Species

Chromis agilis

A reef-native schooling fish that brings natural movement to larger coral displays.

Neolebias ansorgii

A tiny West African gem that rewards patient keepers with rich, unexpected color.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Melanotaenia fluviatilis

Australia's most cold-tolerant rainbowfish, built for temperate rivers and cool winters.

Chilatherina axelrodi

A rare Papua New Guinean gem found in just one stream on Earth.

Melanotaenia trifasciata

A dazzling Australian native whose true colors take patience to reveal.

Metynnis hypsauchen fasciatus

A silver dollar relative with bold barring that makes it stand out in the group.

Johnrandallia nigrirostris

A schooling butterflyfish that moonlights as a cleaner fish on Pacific reefs.

Melanotaenia synergos

A compact, clear-water rainbowfish from Batanta Island's pristine forest rivers.

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Chilatherina bleheri

A brilliantly colored rainbowfish from one remote Indonesian lake, worth every bit of effort.

Chromis cyaneus

A cool-blue schooling fish that brings open-water energy to reef tanks.

Alestopetersius smykalai

A rare West African schooler with a bold diamond marking and fascinating male rivalry displays.

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.

Rasbora sarawakensis

A tiny, peaceful Bornean rasbora that's rarely seen but well worth seeking out.

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

A rock-solid beginner tetra with a feisty streak that rewards keeping in big groups.

Pethia sp. "Myanmar"

A mystery barb from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers with lively social displays.

Devario strigillifer

A streamlined Burmese danio built for fast, shaded forest streams.

Colossoma macropomum

The second-largest scaled fish in the Amazon, and it grows to match.

Hypseleotris compressa

An Australian goby with dazzling breeding colors and one of nature's tiniest vertebrate eggs.

Danio margaritatus

Tiny, jewel-spotted fish that rewards patient keepers with spectacular color displays.

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Rasbora rubrodorsalis

A tiny Southeast Asian schooler with a vivid red splash on its dorsal fin.

Barbodes everetti

A misidentified Bornean barb finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Cirrhilabrus bathyphilus

A rarely seen deep-reef wrasse from some of the Pacific's most remote atolls.

Brachychalcinus orbicularis

A coin-shaped schooling tetra that holds its own in a lively community tank.

Melanotaenia splendida splendida

Australia's most variable rainbowfish, with color that takes a year to fully reveal itself.

Hemigrammus unilineatus

A peaceful shoaler from South America that rewards patient keepers with easy breeding.

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

A peaceful Australian native that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Hemigrammus pulcher

A peaceful, colorful little tetra that thrives in numbers and suits most community tanks.

Prionobrama filigera

A peaceful, transparent schooling fish with a blood-red tail that earns its name.

Charax gibbosus

A rarely-seen South American oddity with a see-through body and a quirky head-down posture.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Melanotaenia goldiei

A large, active rainbowfish from the wild rivers and swamps of New Guinea.