Species

Yasuhikotakia eos

A bold, clicking loach from fast Mekong rivers that demands respect and companions.

Corynopoma riisei

An internal fertilizer with elaborate courtship tricks that most tetras can't match.

Corydoras sychri

A tiny Peruvian catfish that blinks, breathes air, and loves company.

Corydoras caudimaculatus

A tiny armored catfish with a bold tail spot and surprisingly long lifespan.

Acanthodoras spinosissimus

A armored, sound-making catfish that thrives in good company.

Glossolepis pseudoincisus

A rare New Guinea rainbowfish from a single remote lake, never rediscovered.

Barbodes lateristriga

A bold, active barb that needs space and equally robust tankmates.

Corydoras pantanalensis

A long-lived Bolivian cory with a quirky air-gulping habit worth watching for.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Hassar orestis

A sound-producing doradid catfish that rewards patient keepers with bold group behavior.

Nemanthias carberryi

A schooling reef anthias that holds its own unless bullied by tankmates.

Iriatherina werneri

Delicate featherfin rainbowfish with spectacular filamentous fins best shown in a species setup.

Pseudanos trimaculatus

A schooling headstander with a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality in smaller groups.

Boraras micros

One of the tiniest cyprinids around, and genuinely underrated for the right setup.

Nannostomus trifasciatus

A pencilfish with real attitude. Best kept in big groups with broken sightlines.

Syncrossus berdmorei

A bold, clicking loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Syncrossus hymenophysa

A boldly barred, sharp-spined loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

A shimmering river giant that rapidly outgrows most home aquariums.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Chalceus erythrurus

A bold, active surface cruiser with a brilliantly colored tail to match its attitude.

Farlowella mariaelenae

A living twig that grazes algae and barely moves. Until it does.

Astyanax bimaculatus

A robust South American characin that rewards keepers willing to think big.

Pseudanthias bimaculatus

A vivid reef basslet with two bold spots that set it apart from the crowd.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Mystus leucophasis

An upside-down catfish from Myanmar that stays that way. And means business.

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Pyrrhulina laeta

A slender Amazonian predator that punches above its small size.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Tanichthys micagemmae

A lesser-known cousin of the white cloud that rewards keepers who look closely.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

Pristella maxillaris

The see-through tetra whose bold dorsal fin pattern makes a school unforgettable.

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

A lively, adaptable tetra that rewards you for keeping it in a proper group.

Pseudanthias luzonensis

A deep-slope reef dweller that schools beautifully in spacious saltwater tanks.