Species

Chelmonops truncatus

A deep-bodied Australian butterflyfish that lives life strictly in pairs.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Hyphessobrycon amandae

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

Aphyosemion striatum

A peaceful, long-lived killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Nemateleotris magnifica

A tiny reef dart with a flame-colored body and an unmistakable sail-like dorsal fin.

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Homalopteroides modestus

A tiny mountain stream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homalopteroides nebulosus

A tiny forest-stream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homalopteroides stephensoni

A rare Bornean hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Elacatinus multifasciatus

A tiny reef cleaner that lives among sea urchin spines in the wild.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.

Carnegiella strigata strigata

A tiny, peaceful surface-dweller with a deep-keeled body unlike any other tetra.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Chanda ranga

A ghostly glass fish from Asian rivers, delicate but endlessly fascinating.

Oryzias dancena

A tiny, peaceful ricefish that carries its eggs like a living clutch before planting them.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Chaetodon rafflesii

A coral-dependent butterflyfish that reveals its mood through a mysterious dark spot.

Phycodurus eques

The leafy sea dragon looks more like drifting seaweed than a fish.

Heterandria formosa

One of the world's smallest fish, with a uniquely continuous birthing process.

Gobiodon citrinus

A tiny, lemon-yellow goby that lives tucked inside coral branches in the wild.

Halichoeres leucoxanthus

A boldly two-toned wrasse with a sunny yellow top and clean white belly.

Macropharyngodon meleagris

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Hippocampus erectus

A striking Atlantic seahorse with real personality, but not a beginner's fish.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Melanotaenia maccullochi

A compact, peaceful rainbowfish that rewards group keeping with vivid male displays.

Carnegiella strigata

A deep-keeled surface dweller that brings life to the upper third of any tank.

Paracheilinus mccoskeri

A tiny reef wrasse where the males put on a color show like no other.

Oryzias mekongensis

A tiny Mekong native with vivid fin markings and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Phallichthys amates

A low-key Central American livebearer that thrives where flashier fish struggle.