Species

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Pyrrhulina spilota

A slender Peruvian gem with surprisingly complex spawning behavior for its size.

A rare Peruvian armored catfish that breathes air and lives for decades.

A tiny, long-lived catfish with a fascinating natural mimicry story.

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

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Trochilocharax ornatus

A scaleless micro-tetra with internal fertilization and serious personality for its size.

Caridina cantonensis

Boldly patterned dwarf shrimp that reward careful water chemistry with constant activity.

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi

A rare Araguaia gem that rewards patient schooling setups with vivid red coloring.

Pethia cumingii

A peaceful Sri Lankan gem with bold black blotches and sunshine-yellow fins.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Oryzias woworae

A tiny Indonesian ricefish that glows red and blue at spawning time.

Danio feegradei

A restless Burmese danio with complex social dynamics beneath its peaceful reputation.

Hemigrammus bellottii

A small, nimble Amazonian tetra with a distinctive body marking worth looking twice at.

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis

A rare Kerala barb with feisty personality and a tangled taxonomic history.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

A lively little shoaler that pairs well with dwarf cichlids and Corydoras.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Aspidoras depinnai

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and air-breathing tricks.

Monodactylus argenteus

A silver, disc-shaped brackish schooler that grows bigger than most expect.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

Corydoras loxozonus

A long-lived Colombian cory that thrives in groups and breathes a little air on the side.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Fowleria isostigma

A small, secretive cardinalfish that haunts muddy flats and rocky refuges.

Barboides gracilis

One of West Africa's tiniest barbs, best kept in large schools in a nano setup.

Corydoras rabauti

A long-lived armored catfish with a bold dark stripe and a surprising ability to breathe air.

Otocinclus affinis

Tiny, tireless algae scrubbers that work best in a crew

Nannostomus marginatus

Tiny, boldly striped pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Danio nigrofasciatus

A rare, peaceful little danio that thrives best among its own kind.

Melanotaenia splendida

A bold, active schooling fish that rewards with brilliant colors and personality.

Hyphessobrycon ecuadoriensis

A peaceful Ecuadorian tetra from shaded forest pools, rarely seen in the trade.

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Corydoras elegans

The cory that ditches the bottom and schools in open water.

Bryconaethiops microstoma

A schooling African characin with a feisty streak and old-world charm.