Species

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Sturisoma panamense

An elegant whiptail catfish that grazes algae and breathes air when needed.

Gramma loreto

A bold two-toned reef fish that happily swims upside down under ledges.

Sturisoma festivum

A sleek, whiskered algae grazer from the Maracaibo basin with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps

A decades-long commitment: this armored giant lives longer than most pets.

Scleromystax salmacis

A tiny armored catfish from Brazilian ponds, with a venomous sting to respect.

Corydoras habrosus

A pint-sized armored catfish that breathes air and blinks at you.

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

A camouflaged Salween loach that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Corydoras davidsandsi

A rarely exported Rio Negro cory with a bold split dorsal bar and surprising longevity.

Corydoras cruziensis

A tiny armored catfish from Bolivia with a gut that doubles as a lung.

Corydoras schwartzi

A long-lived, armored bottom dweller that genuinely thrives in good company.

Synchiropus ocellatus

A reef-floor hunter with detailed patterns and a surprisingly long lifespan.

Corydoras seussi

A long-lived Bolivian cory that breathes air and rewards patient keepers.

Cyprinodon variegatus

A tough little pupfish that thrives where most fish would struggle to survive.

Neosilurus brevidorsalis

A compact Australian bottom-dweller that earns its keep in a peaceful community tank.

Corydoras gracilis

A tiny, shy cory with a bold arched stripe and a surprising air-breathing trick.

Periophthalmus argentilineatus

The fish that climbs trees and spends more time on land than in water.

Corydoras arcuatus

A boldly striped little catfish that breathes air and moves in cheerful gangs.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Corydoras similis

A small armored catfish that breathes air and thrives in a lively group.

Pterygoplichthys anisitsi

A prehistoric-looking giant that moonlights as your tank's cleanup crew.

Hypostomus latifrons

A hardy Paraguayan armored catfish with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Thorichthys maculipinnis

A gentle Central American cichlid that surprises with its delicate spotted fins.

Barbodes binotatus

A wide-ranging Asian barb with a surprisingly variable spotted pattern.

Corydoras brevirostris

A tiny armored catfish with a surprisingly long lifespan and a talent for breathing air.

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

A pale, spotted bottom-dweller from Asian estuaries with a surprisingly bold personality.

Gastromyzon punctulatus

A pint-sized Bornean hillstream loach that grazes algae like a tiny lawnmower.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Ctenochaetus truncatus

A compact Indian Ocean grazer that earns its keep on nuisance algae.

Synchiropus stellatus

A pint-sized predator from Indian Ocean reefs, built for life among the rubble.

Corydoras sterbai

A long-lived, peaceful catfish that does everything better in a group.

Acestridium dichromum

A twig-mimicking catfish from blackwater Orinoco rivers, rarely seen in the trade.

Lamontichthys filamentosus

A whip-finned Amazonian catfish whose fin filaments can outgrow its own body.

Otocinclus flexilis

A tiny algae grazer from Brazil with a surprising trick up its sleeve.

Hypostomus punctatus

A hardy Brazilian pleco that earns its keep cleaning up algae and debris.