Species

Tetraodon pustulatus

A rare African giant puffer from the Cross River, built for serious keepers.

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.

Centromochlus reticulatus

A tiny gregarious catfish from Guyana that sometimes goes by 'purple oil catfish'.

Nannostomus rubrocaudatus

Tiny, territorial, and blazing with red-purple color. A pencilfish with real attitude.

Corydoras pygmaeus

Tiny catfish that defies expectations by schooling in open water, not just the bottom.

Carnegiella myersi

Tiny, delicate, and built for the surface. The smallest hatchetfish of them all.

Boraras maculatus

A pea-sized schooling fish that rewards patience with dazzling group displays.

Xiphophorus pygmaeus

A pint-sized livebearer with all the personality of its larger swordtail cousins.

Devario regina

A bold, deep-bodied danionid that thrives in fast-moving company.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Neoceratodus forsteri

A living fossil that breathes air and may outlive its keeper by decades.

Herotilapia multispinosa

A rare Central American cichlid that actually plays well with others.

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

A rainbowfish that takes patience to reward, but absolutely delivers on color.

Epalzeorhynchos frenatus

A bold, territorial bottom-dweller with vivid red fins and a big personality.

Channa bleheri

A rare snakehead small enough for a community tank, if you choose tankmates carefully.

Betta raja

A wild Sumatran mouthbrooder with dramatic fins and a gentle personality.

Carassius auratus var. ranchu

The roly-poly fancy goldfish bred to look like a swimming raspberry.

Alpheus randalli

The symbiotic pistol shrimp that teams up with gobies to rule the sandbed

Pterygoplichthys weberi

A hard-working algae grazer from Amazonian headwaters with a remarkable breathing trick.

Platydoras costatus

A bold-striped catfish that grunts, buries itself, and eats almost anything.

Potamotrygon scobina

A rare freshwater ray that often gets misidentified and mis-sold in the trade.

Macropodus erythropterus

A rarely traded Vietnamese paradisefish with red fins and a complex identity

Badis ruber

A secretive cave-spawning micro-predator with fascinating breeding behavior and bold flank markings.

Aphyosemion elberti

A small, manageable killifish with bold markings from Central African stream systems.

Piaractus brachypomus

A fruit-eating giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium.

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Tilapia zillii

A tank-busting herbivore that will devour your plants and ask for more.

Laetacara dorsigera

A tiny South American cichlid with a boldly colored chest and a gentle personality.

Cherax quadricarinatus

A bold, fast-growing Australian crayfish with vivid red claw markings on the males.

Amphilophus labiatus

A notoriously aggressive cichlid that somehow also becomes your best friend.

Microrasbora rubescens

A tiny Lake Inle gem that truly shines when kept in a proper-sized school.

Trachemys scripta elegans

A long-lived turtle that outlasts most aquariums. And many life plans.

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

Serrasalmus rhombeus

A solitary, powerfully-jawed predator best kept as a single specimen by dedicated keepers.