Species

Nannostomus espei

The only pencilfish that wears its night pattern all day long.

Epiplatys dageti dageti

A hardy, surface-loving killifish that's a perfect gateway into egg-scattering species.

Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus

The rarest bleeding heart tetra, with a vivid red wedge only it can claim.

Alestopetersius smykalai

A rare West African schooler with a bold diamond marking and fascinating male rivalry displays.

Inpaichthys kerri

Tiny tetra with big color rivalry. Males glow brightest when competing for attention.

Nothobranchius patrizii

A tiny annual killifish built for life in pools that disappear.

Liopropoma carmabi

A tiny, jewel-patterned reef fish that rewards patient hobbyists willing to coax it out.

Trimma cana

A reef-dwelling miniature goby that perches right on living coral.

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

A delicate blackwater specialist with unusual maternal mouthbrooding and mysterious social rituals.

Gobiodon atrangulatus

A tiny coral-dwelling goby that lives and breeds within Acropora colonies.

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly versatile respiratory trick up its sleeve.

Wetmorella albofasciata

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that haunts caves and rarely ventures into the open.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Tiny, flame-colored schooler that glows in a planted tank.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Trimma rubromaculatus

A tiny red-spotted goby with a quirky habit of hovering at odd angles near the seafloor.

Lamprologus ocellatus

Pocket-sized cichlid with big personality, built around a borrowed shell

Aphyosemion gabunense gabunense

A gentle Gabonese killifish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Gobiodon citrinus

A tiny, lemon-yellow goby that lives tucked inside coral branches in the wild.

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Fundulopanchax marmoratus

A rare Cameroonian killifish with detailed marbled patterning and a preference for cool water.

Trichopsis schalleri

The tiny gourami that actually produces sounds to resolve conflicts and court mates.

Elacatinus oceanops

A tiny cleaner fish that runs its own reef spa service.

Gobiodon okinawae

Tiny, vivid, and inseparable from its Acropora home.

Nannostomus unifasciatus

A tiny pencilfish that swims at a permanent angle, day and night.

Malpulutta kretseri

A rare Sri Lankan gem that deserves a species tank all to itself.

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from wild, tea-stained wallum streams.

Betta imbellis

The gentler betta. Males can sometimes share a tank if given enough cover.

Pseudocheilinops ataenia

A tiny, secretive reef wrasse that vanishes into the coral the moment you look away.

Carnegiella myersi

Tiny, delicate, and built for the surface. The smallest hatchetfish of them all.

Boraras maculatus

A pea-sized schooling fish that rewards patience with dazzling group displays.

Nothobranchius guentheri

A jewel-bright killifish that lives fast, dies young, and leaves drought-proof eggs.

Hyalobagrus flavus

A tiny, sociable catfish that actually swims in the open. And has a fish that mimics it.

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.