Species

Baryancistrus beggini

A tiny, dark-bodied pleco with an iridescent blue sheen from Guyana Shield rapids.

Hypancistrus sp. "L260"

A fine-patterned Tapajós pleco that breeds readily and stays compact.

Corydoras lacrimostigmata

A tiny armored catfish that may mimic its wild neighbors to blend in.

Botia rostrata

A boldly barred loach with a complex social life and real personality.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Melanotaenia parva

A rare mountain lake gem that puts on a show at feeding time.

Melanotaenia lacustris

A slow-developing rainbowfish whose true colors take patience to unlock.

Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi

A highland Papua New Guinea gem that rewards patient keepers with vivid color.

Glossolepis wanamensis

A critically endangered rainbowfish from a single remote Papua New Guinea lake.

Trigonostigma espei

A copper-bodied schooler whose distinctive lambchop marking sets it apart from look-alikes.

Corydoras lamberti

A rare and enigmatic armored catfish from the Peruvian Amazon, best kept in groups.

Bagrichthys macracanthus

A nocturnal lancer catfish with territorial attitude and a dramatic dorsal spine.

Bagrichthys majusculus

A secretive Thai catfish with territorial attitude and a spine worth respecting.

Polypterus bichir lapradei

A prehistoric African giant that breathes air and hunts like a predator from another era.

Procatopus nototaenia

A forest stream lampeye that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Brycinus macrolepidotus

A football-sized African predator that roams rivers from the Nile to the Congo.

Rasbora paucisqualis

A tiny forest stream rasbora from the Mekong, rarely seen outside scientific collections.

Potamotrygon falkneri

A venomous freshwater predator that can learn to recognize its keeper.

Nannacara taenia

A quietly charming dwarf cichlid hiding some fascinating breeding behavior beneath plain looks.

Brachyplatystoma vaillantii

A river giant that needs a seriously big tank and equally big tankmates.

Iodotropheus sprengerae

A compact, easygoing mbuna that plays well with others in Malawi setups.

Monocirrhus polyacanthus

A dead-leaf impersonator that ambushes prey with a lightning-fast vacuum strike.

Cambarellus diminutus

North America's tiniest crayfish, perfectly sized for a nano setup.

Heterandria formosa

One of the world's smallest fish, with a uniquely continuous birthing process.

Boraras urophthalmoides

Tiny, timid, and full of personality when kept in a proper group.

Rhinogobius leavelli

A compact, bold goby from Southeast Asian streams, surprisingly easy to keep.

Lamprologus lemairii

A Lake Tanganyika ambush predator that plays dead to lure its prey.

Tanichthys sp. "Vietnam"

A tiny Vietnamese rarity with bright yellow fins and big schooling personality.

Neolamprologus leleupi

A bold, canary-yellow cave dweller from the rocky shores of Lake Tanganyika.

Hypsibarbus vernayi

A large, lemon-finned schooling barb often mislabeled in the trade.

Hypsibarbus wetmorei

A long-lived, large barb that needs space and good company to thrive.

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

A peacock cichlid with bold fin margins and a long history in the hobby.

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

A subtly beautiful schooling tetra that rewards keepers who buy a proper-sized group.

Ctenopoma acutirostre

A patient ambush predator that disguises itself as a drifting leaf.

Corydoras leopardus

A spotted, air-gulping bottom dweller with a surprisingly long life ahead of it.

Danio frankei

A bold little schooler that brings constant movement to planted tanks.