Species

Corydoras habrosus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and blinks at you.

Corydoras davidsandsi

A rarely exported Rio Negro cory with a bold split dorsal bar and surprising longevity.

Corydoras cruziensis

A tiny armored catfish from Bolivia with a gut that doubles as a lung.

Micropoecilia picta

A pint-sized livebearer with a taste for brackish water and bold color.

Corydoras schwartzi

A long-lived, armored bottom dweller that genuinely thrives in good company.

Hyphessobrycon eques

Fiery red schooler that turns fin-nipper when kept in too-small groups.

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.

Gasteropelecus sternicla

A surface-skimming acrobat that leaps to catch insects mid-air.

Gymnocorymbus bondi

A peaceful Orinoco schooler that's more interesting than its plain adult looks suggest.

Hasemania nana

A glittering, lively little tetra that plays well with almost everyone.

Lysmata amboinensis

The reef's tiny cleaning crew, grooming fish who line up for the service.

Corydoras similis

A small armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in a lively group.

Copella arnoldi

The fish that leaps out of water to lay eggs on leaves above the surface.

Copella carsevennensis

A tiny surface-dweller with one of the most acrobatic spawning rituals in freshwater fishkeeping.

Corydoras brevirostris

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and a talent for breathing air.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Otocinclus flexilis

A tiny algae grazer from Brazil with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Corydoras caudimaculatus

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

Iriatherina werneri

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

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.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Nannostomus digrammus

A rare, peaceful pencilfish that doubles as the perfect dither fish for dwarf cichlid tanks.

Rasboroides vaterifloris

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

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.

Pristella maxillaris

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

Stonogobiops yasha

A tiny reef goby that shares its burrow with a nearly-blind shrimp partner.