Species

Pungu maclareni

A critically endangered sponge-eating cichlid found nowhere else on Earth.

Pethia stoliczkana

A peaceful schooling barb from mainland Southeast Asia, best kept in numbers.

Copadichromis virginalis

A peaceable Lake Malawi cichlid that comes in a rainbow of locality color forms.

Devario sp. "Purple Cypris"

A rare schooling danionid with bold lateral bars and competitive male displays.

Melanochromis vermivorus

A schooling mbuna that breaks the mold with genuine shoaling behavior.

Centromochlus reticulatus

A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.

Brachydanio rosea

A peaceful, colorful little danio that thrives in numbers and suits any community setup.

Nannostomus rubrocaudatus

Tiny, territorial, and blazing with red-purple color. A pencilfish with real attitude.

Corydoras pygmaeus

Tiny catfish that defies expectations by schooling in open water, not just the bottom.

Carnegiella myersi

Tiny, delicate, and built for the surface. The smallest hatchetfish of them all.

Boraras maculatus

A pea-sized schooling fish that rewards patience with dazzling group displays.

Xiphophorus pygmaeus

A pint-sized livebearer with all the personality of its larger swordtail cousins.

Devario regina

A bold, deep-bodied danionid that thrives in fast-moving company.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Neoceratodus forsteri

A living fossil that breathes air and may outlive its keeper by decades.

Tylomelania sp.

Slow-moving, long-lived snails with a face only a hobbyist could love.

Tylomelania sp

Long-shelled freshwater snails with a slow, endearing personality all their own.

Hyphessobrycon procyon

A boldly masked little tetra that's as easy to keep as it is distinctive.

Herotilapia multispinosa

A rare Central American cichlid that actually plays well with others.

Copella vilmae

A jewel-toned splash of color from the blackwater streams of the upper Amazon.

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

A rainbowfish that takes patience to reward, but absolutely delivers on color.

Characodon lateralis

A rare Mexican livebearer with a complicated identity and real conservation value.

Hypseleotris guentheri

A small Pacific stream goby comfortable in fresh, brackish, or salt water.

Epalzeorhynchos frenatus

A bold, territorial bottom-dweller with vivid red fins and a big personality.

Notropsis chrosomus

A native North American minnow that transforms into a living jewel come breeding season.

Channa bleheri

A rare snakehead small enough for a community tank, if you choose tankmates carefully.

Betta raja

A wild Sumatran mouthbrooder with dramatic fins and a gentle personality.

Carassius auratus var. ranchu

The roly-poly fancy goldfish bred to look like a swimming raspberry.

Alpheus randalli

The symbiotic pistol shrimp that teams up with gobies to rule the sandbed

Pterygoplichthys weberi

A hard-working algae grazer from Amazonian headwaters with a remarkable breathing trick.

Platydoras costatus

A bold-striped catfish that grunts, buries itself, and eats almost anything.

Potamotrygon scobina

A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.

Macropodus erythropterus

A rarely traded Vietnamese paradisefish with red fins and a complex identity

Badis ruber

A secretive cave-spawning micro-predator with fascinating breeding behavior and bold flank markings.

Aphyosemion elberti

A small, manageable killifish with bold markings from Central African stream systems.

Piaractus brachypomus

A fruit-eating giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium.