{"title":"Fish","description":"\u003cp\u003eA broad view of the livestock currently in our tanks, covering fish and aquatic invertebrates across both freshwater and marine setups.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFor a tidier browse, the main livestock landing page is \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/fish\"\u003eFish\u003c\/a\u003e, and the two water types split into \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/freshwater-fish\"\u003eFreshwater Fish\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/saltwater-fish-1\"\u003eSaltwater Fish\u003c\/a\u003e. Smaller groups such as \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003eTetras\u003c\/a\u003e, \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003eCory Catfish\u003c\/a\u003e and \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shrimp\"\u003eShrimp\u003c\/a\u003e are easier to work through if you already know roughly what you are after.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eAvailability changes with every shipment, so treat this page as a snapshot of current stock rather than a permanent list. Adult size and temperament are the two things worth checking before you add anything to an existing tank. All livestock is sold for pickup at our Lethbridge store.\u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"neon-tetra","title":"Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe neon tetra (\u003cem\u003eParacheirodon innesi\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from the blackwater tributaries of the upper Amazon in Peru, Colombia and Brazil, and it remains the fish most people picture when they think of a community aquarium. A horizontal band of iridescent blue runs from the eye to the adipose fin, with a block of red covering the rear half of the body below it. The blue is structural rather than pigment, so it shifts and flares as the fish turns under the light, and a tight group moving together is genuinely difficult to look away from.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall: adults reach about 3.5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and non-territorial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA schooling fish. Buy eight or more or they will hide and lose colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers soft, acidic water, though shop-raised stock is adaptable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwims in the middle of the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: small flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eNeons pair well with corydoras, otocinclus, small rasboras and dwarf gouramis. Do not put them with angelfish, larger cichlids or anything else that can fit a 3.5 cm fish in its mouth, because eventually it will.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See what else is swimming on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024799854792,"sku":"99219","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/paracheirodon_innesi_neon_tetra.png?v=1764028350"},{"product_id":"cardinal-tetra","title":"Cardinal Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cardinal tetra (\u003cem\u003eParacheirodon axelrodi\u003c\/em\u003e) is the neon tetra's larger and, to many aquarists, better-looking relative. It comes from the Rio Negro and Orinoco drainages, water stained brown by leaf litter and very soft indeed. The easy way to tell the two apart is the red: on a neon it covers only the back half of the fish, while on a cardinal it runs the full length of the body beneath the blue stripe. In a shoal against dark substrate the effect is considerably richer.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 4 to 5 cm, a little larger than a neon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and well suited to a community tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep eight or more. Small groups behave badly and colour up poorly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers warm, soft, acidic water; a mature, stable tank suits it best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid-water swimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: small flake, micro pellets, frozen and live micro foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood company includes corydoras, hatchetfish, pencilfish, dwarf cichlids such as apistogramma, and other small South American species. Like neons, they are prey to anything appreciably larger, so keep angelfish and adult cichlids out of the equation.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024799887560,"sku":"99083","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/cardinal-600x600.jpg?v=1763755044"},{"product_id":"gardneri-killifish-male","title":"Gardneri Killifish","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe gardneri killifish (\u003cem\u003eFundulopanchax gardneri\u003c\/em\u003e, long listed as \u003cem\u003eAphyosemion gardneri\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from small streams and seasonal pools in Nigeria and Cameroon. Males are heavily marked in metallic blue-green with rows of dark red spots and yellow or white edging on the fins, and there are several distinct locality strains with quite different colouring. Females are plain fawn. Unlike some killifish it is not an annual species, so it lives a reasonable length of time in an aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches around 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMales spar with one another, so keep one male with two or more females.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants soft, gently filtered water with dense planting and shaded areas.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeds in the upper half of the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers frozen and live foods, though most will take quality flake.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA determined jumper. A tight-fitting lid is essential.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest in a small species tank or a quiet planted setup with calm bottom-dwellers. Boisterous community fish will outcompete it and stress the males.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/killi\"\u003ekillifish\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024800182472,"sku":"99142","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_facb50bc-5cde-43da-94be-1d9ef731457a.jpg?v=1736456193"},{"product_id":"apistogramma-agassizii-double-red","title":"Apistogramma agassizii Double Red","description":"\u003cp\u003eAgassiz's dwarf cichlid (\u003cem\u003eApistogramma agassizii\u003c\/em\u003e) is a small South American cichlid from the Amazon basin, and Double Red is a line-bred form selected for red through the dorsal and the pointed, lance-shaped tail that males of this species carry. Males are the larger and more colourful sex; females are smaller and plainer outside breeding, when they turn a strong yellow. They spend most of their time in the lower third of the tank, working between cover.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft, slightly acidic water suits them best, and they do well in tannin-stained tanks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand or fine substrate with wood, leaf litter and caves to claim.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDim lighting, helped by floating plants, and gentle rather than strong flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep one male with several females, or a single pair, in a tank with broken sightlines.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemales become defensive around a cave once they are guarding eggs or fry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall frozen and live foods are taken readily alongside quality dry food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good fish for a well-planted tank of small, peaceful species. Small tetras or pencilfish moving in open water above them work as dither fish. Avoid boisterous or bottom-dwelling tankmates that compete for the same caves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dwarf-cichlid\"\u003edwarf cichlid\u003c\/a\u003e collection for current stock.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024800346312,"sku":"99014","price":34.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Apistoagasizzi_6f9843cb-a4fa-4724-b7a2-7dfe118130f3.png?v=1762638868"},{"product_id":"cockatoo-dwarf","title":"Cockatoo Dwarf","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cockatoo dwarf cichlid (Apistogramma cacatuoides) comes from small, shaded blackwater streams in the Amazon basin. Males are the show: a spiky, raised dorsal fin that gives the species its common name, orange and red in the tail, and a habit of displaying at anything that moves. Females are smaller and plainer until they breed, at which point they turn bright yellow and become surprisingly bold about defending a cave.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMales reach about 8 cm; females stay noticeably smaller.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep one male with two or three females rather than a single pair.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds caves — coconut shells, small pots or rock overhangs — one per female.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers soft to moderately hard, warm water with gentle flow and some leaf litter or shade.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bottom dweller that spends its time working the substrate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakes small frozen foods readily; some individuals are slow to accept dry food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eSuits a quiet planted tank with small tetras, pencilfish and rasboras above them. Avoid other bottom-dwelling cichlids in a small tank, and avoid boisterous fish that will keep the females hiding. A breeding female will chase tankmates away from her cave, which is normal.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/dwarf-cichlid\"\u003edwarf cichlid collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024800870600,"sku":"99093","price":29.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Cockatooapisto_18ba0cd3-b72c-4dba-891b-d816de244ea0.png?v=1762638663"},{"product_id":"black-ghost-knifefish","title":"Black Ghost knifefish","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe black ghost knifefish (\u003cem\u003eApteronotus albifrons\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from fast, sandy-bottomed creeks across South America. It is inky black apart from a white blaze on the snout and two white rings near the tail, and it has no dorsal fin at all. Movement comes from a single long anal fin running the length of the belly, rippling to drive the fish forwards or backwards with equal ease. It navigates and hunts using a weak electric field, which is why it manages perfectly well in the dark.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows very large, so it needs a long, wide tank with real open swimming space. This is a serious commitment, not a community fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA supple, agile swimmer that reverses as readily as it goes forward, so it wants both open water and hiding places it can weave through.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNocturnal and sensitive to bright light. Provide tubes, caves and wood for daytime shelter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep one to a tank. It is territorial with its own kind and with other knifefish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft sand substrate; sharp gravel damages the anal fin.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eScaleless, so treat medications with care and check dosing before use.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnivorous: frozen bloodworm, chopped prawn and sinking carnivore pellets. Small fish and shrimp will be eaten.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuits a large, dimly lit tank with calm fish too big to swallow, such as angelfish, eartheaters and larger rainbowfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See more in \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/assorted-interesting\"\u003eassorted and interesting\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"S\/M","offer_id":44606617387208,"sku":"99042","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true},{"title":"XL","offer_id":44606617419976,"sku":"99043","price":99.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/BlackGhostknifefish_Apteronotusalbifrons_blackbackground.png?v=1770751104"},{"product_id":"checkered-barb","title":"Checkered Barb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe checkered barb (\u003cem\u003eOliotius oligolepis\u003c\/em\u003e) is a small Southeast Asian barb from Sumatra, named for the pattern of dark-edged scales that forms rough rows of squares along the flank. Males are warmer in tone with red-tinged fins and darker edging; females are a plainer silver-tan. It is a modest fish rather than a showy one, and it reads best in a planted tank where the scale pattern catches the light as the group moves.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and easy-going for a barb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAppreciates planting, driftwood and gentle flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpends most of its time in the middle of the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, micro pellets and frozen daphnia or bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuits a planted community alongside cherry barbs, rasboras, tetras and corydoras. Its small size and mild temperament make it an easier option than the tiger barb group for a mixed tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the rest of the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/barbs\"\u003ebarbs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801198280,"sku":"99085","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_a430e82d-0602-45b3-899b-d8310f95ba3f.jpg?v=1736456156"},{"product_id":"blue-dwarf-gourami","title":"Blue Dwarf Gourami","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe blue dwarf gourami is a colour form of \u003cem\u003eTrichogaster lalius\u003c\/em\u003e, the dwarf gourami of northern India, Bangladesh and Pakistan. Where the standard fish alternates red and blue banding, this line has been bred towards an even powder blue over the whole body, with the fine red flecking largely removed and a pale, almost silver throat. Like all gouramis it is a labyrinth fish and takes gulps of air at the surface, so the tank needs a little clear space above the water.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches around 7 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMales are territorial with each other. Keep one male per tank unless the tank is large.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eShy in open water; wants planting, floating cover and gentle flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSpends most of its time in the upper half of the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, small pellets, frozen daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits a calm planted community with harlequin rasboras, corydoras, otocinclus and small peaceful tetras. It is a poor match for boisterous barbs, for other male dwarf gouramis, and for bettas, which provoke the same territorial response.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/gourami\"\u003egourami\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801460424,"sku":"99056","price":26.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Trichogaster_lalius_Blue_Dwarf_Gourami.png?v=1764026010"},{"product_id":"corydoras-albino","title":"Corydoras Albino","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe albino corydoras is a colour form of the bronze cory (\u003cem\u003eCorydoras aeneus\u003c\/em\u003e), a South American armoured catfish that has been a fixture of community tanks for generations. The albino line is a soft pinkish white with red eyes, and it stands out against dark substrate in a way the wild fish does not. Like all corys it works the bottom of the tank in a busy, snuffling group, sifting substrate with a pair of sensitive barbels either side of the mouth.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and completely community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more. Corys kept singly become withdrawn and inactive.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds sand or smooth rounded gravel; sharp substrate wears the barbels away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom-dweller that needs sinking food of its own, not just leftovers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy and adaptable about water chemistry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYou will see them dart to the surface for a gulp of air now and then. That is normal for the genus, which can absorb oxygen through the gut, and not a sign of a problem. They suit almost any peaceful community: tetras, rasboras, livebearers and dwarf gouramis all work.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003ecorydoras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801525960,"sku":"99096","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Albinocory_c748c0a2-800f-4db7-bb1a-e22c79668a33.png?v=1762638495"},{"product_id":"corydoras-green","title":"Corydoras Green\/Bronze","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe bronze cory (\u003cem\u003eCorydoras aeneus\u003c\/em\u003e) is the original and still the most widely kept of the corydoras catfish. Depending on the light and the line, the flanks show either a warm copper bronze or a distinct green sheen over the shoulder, which is why the same fish is sold under both names. It is a broad, plated little catfish from across much of tropical South America, and it is about as durable a fish as the hobby offers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, and one of the better first fish for a new aquarist.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more; they are social and forage as a group.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand or smooth gravel is essential to protect the barbels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom-dweller. Feed sinking wafers or pellets so it gets its share.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTolerant of a wide range of water conditions.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBronze corys sit comfortably under almost any peaceful mid-water community: tetras, rasboras, platies and small gouramis. They also clean up spilled food, though they should never be relied on as the only cleanup crew. Give them one shaded corner with wood or a plant and they will use it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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They work the bottom in a loose group, sifting substrate with their barbels, and stay busy in daylight.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdults reach roughly 6 to 7 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA shoaling fish — keep six or more, and they behave far better in larger groups.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth sand or well-rounded gravel is important; sharp substrate wears the barbels away.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeed a sinking food of their own. They will not get enough from what drifts down from flake feeding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eRises to the surface for a gulp of air from time to time, which is normal for the genus.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe long fins tear easily, so keep flow gentle and avoid nippy tankmates.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey suit a peaceful planted community with small tetras, rasboras, livebearers and dwarf cichlids. Avoid tiger barbs and serpae tetras, which will target the extended fins, and avoid large cichlids that will treat a cory as food.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003ecorydoras collection\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801591496,"sku":"99097","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_d1807ce6-6185-4ec6-96b4-451fc3ad62dd.jpg?v=1736456162"},{"product_id":"corydoras-julii","title":"Corydoras julii","description":"\u003cp\u003eA small, pale corydoras patterned with a dense network of fine dark markings across the head and flanks, and a single dark stripe running along the midline. Fish sold under the name \u003cem\u003eCorydoras julii\u003c\/em\u003e are usually the three-line cory, \u003cem\u003eCorydoras trilineatus\u003c\/em\u003e, which is a close relative and near-identical in care; true \u003cem\u003eC. julii\u003c\/em\u003e reaches Canada only rarely. Either way you are getting the same tidy, active little catfish, and we would rather say that plainly than pretend otherwise.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand or smooth rounded gravel to protect the barbels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom-dweller. Feed sinking wafers, pellets and frozen bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdaptable about water chemistry.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt fits into any calm community and looks particularly good over pale sand, where the spotting reads clearly. Small tetras, rasboras and dwarf cichlids all make sensible companions. Avoid large or boisterous fish that will monopolise the sinking food.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003ecorydoras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801689800,"sku":"99099","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Corydoras_julii.png?v=1766437282"},{"product_id":"corydoras-peppered","title":"Corydoras Peppered","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe peppered cory (\u003cem\u003eCorydoras paleatus\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from further south than most of the genus, in the river systems of southern Brazil, Uruguay and Argentina. The pattern is exactly as the name suggests: irregular dark blotches scattered over a pale olive body, no two fish marked the same way. The southern origin matters in practice, because this is one of the few corydoras genuinely comfortable in an unheated or cooler room-temperature tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTolerates cooler water than most corydoras.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand or smooth gravel; avoid anything sharp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom-dweller fed on sinking wafers, pellets and frozen bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe cool tolerance makes peppered corys an unusually good match for white cloud mountain minnows, and they work equally well in a standard tropical community with tetras and rasboras. They are also among the easier corydoras to breed at home, which is a fair reason to start with this species rather than a rarer one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See what else is in on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003ecorydoras\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801722568,"sku":"99101","price":11.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Peppered-Cory.jpg?v=1763753651"},{"product_id":"corydoras-pigmy","title":"Pygmy Corydora","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe pygmy cory (\u003cem\u003eCorydoras pygmaeus\u003c\/em\u003e) is the odd one out in a genus of bottom-dwellers. At around 2.5 cm it is one of the smallest catfish kept in aquariums, and rather than staying on the substrate it shoals in open water at mid-height, hovering in loose formation and dropping down to feed. The body is plain silver with a single crisp black line from snout to tail. In a group of twenty in a planted nano tank, the effect is quite unlike any other cory.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery small: adults reach about 2.5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and harmless.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep ten or more, and preferably twenty. Small groups will not shoal.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds finely ground or small sinking food; standard wafers are too coarse.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand substrate suits it best.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwims at mid-water as well as on the bottom, unusually for a corydoras.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003ePygmy corys belong in nano and small planted tanks with equally small companions such as ember tetras, chili rasboras and dwarf shrimp. They are easily outcompeted at feeding time and easily eaten, so keep anything larger out. Gentle filtration matters too, as they are light enough to be pushed around by strong flow.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003ecorydoras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801820872,"sku":"99255","price":12.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Pygmy_Corydora.png?v=1766429013"},{"product_id":"corydoras-panda","title":"Corydoras Panda","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe panda cory (\u003cem\u003eCorydoras panda\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from the Ucayali river system in Peru, and the markings are what sell it: a pale cream body broken by a black bar through the eye, a black patch on the dorsal fin and a black blotch at the tail base. It is a small, tidy catfish that spends its day working the substrate in a group, and it is one of the few corydoras that reliably reads as patterned rather than simply mottled.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSand or smooth rounded gravel to protect the barbels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom-dweller. Feed sinking wafers, pellets and frozen bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers cooler, well-oxygenated water than most tropical community fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe temperature preference is worth taking seriously. Panda corys do not thrive in a tank run warm for discus or sterbai corys, and they do considerably better in the lower part of the tropical range. Pair them with small tetras, rasboras and other fish that suit the same conditions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/cory\"\u003ecorydoras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024801853640,"sku":"99100","price":15.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Panda-Cory.jpg?v=1763754380"},{"product_id":"leopard-gourami","title":"Leopard Ctenopoma Gourami","description":"\u003cp\u003eDespite the shop name, the leopard ctenopoma (\u003cem\u003eCtenopoma acutirostre\u003c\/em\u003e) is not a gourami at all. It is an African climbing perch from the Congo basin, related to gouramis and bettas but with a very different way of life. The body is a mottled tan and chocolate, broken up like dead leaf litter, and the fish hangs at an angle among wood and plants with its fins folded, drifting rather than swimming. It is superbly camouflaged, which is the whole point.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA slow, patient ambush predator that will eat any fish it can fit in its mouth.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSolitary and unaggressive towards fish too large to swallow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants dim light, dense wood and planting, and quiet water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOften refuses flake. Frozen bloodworm, chopped prawn and sinking carnivore pellets are more reliable.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows steadily and needs a tank sized for the adult.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits an aquarist who wants an unusual, quiet predator rather than a busy community. Keep it only with fish clearly too big to be eaten, such as larger barbs, medium catfish and robust cichlids. Tetras, rasboras and shrimp will disappear.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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Like its relatives it patrols the lower half of the tank, grazing surfaces and defending a chosen cave.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches around 15 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStrongly territorial. One per tank, without exception.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAlso aggressive towards rainbow sharks and other similar-looking bottom-dwellers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds caves, pipes and wood so it has a territory to hold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrazes algae and biofilm as well as taking prepared food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: sinking pellets, algae wafers, flake and frozen foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuits a medium to large community with quick mid-water fish such as barbs, danios, rainbowfish and larger tetras. Keep it away from slow bottom-dwellers, and never keep two.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shark\"\u003eshark\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802148552,"sku":"99292","price":9.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_f4484aeb-e696-49d7-8ad7-f61f6fb90287.jpg?v=1736456283"},{"product_id":"clown-killie","title":"Clown Killifish","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe clown killifish (\u003cem\u003eEpiplatys annulatus\u003c\/em\u003e) is a tiny West African surface fish from forest streams in Guinea, Sierra Leone and Liberia. The body is cream with four broad black bands, and the tail is the reason people buy it: the central rays extend into a pointed spike coloured red, blue and white, which genuinely does look like a small rocket. It hangs just under the surface, almost motionless, then darts.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches around 3 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and very easily bullied.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep a group of eight or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants still or very gently moved water, dense planting and floating cover.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLives at the surface and rarely goes deeper.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHas a tiny mouth. Feed micro pellets, crushed flake, frozen cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA jumper. Keep the tank covered.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest in a small planted species tank, or with slow bottom-dwellers such as pygmy corydoras that occupy a completely different level. It will not compete with anything faster.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/killi\"\u003ekillifish\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802312392,"sku":"99090","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Clown_Killi_Epiplatys_annulatus.png?v=1764110137"},{"product_id":"red-rainbow","title":"Red Rainbow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe red rainbowfish (\u003cem\u003eGlossolepis incisus\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from Lake Sentani in West Papua, and a mature male is one of the most solidly coloured freshwater fish available: a deep brick to strawberry red over the whole body, with a high, arched back that deepens further with age. Females are a completely different-looking fish, olive-silver and slimmer, which catches out buyers who expect a tank of red. Colour builds over a year or more.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 12 cm and needs a long tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful but large and constantly moving.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more, with females included so males display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers hard, alkaline water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants open swimming space with planting at the sides and back.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: quality flake, pellets and frozen foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eSuits a large community with Boesemani and other big rainbowfish, larger barbs, silver dollars and robust catfish. Small nano fish will be kept on edge by the movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rainbows\"\u003erainbows\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802410696,"sku":"99287","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_44a82cc4-e35e-48ee-8afc-0a95656b4a49.jpg?v=1736456280"},{"product_id":"black-tetra","title":"Black Skirt Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe black skirt tetra (\u003cem\u003eGymnocorymbus ternetzi\u003c\/em\u003e), also sold as the black widow or black tetra, is one of the oldest community fish in the hobby. The body is a deep, flattened diamond, silver at the front and shading to charcoal at the back, crossed by two vertical black bars behind the gill. The broad, trailing anal fin is the skirt of the name. The black fades noticeably with age, so an old fish is a good deal paler than the one you bought.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 5 to 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy and forgiving of ordinary tap water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, pellets, frozen bloodworm and brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive mid-water swimmer that wants open room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBe honest with yourself about the fin nipping. Black skirts kept in twos and threes will harass long-finned tankmates, and even in a proper group they are best kept away from bettas, angelfish and fancy guppies. With barbs, danios, rainbowfish and corydoras they are an easy, long-lived and undemanding fish. Avoid dyed or artificially coloured specimens sold elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See what else is in on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802443464,"sku":"99048","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Gymnocorymbus_ternetzi_Black_Skirt_Tetra_l.png?v=1764025311"},{"product_id":"colombia-tetra","title":"Colombian Tetra (Hyphessobrycon columbianus)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Colombian tetra (\u003cem\u003eHyphessobrycon columbianus\u003c\/em\u003e) is a sturdier, larger option than the neons and cardinals it usually sits beside. It comes from northern Colombia, and the colour scheme is unusual for a tetra: a silvery body with a strong blue sheen over the back and shoulders, set against blood-red anal and caudal fins. The contrast is at its sharpest under good lighting and it holds well in ordinary tap water, which is not something you can say of every South American tetra.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 5 to 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardy and adaptable; a reasonable first tetra.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep a group of at least six, and preferably more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive mid-water swimmer that needs open space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, pellets, frozen bloodworm and brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWorth knowing before you buy: this is a boisterous fish and it will nip trailing fins, particularly if kept in a small group. Keep the numbers up and it stays focused on its own kind. Suitable tankmates are similarly robust and similarly short-finned, such as barbs, danios, larger rasboras and corydoras. Angelfish, bettas and fancy guppies are a poor match.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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It is fast, greedy and constantly on the move.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge for a tetra, reaching roughly 7 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eVery hardy and tolerant of a wide temperature range.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more and give them a long tank with open swimming room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous and not remotely fussy.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupies the middle and upper levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo honest warnings. First, this fish eats soft plants; it will strip most stem plants and leave only tough species such as anubias and java fern alone. Second, it nips fins, so bettas, angelfish and fancy guppies are out. Where it works well is a robust, unplanted or hardscape-only community with barbs, danios, larger rainbowfish and similar fast, thick-skinned company.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802672840,"sku":"99078","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Hemigrammus_caudovitatus_Buenos_Aires_Tetra.png?v=1764018672"},{"product_id":"african-dwarf-frog","title":"African Dwarf Frog","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe African dwarf frog (\u003cem\u003eHymenochirus boettgeri\u003c\/em\u003e) is a small, fully aquatic frog from central Africa that spends its whole life in the water but still breathes air, so it makes regular trips to the surface. It has no claws and no tongue, hunts largely by smell and touch rather than sight, and moves in a slow, deliberate way that is a good part of its appeal. It is easily confused in shops with the African clawed frog, a much larger animal that grows well beyond dwarf frog size.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFully aquatic, but must be able to reach the surface easily to breathe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep three or more; they are social and more active in company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmooth substrate and gentle flow, with plants or wood to shelter under.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA close-fitting lid is essential, and a small air gap below the rim helps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnivore. Frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and sinking meaty foods, placed where they can find it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSlow, poor-sighted feeders that are easily beaten to food by fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey do best in their own tank or with small, calm, slow-feeding fish. Anything large enough to swallow a frog, or quick enough to clear the food first, is unsuitable. Never release aquarium animals into local waterways, ponds or storm drains.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See what is in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/freshwater-fish\"\u003efreshwater fish\u003c\/a\u003e collection.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Medium","offer_id":44024802607304,"sku":"99001","price":10.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/African_Dwarf_Frog_Hymenochirus_boettgeri.png?v=1770152040"},{"product_id":"rummy-nose-tetra","title":"Rummy Nose Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe rummy-nose tetra (\u003cem\u003eHemigrammus bleheri\u003c\/em\u003e) is named for the obvious feature: a blood-red flush across the whole head and gill plate, ending abruptly where the silver body begins. The tail is the other half of the picture, banded in black and white like a chessboard. It comes from the Rio Negro system in Brazil, and it schools more tightly than almost any other aquarium fish, moving as a single object rather than a loose group.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and entirely community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep eight or more; tight schooling behaviour only appears in numbers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers soft, acidic, warm water and a mature, stable tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid-water swimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: small flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe red head is worth watching for its own sake. It fades when water quality slips or the fish is stressed, and returns as conditions improve, which makes this species a useful early warning system in a planted tank. Keep it with corydoras, otocinclus, dwarf cichlids and other small, calm South Americans. It is not a fish for a newly set up aquarium.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See what is in on our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e page.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802640072,"sku":"99307","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Hemigrammus_bleheri_Rummy_Nose_Tetra.png?v=1764021047"},{"product_id":"albino-african-dwarf-frog","title":"Albino African Dwarf Frog","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe albino African dwarf frog (\u003cem\u003eHymenochirus boettgeri\u003c\/em\u003e) is a fully aquatic frog from the streams and pools of central Africa, here in a pale pink line with dark eyes. It never leaves the water, but it does have lungs rather than gills, so it makes regular trips to the surface for air and then drifts back down in a slow, splayed-limb sprawl. Groups spend the day picking through substrate and plants with their front feet, which is a good deal more entertaining than the size of the animal suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall: adults reach roughly 4 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, but slow and poorly sighted, so it is easily beaten to food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep three or more; they are social and much more active in company.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCarnivorous: frozen bloodworm, brine shrimp and sinking carnivore pellets.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBottom-dweller that must be able to reach the surface to breathe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds a covered tank and a water level below the rim, as they can escape.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey do best in their own tank or with very calm, slow-feeding companions. Fast fish will strip the food before the frogs find it, and anything large enough to bite will. Do not confuse them with African clawed frogs, which grow far larger and will eat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See what else is in the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/assorted-interesting\"\u003eassorted and interesting\u003c\/a\u003e tanks.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802771144,"sku":"99003","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Albino_African_Dwarf_Frog.png?v=1765911970"},{"product_id":"lemon-tetra","title":"Lemon Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe lemon tetra (\u003cem\u003eHyphessobrycon pulchripinnis\u003c\/em\u003e) is a quietly good-looking fish rather than a loud one. The body is a translucent pale yellow, the upper half of the eye is a sharp red, and the dorsal and anal fins carry black edging over a strong lemon yellow that deepens as the fish settles in. It comes from the Tapajos basin in Brazil and it has been a community-tank staple for decades without ever quite becoming fashionable.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 4 to 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers soft, slightly acidic water; dark substrate improves the colour markedly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid-water swimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLemon tetras take a few weeks to colour up properly after a move, so give them time before deciding what you think. They sit well alongside corydoras, rasboras, dwarf cichlids and other small South American fish, and they are calm enough for a planted tank with shrimp.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024802902216,"sku":"99203","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/the_Hyphessobrycon_pulchripinnis_Lemon_Tetra.png?v=1764019474"},{"product_id":"black-neon-tetra","title":"Black Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe black neon tetra (\u003cem\u003eHyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from the Paraguay basin in Brazil and is a quieter fish than its name suggests. Two stripes run the length of the body: a narrow iridescent white-green line above a broad matte black band, with a bright red-gold crescent over the top of the eye. There is none of the red of a true neon tetra, and the effect is graphic rather than colourful, which is exactly why it works so well against green planting.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 4 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and community safe.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep eight or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHardier and more adaptable about water chemistry than the common neon tetra.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid-water swimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: small flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA dependable schooling fish for a planted community with corydoras, otocinclus, rasboras and dwarf gouramis. Its toughness makes it a better first tetra than the neon for a tank that is still settling in.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024803098824,"sku":"99044","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/hyphessobrycon_herbertaxelrodi_black_diamond.png?v=1764017746"},{"product_id":"threadfin-rainbow","title":"Threadfin Rainbow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe threadfin rainbowfish (\u003cem\u003eIriatherina werneri\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from northern Australia and southern New Guinea, and it has the most extravagant fins of any small aquarium fish. Mature males carry a tall first dorsal fin and long black filaments trailing from the second dorsal and anal fins, sometimes as long as the body itself. The body is a modest silver-amber with fine dark barring, which lets the fins do the work. Males display by spreading everything at once.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small rainbowfish, gentle and slow-feeding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, and easily outcompeted for food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep eight or more with several males so displaying happens.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants calm water with plenty of planting and no strong current.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eHas a very small mouth. It needs micro foods: crushed flake, micro pellets, frozen cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLong fins make it a target for nippers.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest in a quiet planted tank with small rasboras, pygmy corydoras and other gentle nano fish. Avoid barbs, serpae tetras and anything else with a habit of nipping.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rainbows\"\u003erainbows\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024803164360,"sku":"99352","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_3b356345-bf08-40c0-9637-e7d0c016659c.jpg?v=1736456319"},{"product_id":"diamond-tetra","title":"Diamond Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe diamond tetra (\u003cem\u003eMoenkhausia pitteri\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from Lake Valencia in Venezuela, and it is a fish that rewards patience. Young ones in the shop tank look plain, a silvery fish with a red-flecked eye and not much else. As they mature the scales develop a heavy iridescence that throws off gold, green and violet as the fish turns, and adult males grow a long, trailing dorsal fin. The adult is a very different animal from the one you buy.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, though large and active enough to unsettle very timid fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers soft, slightly acidic water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, pellets, frozen bloodworm and brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid-water swimmer that needs open room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGive them a longer tank with dark substrate and good lighting; the iridescence needs light to show at all. They pair well with other medium-sized community fish such as rainbowfish, larger rasboras, corydoras and peaceful cichlids. Do not judge them by the shop tank.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024803557576,"sku":"99114","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Moenkhausia_pitteri_diamond_tetra.png?v=1764016591"},{"product_id":"blue-rainbow","title":"Lake Kutubu Rainbow (Turquoise Rainbow)","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe Lake Kutubu rainbowfish (\u003cem\u003eMelanotaenia lacustris\u003c\/em\u003e), sold as the turquoise rainbow, is found naturally only in Lake Kutubu and its outflow in Papua New Guinea. Adult males develop a broad turquoise-blue band along the upper body over a paler silver-blue below, with the colour deepening and lightening as the fish displays. The back arches with age, giving mature fish a heavy-shouldered profile. It is among the more even-tempered of the larger rainbowfish.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches around 11 cm and wants a long tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and social.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more with both sexes present.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers hard, alkaline water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds open swimming room with planting at the margins.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: quality flake, pellets and frozen foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good match for Boesemani and red rainbowfish, larger tetras, barbs and peaceful catfish in a big community. As with all the larger rainbows, very small fish are better kept elsewhere.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rainbows\"\u003erainbows\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024803688648,"sku":"99201","price":39.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_1f54c410-5193-4754-b723-f72a7ebecf22.jpg?v=1736456232"},{"product_id":"neon-dwarf-rainbow","title":"Neon Dwarf Rainbow","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe neon dwarf rainbowfish (\u003cem\u003eMelanotaenia praecox\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from tributaries of the Mamberamo river in West Papua and is the smallest of the commonly kept \u003cem\u003eMelanotaenia\u003c\/em\u003e. The scales carry a strong metallic blue-silver sheen that shifts as the fish turns, and males finish it with bright red fins. Females have the same body sheen with yellowish or clear fins. Because it stays small it fits tanks where the larger rainbowfish would not.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and active.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more, with a mix of sexes so males display.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers harder, alkaline water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants planting around the edges with open water in the middle.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: quality flake, micro pellets and frozen daphnia or bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good centrepiece for a planted community with harlequin rasboras, larger tetras, corydoras and peaceful loaches. It suits keepers who want rainbowfish colour without the tank length the bigger species demand.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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It grows well beyond the size at which it is usually sold.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSoft sand substrate. The snout is used to probe the bottom and is damaged by sharp gravel.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants shade, wood and caves; it is most active in low light and after dark.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSensitive to poor water quality, so a mature filter and regular water changes matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOften reluctant to take dry food; frozen bloodworm and similar meaty foods are usually accepted first.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCan be intolerant of its own kind in a small tank, so keep one or give a group real space.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTreat cautiously with medications; mormyrids react badly to a number of common treatments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA fish for a keeper with a large, quiet, well-established tank who is happy to work around a nocturnal animal. Calm, similarly sized companions are best. Fin-nippers, aggressive cichlids and anything small enough to be eaten are all poor matches.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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Males are the more strongly marked; females are rounder and softer in colour.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 2 cm, making it a true nano fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, though males display and spar harmlessly among themselves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep a group of eight or more, with several females.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants dense planting and quiet water. It hides in an open tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFeeds in the lower and middle levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds small foods: micro pellets, crushed flake, frozen cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest in a small planted tank of its own or with other nano species such as chili rasboras, pygmy corydoras and ember tetras. Anything large or fast-moving will simply intimidate it out of sight.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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The colour arrives with maturity and good conditions, so patience is part of the deal.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA medium rainbowfish that needs a long tank with swimming room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, and social with its own kind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more, with several females so males display rather than harass.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers hard, alkaline water, which suits Lethbridge tap water well.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive in the middle and upper levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: quality flake, small pellets and frozen foods.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eExcellent in a large community with other rainbowfish, larger tetras, barbs, corydoras and peaceful catfish. Very small nano fish may be intimidated by the constant movement.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/rainbows\"\u003erainbows\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024804311240,"sku":"99070","price":33.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Boesmani_601795ea-4c4b-48a6-b144-28eac43ff323.png?v=1762473556"},{"product_id":"red-cherry-shrimp","title":"Red Cherry Shrimp","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe red cherry shrimp is a selectively bred colour form of \u003cem\u003eNeocaridina davidi\u003c\/em\u003e, a hardy dwarf shrimp from Taiwan. Generations of line breeding have pushed it from a drab wild brown to a solid, opaque red that reads clearly across a room, and females are usually the deeper and more evenly coloured of the sexes. It is the shrimp most people start with, because it is forgiving of ordinary tap water and it breeds without any intervention.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdults reach roughly 3 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and non-aggressive: it grazes rather than hunts, so it is the tankmates that need choosing carefully, not the shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eStart with ten or more so a colony establishes properly.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous grazer: biofilm, soft algae, blanched vegetables, sinking shrimp food.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBreeds readily in fresh water, with young that are miniature versions of the adults.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants plants, moss or other cover for the babies to hide in.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAvoid copper-based medications, which are toxic to shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA shrimp-only tank or a planted tank with small, gentle fish gives the best results. Most fish that can fit a baby shrimp in their mouth will eat one, so if you want the colony to grow, keep tankmates small and few.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Have a look at the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/shrimp\"\u003eshrimp\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024804409544,"sku":"99262","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Cherry_Shrimp_Neocaridina_heteropoda.png?v=1764101404"},{"product_id":"green-neon-tetra","title":"Green Neon Tetra","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe green neon tetra (\u003cem\u003eParacheirodon simulans\u003c\/em\u003e) is the smallest of the three \u003cem\u003eParacheirodon\u003c\/em\u003e species and comes from the blackwater tributaries of the Rio Negro and Orinoco. It looks like a neon tetra that has been rinsed of most of its red: the blue-green stripe runs the full length of the body and is brighter and more turquoise than a neon's, while the red is reduced to a small smudge near the tail or absent altogether. In a large shoal the effect is a moving line of green light.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 2.5 cm, smaller than a neon tetra.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and easily intimidated.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep a large group, twelve or more, in a well-planted tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants soft, acidic, warm blackwater conditions and is less forgiving than a neon.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMid-water swimmer.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds small foods: crushed flake, micro pellets, frozen cyclops and baby brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest in a dedicated blackwater or nano planted tank with pygmy corydoras, chili rasboras and other small, quiet fish. It is not a beginner's tetra and does poorly in a tank that has not fully matured.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024804638920,"sku":"99168","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/paracheirodon_simulans_green_neon_tetra.png?v=1764016070"},{"product_id":"zebra-snail","title":"Zebra Nerite Snail","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe zebra nerite snail (\u003cem\u003eNeritina natalensis\u003c\/em\u003e) comes from the coastal rivers and estuaries of East Africa, and it is one of the tidiest algae eaters available to a freshwater tank. The shell is a flattened half-dome ruled with black stripes over a gold or olive background, and no two are marked quite the same way. It works patiently across glass, rock and hardscape, taking the tough green spot algae that most other cleaners leave behind.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 2 to 2.5 cm across.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eCompletely peaceful and safe with healthy plants.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrazes algae and biofilm; offer a sinking algae wafer if the tank is very clean.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers harder water with plenty of calcium to keep the shell in good condition.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill not reproduce in a freshwater tank, so numbers stay where you put them.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep a lid or a covered rim, as nerites do climb above the waterline.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIt suits planted tanks, shrimp tanks and peaceful community setups equally well. The one thing to plan for is the small white eggs it leaves on hardscape; they never hatch in fresh water, but they are noticeable on dark wood.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the rest of the \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/snails\"\u003esnails\u003c\/a\u003e we have in.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024804737224,"sku":"99379","price":8.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/ZebraNeriteSnail.png?v=1765919839"},{"product_id":"kuhlii-loach","title":"Kuhli Loach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe kuhli loach (\u003cem\u003ePangio kuhlii\u003c\/em\u003e) is a slim, eel-shaped loach from the leaf-littered forest streams of Indonesia and Malaysia. The body is a warm salmon-brown crossed by a dozen or so dark saddles, and the fish moves by wriggling along the bottom or through plant roots rather than swimming in open water. It spends the day buried in sand or wedged under wood, and comes out to forage in the evening.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA small, slender loach that stays modest in size.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and completely harmless to other fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more. Singles stay hidden permanently.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds soft sand, not gravel, so it can burrow without damaging its barbels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants wood, leaf litter and shaded cover, and dim light suits it.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA bottom-dweller. Feed sinking pellets, wafers and frozen bloodworm after lights out.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep the tank covered and filter intakes screened; they find gaps.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGood company for tetras, rasboras, corydoras and dwarf gouramis in a planted tank. Avoid anything large and predatory, and avoid sharp gravel more than anything else.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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They are bought almost entirely for algae control, and they are good at it — a few will keep glass, wood and hardscape noticeably cleaner without touching healthy plants.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSmall, usually around 1 to 2 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA dedicated algae grazer that works on film and soft algae across hard surfaces.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWill not breed in a freshwater tank, because the larvae need brackish water to develop.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFemales still lay small white eggs on wood and glass. They will not hatch, but they are stubborn to remove.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds water with enough calcium and hardness to keep the shell from eroding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA determined climber — keep the tank covered or they will end up on the floor.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey suit planted community tanks with peaceful fish, and they are one of the safest snails for people who do not want a snail population explosion. Avoid keeping them with loaches, pufferfish or larger cichlids, all of which will eat them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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It is one of very few native North American fish that outshines the tropical imports.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers cool water. It does not need a heater in a normal room, and it suffers at tropical temperatures.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful and strongly social.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep eight or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants clean, well-oxygenated water with some flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eActive in the middle and upper levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, micro pellets and frozen daphnia or bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBest in an unheated native or coldwater tank with white cloud mountain minnows or hillstream loaches. 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Mollies are livebearers from the coastal fresh and brackish waters of North and Central America, and they are among the more robust community fish provided their water suits them.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdults commonly reach 8 to 10 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eDoes best in hard, alkaline water; soft acidic water is the usual cause of trouble with mollies.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAn omnivore with a real appetite for algae and vegetable matter — include a plant-based flake or blanched vegetables.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, but males pester females constantly. Keep two or three females for every male.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupies the middle and upper water column.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA livebearer, so expect young in a settled community tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eThey suit a hard-water community with platies, swordtails, larger rasboras and peaceful barbs. Avoid fin-nippers and anything that needs soft, acidic water, since the two groups pull in opposite directions. Mollies must never be released into ponds or waterways.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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Females are smaller and plainer, but a proper mixed group is what brings the males into full display.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLarge for a tetra: males can reach around 8 cm, females somewhat less.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds swimming length, so a long tank rather than a tall one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful but nervous. It settles far better in a group of six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers soft, slightly acidic water.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSubdued lighting, dark substrate and floating cover bring out the best colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, pellets, frozen bloodworm and brine shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupies the middle and upper levels.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThey suit a larger community tank alongside other calm, medium-sized fish such as rainbowfish, larger rasboras and corydoras. 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It will eat anything it can fit in its mouth, however peaceful it looks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePoor eyesight and a strong sense of smell, so it benefits from target feeding.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakes meaty frozen foods and sinking pellets; live food is not necessary.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt suits a large tank with robust fish of similar size — larger characins, big catfish, larger cichlids. Do not house it with small fish or dwarf shrimp, and do not expect it to compete with fast surface feeders at dinner time.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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It comes from the Amazon and Paraguay basins, and it is a fast, restless fish that spends its day patrolling the upper half of the tank rather than hanging in place.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches roughly 5 to 6 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful but very active; it needs swimming room.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA long tank suits it better than a tall one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupies the upper part of the water column.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep the tank covered; active surface fish jump.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBecause it works the top of the tank it layers neatly over mid-water tetras and bottom-dwelling corydoras, filling a level that often sits empty. It is a poor match for very slow or timid fish, which will find the constant movement unsettling.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. Browse the rest of our \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/tetras\"\u003etetras\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024805851336,"sku":"99147","price":7.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/bloodfin_tetra_Prionobrama_filigera.png?v=1764014388"},{"product_id":"tricolor-angel","title":"Tricolour Angelfish","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe tricolour angelfish is a marked strain of Pterophyllum scalare, the freshwater angelfish of the Amazon basin, patterned in orange, black and white in combinations that differ from fish to fish. Angelfish are tall, laterally flattened cichlids that hang almost vertically among plants and wood, and their body shape dictates the tank they need: height matters at least as much as length.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAdults grow tall, commonly 15 cm or more from dorsal to anal fin tip.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds a deep aquarium with vertical structure such as tall plants or wood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers warm, soft to moderately hard water with gentle flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA cichlid — it will eat small fish such as neon tetras and will take dwarf shrimp.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrow a group of young together and let pairs form; a settled pair becomes territorial.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eTakes flake, pellets and frozen foods readily.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eGood tankmates include larger tetras, rasboras, corydoras, bristlenose plecos and other calm medium-sized fish. Avoid fin-nippers such as tiger barbs, and avoid very small fish that fit in an angelfish's mouth. Two established pairs in a small tank is a recipe for constant fighting.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is available for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. 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It is a torpedo-shaped silver fish with a black line running from the snout through the tail, a red stripe above it that runs forward across the head, and yellow and black markings in the tail. Nothing about it is shark-like except the profile, and it is far more sociable than the name suggests.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA larger species that needs a long tank rather than a tall one.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful with other fish but strongly social with its own kind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more. Singles become nervous and lose colour.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePrefers cooler, well-oxygenated water with steady flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSwims through the middle of the tank and rarely stops.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: quality flake and pellets with frozen foods and some vegetable matter.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good centrepiece for a large community with rainbowfish, larger tetras, loaches and other robust, fast-moving fish. It is a poor match for very small nano species and for tanks with little swimming room.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the rest of the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/barbs\"\u003ebarbs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024806179016,"sku":"99113","price":19.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Denison_Barb_-_Roseline_Shark_-_Puntius_denisonii.png?v=1770156473"},{"product_id":"cherry-barb","title":"Cherry Barb","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe cherry barb (\u003cem\u003ePuntius titteya\u003c\/em\u003e) is a small, unhurried barb from the shaded forest streams of Sri Lanka, and one of the few members of the group that suits a quiet community tank. Males colour up to a deep brick red when they are settled and displaying to one another, while females stay a softer tan with a dark stripe running the length of the body. The red is not a constant. It comes and goes with mood, light and how secure the fish feels, which is why a planted tank with some shade brings out far more colour than a bare one.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches about 5 cm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePeaceful, and unusually calm for a barb.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep six or more, with a few females for every male.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eLikes planted cover, floating plants and gentle flow.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOccupies the middle and lower levels of the tank.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOmnivorous: flake, micro pellets, frozen daphnia and bloodworm.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA good choice for a small planted community with tetras, rasboras, corydoras and dwarf gouramis. It is not a fin nipper in the way tiger barbs are, so it can be kept with slower fish without much worry.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eStock rotates with each shipment, and livestock is sold for local pickup at our Lethbridge store. See the rest of the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/barbs\"\u003ebarbs\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024806211784,"sku":"99086","price":6.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/Puntius_titteya_Cherry_Barb.png?v=1764113303"},{"product_id":"banded-tiger-loach","title":"Banded Tiger Loach","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe banded tiger loach (\u003cem\u003eSyncrossus helodes\u003c\/em\u003e) is a Southeast Asian botiid from the Mekong and Chao Phraya basins, and a considerably tougher fish than the loaches most people meet first. The body is a warm tan crossed by ten or more narrow dark vertical bars, with a pointed, almost pike-like snout that separates \u003cem\u003eSyncrossus\u003c\/em\u003e from the blunter \u003cem\u003eBotia\u003c\/em\u003e. It grows well beyond community size and it does not mellow with age.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrows large and needs a spacious tank with plenty of length.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eAssertive and territorial, including towards its own kind.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eKeep eight or more so the aggression is spread across the group rather than landing on one fish.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eWants caves, wood and rockwork to break up sightlines, over smooth sand.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds strong filtration, good oxygenation and regular water changes.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA capable jumper. 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See the current \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/loach-botia\"\u003eloach and botia\u003c\/a\u003e list.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Tank Pets","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":44024806572232,"sku":"99037","price":14.99,"currency_code":"CAD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0659\/9724\/2568\/files\/photocomingsoon_fcbae675-e1ff-46d6-96f7-250c304ffc5c.jpg?v=1736456126"},{"product_id":"royal-whiptail","title":"Royal Whiptail Farlowella","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe royal whiptail (Sturisoma panamense) is an extremely elongated loricariid from the rivers of Panama and Colombia. Brown above with a dark stripe along the flank, it looks more like a submerged twig than a fish until it moves, and mature specimens trail long filaments from the top and bottom of the tail. It is one of the gentler large catfish in the hobby and does not bully anything.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003ch2\u003eAquarium care\u003c\/h2\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eReaches around 20 cm including the tail filaments.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eA grazer rather than a predator — vegetable matter must form the core of the diet.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eOffer algae wafers, blanched courgette and spinach, and provide driftwood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eNeeds clean, well-oxygenated water with real flow; it does poorly in stagnant tanks.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMales guard eggs laid on the glass or on wood and make attentive parents.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eFreshly imported fish are often thin. Choose a settled, well-fed individual.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\u003cp\u003eIt suits a planted community with tetras, corydoras, dwarf cichlids and other calm fish. 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