Species

Corydoras narcissus

A long-snouted cory from the Amazon, rarely seen and worth the search.

Corydoras semiaquilis

A peaceful bottom-dweller from Peru that thrives in sociable groups.

Corydoras ourastigma

A long-snouted Purus River cory that can live for two decades in the right setup.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Corydoras loretoensis

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

Scleromystax macropterus

A cool-water armored catfish with a bold personality and a venomous surprise

Acrochordonichthys septentrionalis

A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Puntius mahecola

A rarely traded Kerala barb best appreciated in a lively, same-species school.

Corydoras amandajanea

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

Barilius gatensis

A bold, fast-moving hill stream fish that needs equally assertive tankmates.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Corydoras pinheiroi

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

Brachygobius mekongensis

A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.

Aspidoras menezesi

A tiny Brazilian catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and a Corydoras personality.

Corydoras hastatus

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

Corydoras spectabilis

The 'millennium cory'. A peaceful schooler with spotted flair from Brazil's Guaporé basin.

Corydoras haraldschultzi

A long-lived armored catfish with detailed reticulated markings and a surprisingly social personality.

Hara jerdoni

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

Acanthocobitis botia

A peaceful, quirky bottom-dweller with a false eye that fools predators.

Mystus mysticetus

A gregarious Southeast Asian catfish with a uniquely lateral-eyed look.

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

A pebble-stream loach from India with famously unpredictable mood swings.

Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui

A shy Indian stream loach best kept in groups to bring it out of hiding.

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.

Corydoras simulatus

A rarely documented Colombian cory with a color pattern that keeps even experts guessing.

Geophagus sp. "Orange Head"

A vividly capped cichlid that rewards patient keepers with fascinating mouthbrooding family life.

Naso elegans

A bold reef grazer with vivid orange tail spines and a distinctly regal profile.

Corydoras ornatus

A long-lived Tapajós bottom-dweller that thrives in sociable, peaceful groups.

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.

Geophagus camopiensis

A rarely seen eartheater with elaborate mouthbrooding behavior and real personality.

Stiphodon pelewensis

A tiny riffle-dweller that vanishes into the sand when startled.

Corydoras gossei

A long-lived, peaceful bottom dweller that breathes air and blinks its eyes.

Garra flavatra

A boldly patterned Burmese stream fish that's part algae grazer, part personality.