Species

Ancistrus claro

A dwarf bushynose catfish from Brazil with a knack for breeding itself in mature tanks.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Corydoras rabauti

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

Crenicichla compressiceps

A pocket-sized pike cichlid with an outsized attitude and lightning-fast reflexes.

Cryptocoryne parva

Sri Lanka's tiniest Cryptocoryne makes a patient, low-growing foreground carpet.

Distichodus decemmaculatus

A rare dwarf from the Congo that actually stays small enough for a community tank.

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.

Peckoltia brevis

A feisty dwarf pleco from Brazil's Purus River with surprisingly bold attitude.

Carinotetraodon salivator

A pint-sized puffer from Borneo's fast-flowing streams, full of personality.

Tetraodon duboisi

A rare Congo puffer that packs a big personality into a tiny package.

Danio nigrofasciatus

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

Pollimyrus castelnaui

A tiny electric fish from African floodplains, built for life in the weeds.

Otocinclus mariae

Tiny algae-grazer that plasters itself to the glass for a unique underside view.

Tatia gyrina

A tiny Amazonian catfish that thrives in shadowy, plant-choked blackwater streams.

Geophagus pellegrini

A rarely traded Colombian eartheater with a warm yellow wash and a gentle disposition.

Geophagus proximus

A sand-sifting cichlid that's gentler than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Geophagus steindachneri

A harem-forming eartheater with a complex personality and mouthbrooding surprises.

Gymnogeophagus gymnogenys

A South American eartheater with surprisingly flexible pair-bonding and a cool-water edge.

Gymnogeophagus balzanii

A South American earth eater with a bold nuchal hump and fascinating mouthbrooding habits.

Sandelia bainsii

A rare, air-breathing anabantoid from a handful of South African rivers.

Astatotilapia calliptera

A mouthbrooding generalist from Malawi with real personality to spare.

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.

Channallabes apus

A serpentine African catfish that hunts prey on dry land.

Pangio anguillaris

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

Sciaenochromis ahli

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi predator that stays surprisingly peaceful in a community.

Labidochromis caeruleus

The most beginner-friendly mbuna, wearing a yellow that's rarer in the wild than you'd think.

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.

Gnathonemus petersii

A trunk-nosed African oddball that navigates the dark using its own electric field.

Nimbochromis linni

A crafty Lake Malawi predator that ambushes prey with surprising patience.

Micralestes acutidens

A sleek African tetra that shares its wild home with the fearsome tigerfish.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

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

Danio erythromicron

A jewel-sized Lake Inle native that rewards patient keepers with bold group behavior.