Species

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Axelrodi riesei

A tiny red gem from Colombia that rewards patient, species-focused keepers.

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.

Leiarius marmoratus

A massive schooling catfish with dramatic fins and a nocturnal personality.

Crenuchus spilurus

A solitary little predator with theatrical fin displays and devoted fathering instincts.

Hampala salweenensis

A rare Salween barb that hunts by suction and needs to be kept in groups.

Oryzias sarasinorum

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with a truly bizarre egg-carrying trick

Cyprichromis leptosoma

A mid-water schooling cichlid from Tanganyika with fascinating lekking behavior.

Rasbora rasbora

A large, peaceful schooling rasbora rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Ptereleotris evides

A graceful reef dartfish that hovers in open water and pairs for life.

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.

Sorubim lima

A head-down ambush predator that swims like a falling leaf among the roots.

Gasteropelecus sternicla

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

Hasemania nana

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

Phenacogaster tegatus

The tiny 'six-eyed tetra' from Paraguay with a trick spot pattern.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Kryptopterus cryptopterus

A ghostly schooling catfish that disappears against the current

Sphyraena picudilla

A sleek Atlantic predator that schools in impressive numbers near the surface.

Barbodes binotatus

A wide-ranging Asian barb with a surprisingly variable spotted pattern.

Hampala dispar

A fast-moving Mekong predator that stays manageable enough for a large community tank.

Gasteropelecus levis

A surface-hugging jumper with a deep keel and surprisingly peaceful nature.

Gasteropelecus maculatus

A surface-skimming South American oddity that can genuinely leap out of your tank.

Boulengerella maculata

A sleek Amazonian predator that rewards careful tank planning with genuine personality.

Pseudanthias hypselosoma

A robust, gregarious anthias that thrives in calmer reef lagoons across the Indo-Pacific.

Boraras naevus

A thumbnail-sized Thai rasbora with bold body blotches and big personality in groups.

Plotosus lineatus

The only catfish that calls coral reefs home, and it comes armed.

Barilius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Boulengerella lateristriga

A torpedo-shaped Amazonian predator that schools when young and hunts when older.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Rasbora lacrimula

A tiny Bornean rasbora with a teardrop tail spot and big personality in a school.

Tucanoichthys tucano

A pint-sized Amazonian rarity that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Oryzias songkhramensis

A tiny Thai ricefish with a fascinating breeding style and peaceful nature.

Nemanthias carberryi

A schooling reef anthias that holds its own unless bullied by tankmates.

Hydrocynus vittatus

Razor-toothed river predator that hunts in packs and outgrows almost any tank.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.