Species

Betta smaragdina

A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.

Chaetodon paucifasciatus

A Red Sea gem with bold chevron patterning and a loyal pair bond.

Aphyosemion striatum

A peaceful, long-lived killifish that's genuinely beginner-friendly and easy to breed.

Gastromyzon ocellatus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with a bold red tail and real personality.

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.

Phenacogrammus major

A peaceful Congo basin schooler that rewards keepers willing to do their homework.

Corydoras melini

A boldly marked little catfish with a centuries-long lifespan hiding in a two-inch body.

Bagrichthys macropterus

A river-bottom detritivore from Southeast Asia's murky floodplain systems.

Aspidoras pauciradiatus

Tiny Brazilian catfish with a Corydoras personality packed into a one-inch body.

Corydoras delphax

A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and occasionally blinks at you.

Eirmotus insignis

A tiny barb with bold banding, best appreciated in a species-focused nano setup.

Eirmotus octozona

A tiny, bar-striped cyprinid that rewards patient keepers with natural schooling behavior.

Corydoras sodalis

A long-lived little catfish that genuinely needs the company of its own kind.

Petitella georgiae

The rummy-nose lookalike that rewards those who learn to tell it apart.

Amphiprion perideraion

A soft-pink, gentle clownfish that communicates by popping its jaws.

Acanthopsoides namromensis

A tiny, rarely kept Vietnamese loach with quiet charm for the patient aquarist.

Hyphessobrycon simulatus

A rarely seen French Guiana tetra that rewards patient hobbyists with graceful schooling behavior.

Tomiyamichthys latruncularius

A reef sand-flat goby that shares its burrow with a snapping shrimp partner.

Pervagor spilosoma

A boldly patterned Hawaiian filefish with a vivid orange tail that demands attention.

Carassius auratus var. fantail

The gateway fancy goldfish. Forgiving, long-lived, and shaped like a swimming egg.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Caulastraea echinulata

A chunky, finger-like coral that's forgiving enough for intermediate reef keepers.

Dactylopus dactylopus

A sand-walking dragonet that tiptoes across the seafloor on finger-like fins.

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Trimma rubromaculatus

A tiny red-spotted goby with a quirky habit of hovering at odd angles near the seafloor.

Nemateleotris magnifica

A tiny reef dart with a flame-colored body and an unmistakable sail-like dorsal fin.

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Schistura devdevi

A tiny Himalayan stream loach sometimes traded as the firefly loach.

Danio tinwini

A tiny spotted Burmese danio that thrives in numbers and rewards patient keepers.

Lysmata debelius

A bold red cleaner shrimp that sets up shop servicing fish in your reef.

Laetacara curviceps

A shy, peaceful dwarf cichlid that earns its 'smiling' nickname with gentle charm.

Dianema urostriatum

A peaceful shoaling catfish that actually uses the midwater column

Corydoras oiapoquensis

A tiny armored catfish from a single river system, surprisingly long-lived.

Fowleria flammea

A secretive reef dweller that glows red in the shadows of lagoon corals.

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

A fiery Rio native that glows brightest when kept in a proper group.

Cirrhilabrus jordani

Hawaii's most vivid wrasse, blazing red and orange across reef drop-offs.