Species

Esomus metallicus

A slender, surface-loving schooler with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.

Anostomus anostomus

A boldly striped South American fish that swims nose-down and plays rough with its own kind.

Boulengerella lateristriga

A torpedo-shaped Amazonian predator that schools when young and hunts when older.

Otocinclus flexilis

A tiny algae grazer from Brazil with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Oryzias eversi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with a fascinating pelvic-brooding trick.

Oryzias wolasi

A tiny Sulawesi ricefish with glowing color and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Yasuhikotakia eos

A bold, clicking loach from fast Mekong rivers that demands respect and companions.

Schistura hypsiura

A mildly tempered stream loach with bold flank bars and a deeply forked tail.

Dawkinsia assimilis

A lively Indian barb with bold caudal markings and a real taste for open-water schooling.

Corynopoma riisei

An internal fertilizer with elaborate courtship tricks that most tetras can't match.

Corydoras caudimaculatus

A tiny armored catfish with a bold tail spot and surprisingly long lifespan.

Hemimyzon formosanus

A rare Taiwanese hillstream fish that needs company to truly settle in.

Acanthodoras spinosissimus

A armored, sound-making catfish that thrives in good company.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Lamprichthys tanganicanus

The only killifish native to Lake Tanganyika, and unlike any other in the family.

Aspidoras taurus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in groups.

Barbodes lateristriga

A bold, active barb that needs space and equally robust tankmates.

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.

Tucanoichthys tucano

A pint-sized Amazonian rarity that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

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.

Acanthurus thompsoni

A deep-reef plankton feeder that breaks the surgeonfish mold entirely.

Hassar orestis

A sound-producing doradid catfish that rewards patient keepers with bold group behavior.

Oxydoras niger

A school-forming gentle giant that outgrows almost every home aquarium.

Nemanthias carberryi

A schooling reef anthias that holds its own unless bullied by tankmates.

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.

Dascyllus trimaculatus

A bold reef dweller that gets feistier with every passing year.

Pseudanos trimaculatus

A schooling headstander with a Jekyll-and-Hyde personality in smaller groups.

Boraras micros

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

Nannostomus trifasciatus

A pencilfish with real attitude. Best kept in big groups with broken sightlines.

Puntigrus tetrazona

Bold, nippy, and best kept in a big rowdy group of its own kind.

Puntigrus anchisporus

A wild Bornean tiger barb that puts the common trade fish to shame.

Syncrossus berdmorei

A bold, clicking loach that demands respect and plenty of company.