Carassius auratus var. fantail

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

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

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

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Carassius auratus auratus

The fish that started it all. Centuries of selective breeding in one bowl-worthy package.

Tomeurus gracilis

A tiny Venezuelan oddity that lays eggs despite fertilizing them internally.

Thayeria ifati

The rarest penguin tetra, with a boldly defined tail stripe and colorful fin tips.

Melanotaenia irianjaya

A rarely seen rainbowfish with an unusual fin shape that sets it apart from its cousins.

Semaprochilodus insignis

A migratory Amazon grazer that plays a surprising ecological role in the wild.

Heterandria formosa

One of the world's smallest fish, with a uniquely continuous birthing process.

Hypsibarbus vernayi

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

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.

Poecilia salvatoris

A scrappy Central American molly with bold looks and a bold attitude.

Parosphromenus ornaticauda

A tiny licorice gourami with an acrobatic courtship display unlike any other.

Ompok eugeneiatus

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