Species

Barbodes semifasciolatus

The golden form that fooled generations of fishkeepers into thinking it was the real thing.

Ilyodon furcidens

A livebearer with a quasi-placenta and fork-shaped teeth. Genuinely unlike most aquarium fish.

Centropyge aurantia

A rarely photographed dwarf angel that genuinely earns its golden name.

Centropyge heraldi

A clean, all-yellow dwarf angel that's bolder than its simple look suggests.

Brachygobius aggregatus

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives from freshwater streams to brackish estuaries.

Chaetodon semilarvatus

A bold golden butterflyfish from the Red Sea that pairs for life.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Hyphessobrycon roseus

A tiny, rosy schooling tetra that thrives in peaceful community tanks.

Carassius auratus

The streamlined single-tail original. Hardy, fast, and pond-tough.

Carassius auratus auratus

The fish that started it all. Centuries of selective breeding in one bowl-worthy package.

Melanotaenia goldiei

A large, active rainbowfish from the wild rivers and swamps of New Guinea.

Aphyosemion australe

A gentle, long-lived killifish and a perfect gateway into the killi hobby.

Creagrutus beni

A little-known Bolivian characin that rewards patient keepers with quiet charm.

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Rasbora caudimaculata

A large, long-lived rasbora with a restless tail and real presence in a big tank.

Scarus quoyi

A reef grazer that roams coral channels in small, peaceful groups.

Paracheirodon simulans

The neon's lesser-known cousin, with a greener stripe and wilder roots.

Corydoras melanotaenia

A long-bodied, gold-finned cory that's rarer in tanks than it deserves to be.

Microdevario kubotai

A tiny Thai schooler that glows neon green in a well-planted tank.

Stiphodon elegans

A jewel-toned goby built for fast, crystal-clear rainforest streams.

Corydoras guapore

A corydoras that defies the bottom-dweller stereotype by schooling mid-water.

Poecilia reticulata

The world's most recognizable livebearer, and probably the easiest fish to breed.

Tomeurus gracilis

A tiny Venezuelan oddity that lays eggs despite fertilizing them internally.

Amblygobius semicinctus

A peaceful, burrowing goby that tidies sandbed detritus in calm reef systems.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

A timeless community fish with a bold black wedge marking that never goes out of style.

Caridina woltereckae

A boldly patterned Sulawesi shrimp that brings serious color to a nano tank.

Nannostomus harrisoni

A rare, gentle pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis

A rare Pacific bristletooth with juveniles that look like a completely different fish.

Kottelatia brittani

A rare, monotypic rasbora relative with vivid caudal markings and a gentle nature.

Hemigrammus ocellifer

Two glowing spots, nose to tail. A classic community tetra that delivers every time.

Hemiodopsis immaculatus

A fast-moving, peaceful schooler from Amazonian blackwater river systems.

Abramites hypselonotus

A bottom-grazing oddball that swims nose-down and grows bolder with age.

Rasbora dorsiocellata

A neat, small rasbora with a bold dorsal spot that catches the eye.

Pseudomugil mellis

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from tannin-dark coastal wallum country.