Species

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito in mixed shipments

Melanotaenia parva

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

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.

Boraras urophthalmoides

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

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

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

Astyanax leopoldi

A rarely seen South American tetra that rewards patient shoppers with active schooling behavior.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Zoramia leptacantha

A tiny reef cardinalfish that gathers in shimmering clouds above branching coral.

Corydoras loretoensis

A long-finned little bottom-dweller that thrives in lively, social groups.

Hyphessobrycon loretoensis

A tiny Peruvian tetra with a vivid red tail that shines in a well-planted school.

Corydoras amandajanea

A rare armored catfish from the Negro River that occasionally breathes air

Carnegiella strigata

A deep-keeled surface dweller that brings life to the upper third of any tank.

Corydoras pinheiroi

A rare Amazonian cory that can breathe air and live for decades.

Hyphessobrycon compressus

The founding species of its entire genus, rarely seen in the hobby.

Oryzias mekongensis

A tiny Mekong native with vivid fin markings and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Corydoras hastatus

Tiny armored catfish that defies its family by cruising the midwater column.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Microdevario nanus

Tiny Myanmar schooler with a bold dorsal-fin blotch and big personality in small packages.

Sundadanio axelrodi

Tiny blackwater gem that rewards patient keepers with dazzling group behavior.

Melanotaenia praecox

Tiny rainbowfish that turns up the color when kept in a proper shoal.

Gobiosoma oceanops

A tiny reef cleaner that punches way above its weight.

Paracheirodon innesi

The fish that turned millions of people into aquarium keepers.

Corydoras reticulatus

A fine-patterned bottom dweller that lives surprisingly long in good company.

Corydoras nijsseni

A rare Rio Negro cory with bold patterning and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Corydoras septentrionalis

A long-lived Orinoco bottom-dweller that breathes air and blinks at you.

Nannostomus unifasciatus

A tiny pencilfish that swims at a permanent angle, day and night.

Nannaethiops unitaeniatus

A peaceful little African schooler that deserves far more attention than it gets.

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

A tiny Australian rainbowfish from wild, tea-stained wallum streams.

Otocinclus vittatus

Tiny algae-grazing catfish that plasters itself to glass and plants alike.

Otocinclus macrospilus

The most commonly sold oto, fragile at first but rewarding once settled.

Corydoras condiscipulus

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

Nannostomus minimus

Tiny, timid, and barely an inch long. A pencilfish for the dedicated nano keeper.

Desmopuntius hexazona

A dainty six-banded barb that thrives in big, lively groups

Hyphessobrycon peruvianus

A slender Upper Amazon tetra often misidentified but worth tracking down properly.