Species

Hyphessobrycon compressus

The founding species of its entire genus, rarely seen in the hobby.

Girardinus metallicus

A livebearer from Cuba with a glinting metallic sheen and real historical quirks.

Corydoras hastatus

Tiny armored catfish that defies its family by cruising the midwater column.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Nassarius vibex

A tireless sand-sifting scavenger that keeps reef substrate clean and aerated.

Sundadanio axelrodi

Tiny blackwater gem that rewards patient keepers with dazzling group behavior.

Melanotaenia praecox

Tiny rainbowfish that turns up the color when kept in a proper shoal.

Gobiosoma oceanops

A tiny reef cleaner that punches way above its weight.

Paracheirodon innesi

The fish that turned millions of people into aquarium keepers.

Corydoras reticulatus

A fine-patterned bottom dweller that lives surprisingly long in good company.

Corydoras nijsseni

A rare Rio Negro cory with bold patterning and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Poropanchax normani

Tiny West African killifish with glowing blue eyes that shimmer in low light.

Corydoras septentrionalis

A long-lived Orinoco bottom-dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

A peaceful little African schooler that deserves far more attention than it gets.

Otocinclus macrospilus

The most commonly sold oto, fragile at first but rewarding once settled.

Corydoras condiscipulus

A long-lived Oyapock armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Corydoras panda

The panda-patterned cory that's as personable as it is peaceful.

Desmopuntius hexazona

A dainty six-banded barb that thrives in big, lively groups

Hyphessobrycon peruvianus

A slender Upper Amazon tetra often misidentified but worth tracking down properly.

Corydoras petracinii

A tiny Argentine cory built for rocky currents, rarely if ever seen in the hobby.

Corydoras polystictus

A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.

Pethia stoliczkana

A peaceful schooling barb from mainland Southeast Asia, best kept in numbers.

Corydoras pygmaeus

Tiny catfish that defies expectations by schooling in open water, not just the bottom.

Xiphophorus pygmaeus

A pint-sized livebearer with all the personality of its larger swordtail cousins.

Aphyosemion elberti

A small, manageable killifish with bold markings from Central African stream systems.

Laetacara dorsigera

A tiny South American cichlid with a boldly colored chest and a gentle personality.

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

A tiny, rarely seen Brazilian tetra with vivid red and cream lateral striping.

Hyphessobrycon sweglesi

A deep-red schooling tetra that rewards you for keeping bigger groups.

Hyphessobrycon agulha

A rare, peaceful tetra that anchors its entire species group by name.

Sewellia lineolata

A bold hillstream loach with bold patterning and surprisingly easy breeding.

Corydoras napoensis

A tiny armored catfish from Ecuador that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Hyphessobrycon bentosi

A rosy, fin-flaring little characin that puts on its best show in a crowd.

Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

A softly blushing schooling tetra that rewards keepers who think in groups.

Hemigrammus bleheri

A tight-schooling tetra whose vivid red nose blazes brightest in a large group.

Hemigrammus rhodostomus

The original rummy-nose, built for tight shoals and soft Amazon water.

Scleromystax salmacis

A tiny armored catfish from Brazilian ponds, with a venomous sting to respect.