Species

Rasbora cf dandia

A peaceful schooling rasbora from Sri Lanka that thrives in larger community tanks.

Devario xyrops

A lively forest-stream schooler from Myanmar with bold broken-line markings.

Geophagus brokopondo

A rare Surinamese eartheater that's calmer than its 'aggressive' label suggests.

Corydoras aeneus

The beginner-friendly bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Auriglobus modestus

A small but aggressive freshwater puffer with a surprisingly varied wild diet.

Xenopterus naritus

A freshwater-adapted puffer from Southeast Asian rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Haplochromis brownae

A wave-swept Lake Victoria cichlid built for life on exposed, rocky shorelines.

Peckoltia oligospila

A compact, cave-breeding pleco with a subtle spotted pattern and a territorial streak.

Bodianus eclancheri

A bold, reef-prowling wrasse from the cold currents of the Galápagos.

Julidochromis dickfeldi

A rock-hugging Tanganyikan cichlid that pairs for life and guards its cave fiercely.

Nannostomus beckfordi

A hardy little pencilfish that actually forgives beginner mistakes.

Nannostomus eques

A pencilfish that swims nose-up and thrives in a well-planted, peaceful tank.

Betta brownorum

A jewel of the peat swamps, with a glowing green flank spot unlike any other Betta.

Pseudosphromenus dayi

A secretive bubble-nesting gourami from Kerala's ditches and swamps.

Pseudechidna brummeri

A ghostly white ribbon eel that buries itself and waits for prey.

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Carassius auratus var. bubble-eye

The wobbling, sac-eyed goldfish that demands a bubble-safe aquarium.

Laetacara araguaiae

A tiny dwarf cichlid from central Brazil with surprisingly devoted parenting instincts.

Exodon paradoxus

A scale-ripping tetra that's best kept in massive, single-species shoals.

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

A rock-solid beginner tetra with a feisty streak that rewards keeping in big groups.

Synodontis contracta

A pint-sized Congo catfish that spends most of its life swimming upside-down.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Sphoeroides annulatus

A large, noise-making Pacific puffer that's surprisingly approachable for beginners.

Channa marulius

A true apex predator that can grow longer than most people are tall.

Batrochoglanis raninus

A compact, cave-hoarding ambush predator with serious attitude for its size.

Pseudopimelodus bufonius

A boldly patterned South American catfish that's surprisingly easy to keep.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Pseudotropheus crabro

A Malawi cichlid that transforms its colors in under a second to trick catfish.

Brachygobius xanthozona

Bold black-and-yellow banding packed into a tiny, personality-filled goby.

Brachygobius xanthozonus

Tiny, bold, and banded. This pint-sized brackish goby has serious attitude.

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.

Brachygobius nunus

Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.

Brachygobius xanthomelas

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives in brackish water and fits in your palm.

Cetoscarus bicolor

A Red Sea beauty that grazes reef algae and holds its own when challenged.

Scarus perrico

A reef-scraping giant from the Eastern Pacific that rewrites your idea of 'beginner fish'.

Corydoras burgessi

A long-lived armored catfish with a bold black saddle and surprising air-breathing ability.