Species

Hyphessobrycon auca

A little Argentine tetra with subtle details that reward a close look.

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

A boldly banded reef pipefish that breeds in captivity and hides in caves.

Thayeria boehlkei

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

Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

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

Devario xyrops

A lively forest-stream schooler from Myanmar with bold broken-line markings.

Parasphaerichthys ocellatus

A tiny Burmese labyrinth fish that builds bubble nests and rewards patient keepers.

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.

Pseudomugil tenellus

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

Pethia punctata

A peaceful, spotted little barb from India that rewards you for keeping a crowd.

Betta dimidiata

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

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

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

Hyphessobrycon simulatus

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.

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.

Trigonostigma hengeli

A tiny, soft-water schooler with a vivid orange-edged lambchop mark.

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

A fiery neon stripe makes this hardy little tetra a beginner's best friend.

Barbodes semifasciolatus

The golden form that fooled generations of fishkeepers into thinking it was the real thing.

Hyphessobrycon roseus

A tiny, rosy schooling tetra that thrives in peaceful community tanks.

Betta chloropharynx

A tiny wild betta from blackwater leaf litter pools, with a throat like no other.

Poecilia reticulata

The world's most recognizable livebearer, and probably the easiest fish to breed.

Puntius sahyadriensis

A rare Indian hill-stream barb that truly shines when kept in a proper school.

Betta picta

A mild-mannered mouthbrooding betta that makes the whole genus look bad by comparison.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Trigonostigma espei

A copper-bodied schooler whose distinctive lambchop marking sets it apart from look-alikes.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

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

Hyphessobrycon loretoensis

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

Phallichthys amates

A low-key Central American livebearer that thrives where flashier fish struggle.

Astyanax mexicanus

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

Poecilia sphenops

A livebearer classic that can thrive from freshwater all the way to full marine conditions.

Paracheirodon innesi

The fish that turned millions of people into aquarium keepers.

Betta unimaculata

A mouthbrooding Betta from Borneo that bucks the aggressive stereotype entirely.

Nannostomus grandis

The largest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth the search.

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.