Species

Monodactylus sebae

A bold brackish schooler from West Africa that needs space and company to truly thrive.

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Pyrrhulina vittata

A pocket-sized Amazonian predator with big personality and delicate looks.

Opsarius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Poecilocharax weitzmani

A cave-guarding micro-predator from blackwater South America with serious attitude.

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

A classic community tetra whose dark skirt stands out against brighter tankmates.

Geophagus brachybranchus

A sand-sifting eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding parental care and a surprisingly gentle nature.

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

A deep-bodied Amazonian tetra with a vivid red heart marking and feisty male rivalries.

Pimelodus blochii

A boldly striped rivercat that doubles as an accidental seed disperser in the wild.

Opsarius dogarsinghi

A bold hill stream speedster that needs friends its own size.

Sawbwa resplendens

A tiny Burmese gem where male rivalry runs high and tank ratios matter.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Opsarius pulchellus

A fast-moving, boldly barred stream fish that needs active, confident tankmates.

Scleromystax c113

A feisty armoured catfish from Brazil whose males refuse to share their space.

Oryzias celebensis

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with surprisingly easy breeding and fascinating spawning behavior.

Beaufortia kweichowensis

A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.

Barbodes dunckeri

A boldly patterned Malaysian barb that's been hiding behind its cousin's name for decades.

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Sahyadria chalakkudiensis

A rare Kerala barb with feisty personality and a tangled taxonomic history.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Monodactylus argenteus

A silver, disc-shaped brackish schooler that grows bigger than most expect.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Bryconaethiops microstoma

A schooling African characin with a feisty streak and old-world charm.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Botia udomritthiruji

A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.

Nematobrycon palmeri

A hardy, community-friendly tetra with an unmistakable blue-eyed gaze.

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Dawkinsia filamentosa

A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.

Devario aequipinnatus

A boldly striped, fast-moving schooler that brings real energy to larger community tanks.

Devario malabaricus

A fast-moving, deep-bodied danio that needs space and confident tankmates.