Species

Hyphessobrycon takasei

A quietly charming little tetra with a distinctive coffee-dark body spot.

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

A bold Colombian tetra with vivid red fins and a peaceful, social nature.

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Phenacogrammus interruptus

A drab fish store purchase that transforms into something genuinely spectacular at home.

Acanthurus triostegus

A reef grazer wearing prison stripes, and surprisingly easy to get along with.

Corydoras aurofrenatus

A compact armored catfish from Paraguay with distinctive flank markings and an unusual breathing trick.

A tiny, sociable armored catfish that occasionally breathes air.

A rare Peruvian armored catfish that breathes air and lives for decades.

A tiny, long-lived catfish with a fascinating natural mimicry story.

A tiny rock-dwelling catfish from the Argentine Andes, rarely if ever seen in aquariums.

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly versatile respiratory trick up its sleeve.

Terapon jarbua

A wide-ranging estuarine predator that bridges salt and freshwater with ease.

Indostomus crocodilus

A tiny armored oddity from Thai blackwater streams, best kept in small groups.

Trochilocharax ornatus

A scaleless micro-tetra with internal fertilization and serious personality for its size.

Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi

A rare Araguaia gem that rewards patient schooling setups with vivid red coloring.

Pethia cumingii

A peaceful Sri Lankan gem with bold black blotches and sunshine-yellow fins.

Acanthurus xanthopterus

A wide-ranging giant surgeonfish that breaks the herbivore rules.

Oryzias woworae

A tiny Indonesian ricefish that glows red and blue at spawning time.

Danio feegradei

A restless Burmese danio with complex social dynamics beneath its peaceful reputation.

Celestichthys flagrans

A rare northern Myanmar danio with fiery stripes and a slender build.

Hemigrammus bellottii

A small, nimble Amazonian tetra with a distinctive body marking worth looking twice at.

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

A lively little shoaler that pairs well with dwarf cichlids and Corydoras.

Pareutropius buffei

A slender West African catfish that blooms with confidence in a shoal.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Pseudomugil tenellus

A tiny, peaceful Australian blue-eye that glows in a well-planted, sun-drenched tank.

Monodactylus argenteus

A silver, disc-shaped brackish schooler that grows bigger than most expect.

Moenkhausia pittieri

Sold as a dull juvenile, it matures into something that genuinely sparkles.

Corydoras loxozonus

A long-lived Colombian cory that thrives in groups and breathes a little air on the side.

Symphysodon discus

The crown jewel of the Amazon, built for serious fishkeepers who love a challenge.

Symphysodon aequifasciata alenquer

The grand centerpiece of the Amazon, rewarding patient keepers with unmatched presence.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Cynodon gibbus

A surprisingly docile predator with fang-like teeth that can work in a community tank.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Ageneiosus marmoratus

A broad-snouted South American predator that plays nicer than its reputation suggests.

Pethia punctata

A peaceful, spotted little barb from India that rewards you for keeping a crowd.

Schistura pridii

A tiny, feisty loach with bold dragon-like patterning from Thai mountain streams.