Species

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Pyrrhulina vittata

A pocket-sized Amazonian predator with big personality and delicate looks.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Poecilocharax weitzmani

A cave-guarding micro-predator from blackwater South America with serious attitude.

Barbus candens

A tiny Congo rarity that rewards patient keepers with delicate charm.

Acanthurus nigrofuscus

A schooling grazer that overwhelms rivals through sheer numbers.

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

A classic community tetra whose dark skirt stands out against brighter tankmates.

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

A deep-bodied Amazonian tetra with a vivid red heart marking and feisty male rivalries.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Acanthurus blochii

A long-lived, schooling surgeon with a mood-shifting palette and a blade to match.

Xanthichthys mento

A rare triggerfish that schools in the wild and stays manageable in a reef setup.

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.

Brachygobius nunus

Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.

Sawbwa resplendens

A tiny Burmese gem where male rivalry runs high and tank ratios matter.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Opsarius pulchellus

A fast-moving, boldly barred stream fish that needs active, confident tankmates.

Oryzias celebensis

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with surprisingly easy breeding and fascinating spawning behavior.

Beaufortia kweichowensis

A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.

Acanthurus triostegus

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

Terapon jarbua

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

Acanthurus xanthopterus

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

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.

Monodactylus argenteus

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

Ageneiosus marmoratus

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

Bryconaethiops microstoma

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

Leptobotia elongata

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

Botia udomritthiruji

A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.