Species

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

Luciocephalus aura

A Sumatran swamp predator that breathes air and strikes with lightning speed.

Charax condei

A secretive little predator that sneaks into shipments of other characins.

Hemigrammus filamentosus

A slender Brazilian tetra with a filamentous tail fin twist.

Crenicichla lepidota

A torpedo-shaped predator that brings serious personality to a South American biotope.

Crenicichla lugubris

A deceptively pretty juvenile that grows into a large, predatory tank-buster.

Luciocephalus pulcher

A pike-like gourami relative from blackwater forests, built for ambush.

Pseudotropheus socolofi

One of the calmer mbuna, but still needs its own rules respected.

Chalceus macrolepidotus

A fast-moving, surface-skimming predator with oversized scales and a vivid pink tail.

Betta pulchra

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

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.

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

Badis ruber

A secretive cave-spawning micro-predator with fascinating breeding behavior and bold flank markings.

Pygocentrus nattereri

The world's most notorious fish, and surprisingly misunderstood in the wild.

Microrasbora rubescens

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

Protomelas taeniolatus

A Lake Malawi rock dweller sold under flashy trade names, worth every bit of the hype.

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.

Myloplus rubripinnis

A coin-shaped giant with a bold red fin and a serious appetite for plants.

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.

Aulonocara hansbaenschi

A peacock cichlid from southern Malawi with fiery coloration and manageable temperament.

Nannostomus mortenthaleri

A tiny, fiery Peruvian pencilfish that punches well above its weight in attitude.

Hyphessobrycon sweglesi

A deep-red schooling tetra that rewards you for keeping bigger groups.

Copella eigenmanni

A small, peaceful Amazonian schooler with subtle charm and fascinating breeding behavior.

Copeina guttata

A paternal nest-guarder from the Amazon with bold red spots and real personality.

Hyphessobrycon agulha

A rare, peaceful tetra that anchors its entire species group by name.

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Bold looks, bolder attitude. This Thai native demands respect in any tank.

Crenicichla saxatilis

A torpedo-shaped predator from Suriname's creeks, built to ambush and dominate.

Pethia conchonius

Hardy, colorful schooling barb that thrives across a wide range of conditions.

Hyphessobrycon bentosi

A rosy, fin-flaring little characin that puts on its best show in a crowd.