Species

Corydoras petracinii

A tiny Argentine cory built for rocky currents, rarely if ever seen in the hobby.

Gymnapogon philippinus

A tiny, overlooked Pacific cardinalfish that thrives in the company of its own kind.

Hemigrammus filamentosus

A slender Brazilian tetra with a filamentous tail fin twist.

Phallichthys fairweatheri

A gentle little livebearer from Central America's marshy backwaters.

Microsynodontis polli

A tiny, peaceful African catfish that fits where most synodontis never could.

Atyopsis spinipes

A gentle filter-feeder that fans food from the current with fan-like front legs.

Corydoras axelrodi

A long-lived Colombian cory with variable striping and a surprisingly complex identity.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Holothuria edulis

A sand-sifting reef cleaner that earns its keep as a living filter.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Caridina gracilirostris

That comically long nose isn't just for looks. It's a shrimp with personality.

Halichoeres melanurus

A reef-safe wrasse that earns its keep hunting pests from the sandbed up.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Cycloseris densicolumellus

A free-living plate coral that slowly wanders the sandy bottom on its own.

Thoracocharax stellatus

A silvery, deep-keeled jumper that needs a tight-fitting lid and plenty of company.

Xiphophorus maculatus

The beginner-proof livebearer that comes in more color forms than you can count.

Corydoras polystictus

A tiny armored catfish that thrives in groups and breathes air when it needs to.

Botia kubotai

A polka-dotted Burmese loach with a complex social life and plenty of personality.

Ptychognathus barbatus

A tiny, fully aquatic freshwater crab with a surprisingly bold and active personality.

Betta pulchra

A secretive peat swamp betta that broods its young in the father's mouth.

Pethia pookodensis

A rare gem from a single Indian lake, perfect for peaceful community tanks.

Neopetrolisthes maculatus

A filter-feeding crab that lives boldly among anemone tentacles.

Montipora nodosa

A textured Indo-Pacific encrusting coral that demands serious reef-keeping experience.

Montipora saudii

A rarely kept Western Indian Ocean sheet coral with a distinctively textured surface.

Dianema longibarbis

A gentle Amazon catfish that schools in midwater like a tetra.

Hippocampus abdominalis

The largest seahorse species, with a comically round belly to match its personality.

Centropyge potteri

Hawaii's own pygmy angel, beautiful but notoriously tricky to settle in.

Dekeyseria brachyura

A colour-shifting pleco that adapts its pattern to match its surroundings.

Amblypharyngodon chulabhornae

A tiny, peaceful Thai schooling fish that rarely makes it into the hobby.

Scleromystax prionotos

A bony-plated Brazilian catfish that breathes air and packs a painful sting.

Iksookimia pumila

A compact Korean loach rarely seen outside its home country's hobby.

Corydoras pulcher

A long-lived armored catfish that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

A flat, current-loving Taiwanese hillstream loach that clings to rocks like a living suction cup.

Pethia stoliczkana

A peaceful schooling barb from mainland Southeast Asia, best kept in numbers.

Copadichromis virginalis

A peaceable Lake Malawi cichlid that comes in a rainbow of locality color forms.

Chromis scotti

A peaceful, deep-water reef dweller with rich violet hues for community tanks.