Species

Barbus eutaenia

A sleek African barb from fast, rocky streams that rewards patient keepers.

Hemigrammus barrigonae

A rare Orinoco tetra that rewards patient keepers willing to seek it out.

Malpulutta kretseri

A rare Sri Lankan gem that deserves a species tank all to itself.

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

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

Chaetodon ulietensis

A boldly patterned butterflyfish that pairs for life in the wild.

Hippocampus procerus

A tall-crowned Pacific seahorse that rewards patient, attentive keepers.

Sphaeramia nematoptera

Polka dots, bold racing stripe, and calm enough for any peaceful community reef.

Haludaria melanampyx

A lively hill-stream barb from India's Western Ghats with a two-tone shimmer.

Betta imbellis

The gentler betta. Males can sometimes share a tank if given enough cover.

Trichopodus leerii

One of the gentlest gouramis, draped in a galaxy of pearlescent spots.

Trichogaster leeri

A lace-patterned gourami with feeler fins and a gentle disposition.

Micralestes stormsi

A lively Congo basin shoaler that brings energy to the mid-water column.

Nannostomus grandis

The largest pencilfish, rarely seen but worth the search.

Nannostomus minimus

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

Thayeria obliqua

The original penguin tetra, now overshadowed by its more common cousin.

Desmopuntius hexazona

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

Gymnapogon philippinus

A tiny, overlooked Pacific cardinalfish that thrives in the company of its own kind.

Hemigrammus filamentosus

A slender Brazilian tetra with a filamentous tail fin twist.

Paracheilinus carpenteri

A tiny reef wrasse that puts on a dazzling courtship flash of pink and blue.

Apogon atricaudus

A secretive Pacific reef cardinalfish that comes alive after dark.

Betta pulchra

A secretive peat swamp betta that broods its young in the father's mouth.

Hippocampus abdominalis

The largest seahorse species, with a comically round belly to match its personality.

Centropyge potteri

Hawaii's own pygmy angel, beautiful but notoriously tricky to settle in.

Copadichromis virginalis

A peaceable Lake Malawi cichlid that comes in a rainbow of locality color forms.

Nannostomus rubrocaudatus

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

Boraras maculatus

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

Hemitaurichthys polylepis

A schooling butterflyfish that hovers in open water above reef drop-offs.

Hemitaurichthys zoster

A schooling butterfly that prefers open water over reef crevices.

Copella vilmae

A jewel-toned splash of color from the blackwater streams of the upper Amazon.

Betta raja

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

Macropodus erythropterus

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

Microrasbora rubescens

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

Moenkhausia oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-breed South American tetra often mistaken for its flashier cousin.

Nannostomus erythrurus

A slender, vividly finned pencilfish that rewards patient, detail-oriented keepers.

Hyphessobrycon amapaensis

A tiny, rarely seen Brazilian tetra with vivid red and cream lateral striping.

Pseudomugil sp. "Red Neon"

Tiny, vivid, and electric. A micro-rainbow that rewards patient keepers.