Species

Dunckerocampus dactyliophorus

A boldly banded reef pipefish that breeds in captivity and hides in caves.

Hippocampus barbouri

A boldly patterned seahorse with one of the most ornate snouts in the genus.

Nannostomus espei

The only pencilfish that wears its night pattern all day long.

Pseudanthias bartlettorum

A sociable reef fish that thrives in groups and brings constant mid-water activity.

Betta persephone

A velvety black pygmy betta from some of the world's most acidic swamps.

Inpaichthys kerri

Tiny tetra with big color rivalry. Males glow brightest when competing for attention.

Rasbora einthovenii

A peaceful forest-stream rasbora with a charmingly crinkled lateral stripe.

Nannostomus beckfordi

A hardy little pencilfish that actually forgives beginner mistakes.

Pseudosphromenus dayi

A secretive bubble-nesting gourami from Kerala's ditches and swamps.

Parasphaerichthys ocellatus

A tiny Burmese labyrinth fish that builds bubble nests and rewards patient keepers.

Sphaerichthys selatanensis

A rare Bornean gem where the mother holds the eggs, not the father.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

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.

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.

Chanda ranga

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

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.

Hippocampus erectus

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

Phallichthys amates

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

Betta unimaculata

A mouthbrooding Betta from Borneo that bucks the aggressive stereotype entirely.

Malpulutta kretseri

A rare Sri Lankan gem that deserves a species tank all to itself.

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from wild, tea-stained wallum streams.

Trichogaster leeri

A lace-patterned gourami with feeler fins and a gentle disposition.

Nannostomus grandis

The largest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth the search.

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Boraras maculatus

A pea-sized schooling fish that rewards patience with dazzling group displays.

Copella eigenmanni

A small, peaceful Amazonian schooler with subtle charm and fascinating breeding behavior.

Chaetodon ephippium

A boldly patterned butterflyfish with a dramatic dark saddle across its back.

Rasbora rasbora

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

Cirrhilabrus scottorum

A brilliantly colored fairy wrasse that rewards patient, experienced reef keepers.

Elacatinus evelynae

A tiny Caribbean cleaner fish that services sharks and rays without hesitation.

Sphaerichthys acrostoma

A rare Bornean mouthbrooder from blackwater streams, gentle and quirky in equal measure.