Species

Syncrossus berdmorei

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

Inlecypris maetaengensis

A tiny Thai mountain-stream schooler sold as tiger danio, worth a closer look.

Hydrocynus vittatus

Razor-toothed river predator that hunts in packs and outgrows almost any tank.

Syncrossus hymenophysa

A boldly barred, sharp-spined loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Caridina serrata

Bold tiger stripes and easy care make this shrimp a great starting point.

Caridina mariae

Bold tiger-striped shrimp that comes in a dazzling range of color forms.

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

A shimmering river giant that rapidly outgrows most home aquariums.

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni

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

Batasio travancoria

A small, feisty hill stream catfish from India's lush Western Ghats.

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Schistura cf balteata

A boldly patterned Myanmar loach that comes in pink or yellow. Nobody knows why.

Chalceus erythrurus

A bold, active surface cruiser with a brilliantly colored tail to match its attitude.

Pethia erythromycter

A tiny Myanmar barb with a red nose and big attitude toward tankmates.

Farlowella mariaelenae

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

Astyanax bimaculatus

A robust South American characin that rewards keepers willing to think big.

Rasbora elegans

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

Hemigrammus ulreyi

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

Mystus leucophasis

An upside-down catfish from Myanmar that stays that way. And means business.

Synodontis batensoda

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

Pyrrhulina laeta

A slender Amazonian predator that punches above its small size.

Barilius vagra

A fast, bold hill-stream cyprinid that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

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

Rasboroides vaterifloris

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

Annamia normani

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

Tanichthys micagemmae

A lesser-known cousin of the white cloud that rewards keepers who look closely.

Corydoras virginiae

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

Rasbora vulcanus

A tiny, peaceful Sumatran schooler that earns its volcanic trade name.

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.

Corydoras weitzmani

A long-lived little catfish that blinks at you from the bottom of the tank.

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.

Tanichthys albonubes

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

Axelrodia stigmatias

A tiny Amazonian shoaler that rewards patient keepers with lively social behavior.

Corydoras albolineatus

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

Hemiodus atranalis

A lively, peaceful schooling fish built for spacious Amazon biotopes.