Species

Hippocampus erectus

A striking Atlantic seahorse with real personality, but not a beginner's fish.

Achirus lineatus

A master of disguise that buries itself until almost invisible.

Barbus lineomaculatus

A sleek African barb that migrates into flooded grasslands to spawn.

Apistogramma linkei

A secretive dwarf cichlid from Bolivia's river systems, full of personality in a small package.

Pterois volitans

A venomous reef predator that rules its corner of the tank with quiet authority.

Carassius auratus var. lionhead

The beefy, hood-crowned fancy goldfish that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Gymnothorax chilospilus

A compact reef moray with a bold spotted pattern and a surprisingly calm reputation.

Leporinus arcus

A bold-striped South American speedster with a personality to match its size.

Rhinogobius flumineus

A compact Japanese stream goby with devoted fathering instincts and beginner-friendly needs.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera leonardi

A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.

Homaloptera smithi

A fast-water hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homaloptera zollingeri

A flattened, rock-clinging stream dweller that crawls and hops like a lizard.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Homalopterula gymnogaster

A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Pygopristis denticulata

The most docile piranha you can keep, but those teeth are still very real.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.

Betta enisae

A mouthbrooding wild betta from Borneo's leaf-littered forest streams.

Brycinus longipinnis

A lively West African schooler that needs space and confident tankmates.

Brochis multiradiatus

A long-snouted armoured catfish that breathes air and rewards group keeping.

Lactoria cornuta

A boxy, horn-headed oddity that browses the seafloor with surprising curiosity.

Forcipiger flavissimus

A needle-nosed reef hunter that picks prey from crevices other fish can't reach.

Corydoras narcissus

A long-snouted cory from the Amazon, rarely seen and worth the search.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Corydoras ourastigma

A long-snouted Purus River cory that can live for two decades in the right setup.

Oxycirrhites typus

A perching ambush predator that claims gorgonians as its personal throne.

Zebrasoma rostratum

A sleek, all-black Pacific tang with a distinctively elongated snout.

Distichodus lusosso

A boldly patterned Congo river fish that quietly outgrows its youthful looks.

Doryichthys martensii

A slender, pipe-bodied hunter that lets the male handle all the parenting duties.

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Hippocampus histrix

A thorny Indo-Pacific seahorse with dramatic spines and a delicate nature.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.