Species

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.

Centromochlus reticulatus

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

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.

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

A schooling butterflyfish that hovers in open water above reef drop-offs.

Hemitaurichthys zoster

A schooling butterfly that prefers open water over reef crevices.

Devario regina

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

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

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

Carassius auratus var. ranchu

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

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.

Aphyosemion elberti

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

Microrasbora rubescens

A tiny Lake Inle gem that truly shines when kept in a proper-sized school.

Moenkhausia oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-breed South American tetra often mistaken for its flashier cousin.

Pethia reval

A tiny Sri Lankan barb with vivid red fins and an easy-going nature.

Aphyocharax rathbuni

A fin-nipping schooler that rewards careful community planning with lively, colorful energy.

Devario assamensis

A rare, deep-bodied danionid from Assam with vivid lateral striping and restless energy.

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

A tiny, rarely seen Brazilian tetra with vivid red and cream lateral striping.

Aphyosemion bivittatum

A jewel-toned lyretail from West African rainforest streams, surprisingly compact.

Hyphessobrycon sweglesi

A deep-red schooling tetra that rewards you for keeping bigger groups.

Glossolepis incisus

A deep-bodied red rainbow that rewards group keeping with dazzling male displays.

Puntius bimaculatus

A peaceful, active schooler from South Asian streams with a vivid red flanks in males.

Copella eigenmanni

A small, peaceful Amazonian schooler with subtle charm and fascinating breeding behavior.

Aphyosemion cognatum

A compact, colorful killi that's surprisingly gentle on beginner patience.

Pseudocoris yamashiroi

A fast-moving reef wrasse with vivid pink tones and open-water energy.

Melanotaenia splendida rubrostriata

A slow-burning rainbowfish that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Chaetodon collare

A reef native that pairs for life but rarely forgives a rough transition to captivity.

Hyphessobrycon agulha

A rare, peaceful tetra that anchors its entire species group by name.

Nothobranchius guentheri

A jewel-bright killifish that lives fast, dies young, and leaves drought-proof eggs.

Corydoras napoensis

A tiny armored catfish from Ecuador that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Megalodoras uranoscopus

A gentle giant catfish from the Amazon that travels in groups and growls.

Awaous banana

A sand-sifting river giant that grazes algae like an aquatic lawnmower.

Corydoras robustus

One of the largest corys around, rarely seen and worth the hunt.