Species

Aequidens rondoni

A compact Amazon cichlid with a big personality and surprising longevity.

Hepsetus odoe

A razor-toothed ambush predator built like a torpedo, straight from West African rivers.

Lates niloticus

One of the world's most destructive invasive species, and genuinely unsuitable for home aquaria.

Nannostomus anduzei

The tiniest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth hunting down.

Pterophyllum altum

The wild angelfish that makes the common angel look easy.

Labeo angra

A streamlined South Asian labeo with a bold lateral stripe and good table credentials.

Hyphessobrycon auca

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

Gymnostomnus ariza

A large, wide-ranging South Asian cyprinid with a surprisingly easygoing reputation.

Gymnotus carapo

A electric-field-wielding oddball that can breathe air and recognize its neighbors

Betta splendens

The world's most recognizable fighting fish, now bred in countless colors and fin shapes.

Rhaphiodon vulpinus

A sleek South American predator that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Copella callolepis

A tiny Amazonian schooler that rewards patience with vivid courtship displays.

Myleus schomburgkii

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

Betta siamorientalis

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

Thayeria boehlkei

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

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.

Phallichthys tico

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

Hyphessobrycon socolofi

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

Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

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

Hyphessobrycon wada

A tiny tetra with a purple-blue body and vivid orange fins that deepen with age.

Fundulopanchax gardneri gardneri

A hardy, colorful killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

Kryptopterus apogon

A massive river predator sometimes sold to unsuspecting buyers as a cute juvenile.

Nematabramis borneensis

A slender Bornean minnow with notably long barbels and a bold lateral stripe.

Devario xyrops

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

Betta brownorum

A jewel of the peat swamps, with a glowing green flank spot unlike any other Betta.

Parasphaerichthys ocellatus

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

Mystacoleucus obtusirostris

A lively schooling cyprinid with bold fin markings and a hidden surprise spine.

Serrasalmus gibbus

A lone-wolf piranha from Brazil that tolerates no tankmates whatsoever.

Moenkhausia ceros

A peaceful Amazon tetra that rarely makes it onto store lists.

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.

Alestopetersius brichardi

A lively Congo tetra with vivid male displays and easy community manners.

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.

Betta tussyae

A peat-swamp dweller with rich reddish-orange color and a surprisingly peaceful nature.