Species

Barbucca diabolica

A belly-crawling 'scooter' loach that rarely leaves the substrate.

Hyphessobrycon eques

Fiery red schooler that turns fin-nipper when kept in too-small groups.

Corydoras seussi

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and rewards patient keepers.

Thor amboinensis

Tiny reef shrimp with a wiggling rear end that never stops moving.

Pethia shalynius

A cool-water hill stream barb with a vivid blue lateral stripe and gentle temperament.

Nannostomus nitidus

A rarely-seen pencilfish with a glittering lateral stripe and fascinating nocturnal color shifts.

Corydoras gracilis

A tiny, shy cory with a bold arched stripe and a surprising air-breathing trick.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.

Rasbora paviana

A peaceful, stripe-sided stream fish that thrives in groups and suits most community tanks.

Pareutropius longifilis

A shy but lively African schooling fish that thrives in numbers

Distichodus affinis

A peaceful Congo schooler that surprises you with vivid red fins at adulthood.

Metynnis argenteus

Peaceful piranha relatives that will demolish your plants overnight.

Metynnis hypsauchen

A piranha cousin that's actually peaceful, but don't trust it with small fish.

Chela cachius

A deep-bodied, lightning-fast schooler from South Asian plains and waterways.

Gasteropelecus sternicla

A surface-skimming acrobat that leaps to catch insects mid-air.

Mylossoma duriventre

A deep-bodied South American schooler that belongs in serious, large setups.

Semaprochilodus taeniurus

A migratory Amazon giant that sifts sediment and schools in impressive numbers.

Rasbora dusonensis

A boldly striped schooling rasbora with a vivid yellow tail fin.

Rasbora argyrotaenia

A sleek, fast-moving schooler built for larger river setups

Gymnocorymbus bondi

A peaceful Orinoco schooler that's more interesting than its plain adult looks suggest.

Hasemania nana

A glittering, lively little tetra that plays well with almost everyone.

Phenacogaster tegatus

The tiny 'six-eyed tetra' from Paraguay with a trick spot pattern.

Corydoras arcuatus

A boldly striped little catfish that breathes air and moves in cheerful gangs.

Brachydanio aesculapii

A tiny, patterned danio from an isolated mountain range few fishkeepers know about.

Brachydanio tinwini

A tiny, spot-patterned danio from a single Myanmar stream.

Brachydanio kyathit

A small Burmese danio with variable patterning that keeps hobbyists guessing.

Brachydanio sp. "Hikari"

A peaceful schooler from Myanmar with a taxonomic twist hiding in its stripes.

Hemiodus gracilis

A fast-moving Amazon schooler that thrives in large, active biotope communities.

Melanotaenia gracilis

A rare, slender Australian rainbow from one of the continent's most remote river systems.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Kryptopterus cryptopterus

A ghostly schooling catfish that disappears against the current

Corydoras similis

A small armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in a lively group.

Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that really comes alive in a proper-sized school.

Puntius snyderi

Taiwan's little-known barb that rivals the golden barb in looks but rarely in fame.

Trigonostigma somphongsi

One of the rarest aquarium fish alive, rescued from the edge of extinction.

Melanotaenia fredericki

A compact Indonesian rainbowfish with vivid color that rewards attentive keepers.