Species

Corydoras caudimaculatus

A tiny armored catfish with a bold tail spot and surprisingly long lifespan.

Acanthodoras spinosissimus

A armored, sound-making catfish that thrives in good company.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Puntius terio

A peaceful, adaptable schooling barb that's surprisingly rare in the trade given its wide range.

Hyphessobrycon acaciae

A tiny Orinoco tetra with a bold dark lateral stripe and beginner-friendly nature.

Oryzias songkhramensis

A tiny Thai ricefish with a fascinating breeding style and peaceful nature.

Corydoras pantanalensis

A long-lived Bolivian cory with a quirky air-gulping habit worth watching for.

Iriatherina werneri

Delicate featherfin rainbowfish with spectacular filamentous fins best shown in a species setup.

Neolebias trilineatus

A tiny, shy Congo tetra that transforms into a jewel in the right tank.

Boraras micros

One of the tiniest cyprinids around, and genuinely underrated for the right setup.

Hyphessobrycon stegemanni

A tiny Tocantins tetra often mistaken for its look-alike neighbor.

Farlowella mariaelenae

A living twig that grazes algae and barely moves. Until it does.

Pseudanthias bimaculatus

A vivid reef basslet with two bold spots that set it apart from the crowd.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Hemigrammus ulreyi

A peaceful schooling tetra that's rarer in tanks than its charm deserves.

Synodontis batensoda

A large African catfish that genuinely swims upside down as its default mode.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Corydoras virginiae

A long-lived armored catfish from Peru with a surprisingly personal quirk: it blinks.

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Paramisgurnus dabryanus

The tough, peaceful bottom-dweller hiding in plain sight as a different species.

Bhavania australis

A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.

Melanotaenia australis

Australia's most widespread rainbowfish, and well worth the wait to color up.

Tanichthys albonubes

A cold-tolerant schooling fish that practically takes care of itself.

Corydoras albolineatus

A white-striped Bolivian cory that occasionally gulps air at the surface.

Pristella maxillaris

The see-through tetra whose bold dorsal fin pattern makes a school unforgettable.

Alestopetersius caudalis

A Congo schooling fish where rival males put on their best show

Danio rerio

The classic beginner fish that still earns its place in serious community tanks.

Bedotia geayi

A rare Malagasy rainbowfish that forms size-sorted shoals in cool highland streams.

Bedotia madagascarensis

A rarely-seen Malagasy rainbowfish with a long hobby history and a complicated identity.

Corydoras zygatus

A peaceful armored catfish that literally breathes through its gut.