Species

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Carassius auratus var. telescope

The dramatically bug-eyed fancy goldfish that trades agility for personality.

Puntius terio

A peaceful, adaptable schooling barb that's surprisingly rare in the trade given its wide range.

Hyphessobrycon acaciae

A tiny Orinoco tetra with a bold dark lateral stripe and beginner-friendly nature.

Oryzias songkhramensis

A tiny Thai ricefish with a fascinating breeding style and peaceful nature.

Corydoras pantanalensis

A long-lived Bolivian cory with a quirky air-gulping habit worth watching for.

Rhinodoras dorbignyi

A gentle giant of the Paraná, this armored catfish needs serious space to roam.

Chaetodon auriga

A wide-ranging Indo-Pacific butterfly that grazes reefs, rubble, and everything between.

Iriatherina werneri

Delicate featherfin rainbowfish with spectacular filamentous fins best shown in a species setup.

Neolebias trilineatus

A tiny, shy Congo tetra that transforms into a jewel in the right tank.

Boraras micros

One of the tiniest cyprinids around, and genuinely underrated for the right setup.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Hippocampus comes

A boldly patterned seahorse with a prehensile tail built for clinging tight.

Chaetodon tinkeri

A deep-water Pacific beauty with a bold split between black and white.

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni

A tiny Tocantins tetra often mistaken for its look-alike neighbor.

Farlowella mariaelenae

A living twig that grazes algae and barely moves. Until it does.

Pseudanthias bimaculatus

A vivid reef basslet with two bold spots that set it apart from the crowd.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Nannostomus digrammus

A rare, peaceful pencilfish that doubles as the perfect dither fish for dwarf cichlid tanks.

Hemigrammus ulreyi

A peaceful schooling tetra that's rarer in tanks than its charm deserves.

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.

Xiphophorus variatus

Dozens of color forms, endless fry, and tolerant enough for any community tank.

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Carassius auratus var. veiltail

The flowing, split tail of fancy goldfish taken to its most dramatic extreme.

Macropharyngodon bipartitus

A boldly patterned reef wrasse that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.

Phyllopteryx taeniolatus

Australia's leafy coastal phantom, camouflaged beyond belief.

Bhavania australis

A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.

Melanotaenia australis

Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.

Remora australis

The open-ocean hitchhiker that bonds with whales and baffles hobbyists.

Tanichthys albonubes

A cold-tolerant schooling fish that practically takes care of itself.

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.