Species

Heniochus chrysostomus

A bold-banded bannerfish with a dramatic dorsal fin and reef-roaming habits.

Heniochus varius

A deep-reef oddity with a hump, horns, and bold black-and-white contrast.

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

A burrowing, long-snouted loach that vanishes into the sand and rarely looks back.

Pseudochromis tapeinosoma

A compact, crevice-loving dottyback with a wide Indo-Pacific range.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Corydoras fowleri

A long-snouted cory with a feisty streak and surprisingly long lifespan.

Alfaro huberi

A sleek Central American livebearer built for fast, clear currents.

Dascyllus aruanus

Bold black-and-white stripes with a personality to match. Reef tough.

Cromileptes altivelis

A boldly spotted predator that actually begs at the glass for food.

Limia nigrofasciata

A livebearing oddity from Haiti with a distinctive fatty hump on mature males.

Pao palembangensis

A freshwater puffer from Southeast Asia with serious teeth and serious attitude.

Cyrtocara moorii

A big, blue, nuchal-humped cichlid that shadows bottom-sifters to steal their leftovers.

Betta ibanorum

A blackwater mouthbrooder from Borneo that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Corydoras imitator

A long-lived Rio Negro cory that schools with its color-alike cousins in the wild

Horabagrus nigricollaris

A peaceful yellow catfish with a bold dark collar and a mouth to respect.

Apistogramma baenschi

A beginner-friendly dwarf cichlid with big personality and bold crescent markings.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Chaetodon mitratus

A deep-reef butterflyfish from remote Indian Ocean islands, rarely seen in the wild or in tanks.

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Chanda ranga

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

Parambassis ranga

A living x-ray fish whose transparent body reveals its skeleton and organs.

Laubuka laubuca

A schooling surface-dweller with a genuinely tangled identity across Asia.

Barilius bendelisis

A fast-moving hill stream fish that needs bold tankmates and plenty of room.

Puntius sahyadriensis

A rare Indian hill-stream barb that truly shines when kept in a proper school.

Heniochus pleurotaenia

A rarely seen bannerfish that schools in impressive numbers across Indian Ocean reefs.

Oryzias dancena

A tiny, peaceful ricefish that carries its eggs like a living clutch before planting them.

Pethia setnai

A peaceful, school-loving barb from Goa's clear streams, perfect for community tanks.

Ptereleotris heteroptera

A devoted reef pair that hovers gracefully above their shared burrow.

Hypoplectrus indigo

A reef-dwelling hamlet with bold indigo patterning and a surprisingly easygoing nature.

Xenentodon canciloides

A freshwater needlefish that's calmer than its needle-filled grin suggests.

Channa micropeltes

A genuinely massive predator that outgrows most home aquariums before you know it.

Megalops cyprinoides

A prehistoric, air-breathing giant that bridges freshwater rivers and open ocean.

Melanotaenia irianjaya

A rarely seen rainbowfish with an unusual fin shape that sets it apart from its cousins.

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Aphanius mento

A feisty Middle Eastern killifish best kept as a conservation project.