Species

Melanotaenia affinis

One of the first rainbowfish in the hobby, now available in several wild forms.

Pethia padamya

A barb with a mysterious past and males that blaze red when rivals are near.

Corydoras simulatus

A rarely documented Colombian cory with a color pattern that keeps even experts guessing.

Danio dangila

A large, active danio with impressively long barbels and a rarely seen wild side.

Nannostomus unifasciatus

A tiny pencilfish that swims at a permanent angle, day and night.

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

A peaceful little African schooler that deserves far more attention than it gets.

Halocaridina rubra

Tiny Hawaiian shrimp that thrives on neglect in brackish anchialine pools.

Barilius ardens

A fast-moving Western Ghats minnow that needs space, speed, and bold companions.

Barbus eutaenia

A sleek African barb from fast, rocky streams that rewards patient keepers.

Bryconops affinis

A restless, fast-moving shoaler from the Guiana Shield's coastal streams.

Geophagus sp. "Orange Head"

A vividly capped cichlid that rewards patient keepers with fascinating mouthbrooding family life.

Naso elegans

A bold reef grazer with vivid orange tail spines and a distinctly regal profile.

Acanthurus olivaceus

A bold orange shoulder-stripe makes this reef surgeon impossible to mistake.

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from wild, tea-stained wallum streams.

Otocinclus vittatus

Tiny algae-grazing catfish that plasters itself to glass and plants alike.

Otocinclus macrospilus

The most commonly sold oto, fragile at first but rewarding once settled.

Corydoras condiscipulus

A long-lived Oyapock armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Geophagus camopiensis

A rarely seen eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding behavior and real personality.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Stiphodon pelewensis

A tiny riffle-dweller that vanishes into the sand when startled.

Haludaria melanampyx

A lively hill-stream barb from India's Western Ghats with a two-tone shimmer.

Garra flavatra

A boldly patterned Burmese stream fish that's part algae grazer, part personality.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

A Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with spectacular adult color.

Geophagus parnaibae

A sand-sifting cichlid from Brazil that's gentler than its reputation suggests.

Corydoras pastazensis

A long-lived Ecuadorian armored catfish with a fascinating air-breathing trick.

Pseudanthias dispar

A schooling reef beauty that brings the open ocean's energy to your tank.

Lepidocephalichthys annandalei

A rare loach with peacock-patterned tail fins, seldom seen in the trade.

Danio albolineatus

A shimmering, active schooler that thrives in community tanks with minimal fuss.

Micralestes stormsi

A lively Congo basin shoaler that brings energy to the mid-water column.

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.

Thayeria obliqua

The original penguin tetra, now overshadowed by its more common cousin.

Desmopuntius hexazona

A dainty six-banded barb that thrives in big, lively groups

Desmopuntius pentazona

The rarely genuine pentazona barb. Most sold are actually its twin species.

Corydoras paleatus

Hardy, armored, and social. A true workhorse of the community tank.

Corydoras semiaquilus

A long-lived Amazonian bottom-dweller with a surprisingly expressive face.