Species

Barbodes semifasciolatus

The golden form that fooled generations of fishkeepers into thinking it was the real thing.

Ilyodon furcidens

A livebearer with a quasi-placenta and fork-shaped teeth. Genuinely unlike most aquarium fish.

Pomacea canaliculata

A bold, fast-growing snail that can outpace most aquatic plants.

Brachygobius aggregatus

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives from freshwater streams to brackish estuaries.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Stiphodon rutilaureus

A tiny, rock-hugging stream goby from the clear rivers of Melanesia.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Hyphessobrycon roseus

A tiny, rosy schooling tetra that thrives in peaceful community tanks.

Carassius auratus

The streamlined single-tail original. Hardy, fast, and pond-tough.

Carassius auratus auratus

The fish that started it all. Centuries of selective breeding in one bowl-worthy package.

Melanotaenia goldiei

A large, active rainbowfish from the wild rivers and swamps of New Guinea.

Aphyosemion australe

A gentle, long-lived killifish and a perfect gateway into the killi hobby.

Baryancistrus sp. "Cf Xanthellus"

A gold-spotted Xingu pleco with a temperament that gets feistier with age.

Creagrutus beni

A little-known Bolivian characin that rewards patient keepers with quiet charm.

Crossocheilus cobitis

A bottom-dwelling algae eater from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Pterodoras granulosus

A gentle giant that grazes on rainforest fruit and needs serious space.

Balitora brucei

A flattened hill-stream grazer that thrives where the current runs wild.

Rasbora caudimaculata

A large, long-lived rasbora with a restless tail and real presence in a big tank.

Paracheirodon simulans

The neon's lesser-known cousin, with a greener stripe and wilder roots.

Corydoras melanotaenia

A long-bodied, gold-finned cory that's rarer in tanks than it deserves to be.

Microdevario kubotai

A tiny Thai schooler that glows neon green in a well-planted tank.

Stiphodon elegans

A jewel-toned goby built for fast, crystal-clear rainforest streams.

Nannostomus marilynae

A rare pencilfish that moonlights in cryptic stripes every single night.

Betta chloropharynx

A tiny wild betta from blackwater leaf litter pools, with a throat like no other.

Corydoras guapore

A corydoras that defies the bottom-dweller stereotype by schooling mid-water.

Poecilia reticulata

The world's most recognizable livebearer, and probably the easiest fish to breed.

Tomeurus gracilis

A tiny Venezuelan oddity that lays eggs despite fertilizing them internally.

Thayeria ifati

The rarest penguin tetra, with a boldly defined tail stripe and colorful fin tips.

Amblydoras hancocki

A schooling armored catfish with surprising survival tricks up its sleeve.

Aphyosemion hanneloreae

A tiny Gabonese killifish that's surprisingly forgiving for beginners.

Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus

A hefty Amazonian pleco that breathes air and rules the tank bottom.

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

A timeless community fish with a bold black wedge marking that never goes out of style.

Caridina woltereckae

A boldly patterned Sulawesi shrimp that brings serious color to a nano tank.

Nannostomus harrisoni

A rare, gentle pencilfish that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.