"Least Concern" Species List
Posted by Crystal C. on on 26th Jun 2022
As a small family-owned fish store, we are passionate about helping customers build their best tanks possible! Many of the species we carry in our stores are rated as “Least Concern” by the IUCN or are known to have stable fishing/aquacultured populations, which means that these species are of least risk for extinction. We encourage you to select your aquarium pets from species that are listed here!
Common Name | Scientific Name |
African Butterfly Fish | Anomalochromis thomasi |
African Dwarf Frog | Hymenochirus curtipes |
African Vampire Shrimp | Atya gabonensis |
American Flagfish | Jordanella floridae |
Asian Needlefish | Xenentodon cancila |
Assassin Snail | Antentome helena |
Balloon Molly | Poecilia sphenops |
Black Arrowana | Osteoglossum ferreirai |
Black Tail Guppy | Poecilia Reticulata |
Blind Cave Fish | Astyanax mexicanus |
Blue Lobster | Procambarus paeninsulanus |
Borneo Sucker | Pseudogastromyzon myersi |
Brilliant Rasbora | Rasbora einthovenii |
Bristlenose Albino Pleco | Ancistrus Dolichopterus |
Bristlenose Pleco | Ancistrus Dolichopterus |
Bumble Bee Goby | Brachygobius doriae |
Candy Cane Tetra | Hyphessobrycon bentosi |
Clown Killifish | Epiplatys annulatus |
Clown Knife Fish | Chitala ornata |
Clown Rasbora | Rasbora kalochroma |
Common Flying Fox | Epalzeorhynchos Kalopterus |
Congo Albino Tetra | Phenacogrammus interruptus |
Congo Tetra | Phenacogrammus interruptus |
Crocodile Pike | Luciocephalus pulcher |
Delta Tail Male Betta | Betta splendens |
Doctor Fish | Garra rufa |
Dojo Gold loach | Misgurnus anguillicaudatus |
Dragon Goby | Gobioides broussonnetii |
Dumbo Ear Halfmoon Male | Betta splendens |
Dumbo Guppy | Poecilia Reticulata |
Dwarf 'Petricola' Catfish/Cuckoo Catfish | Synodontis Petricola |
Dwarf Female Gourami | Trichogaster laius |
Dwarf Flame Male Gourami | Trichogaster lalia |
Dwarf Honey Sunset Gourami | Trichogaster chuna |
Dwarf Honey Yellow Gourami | Trichogaster chuna |
Dwarf Neon Blue gourami | Trichogaster lalia |
Dwarf Spotted Rasbora | Boraras maculatus |
Electric Blue Acara cichlid | Andinoacara pulcher |
Electric Blue Lobster | Cherax quadricarinatus |
Elephant Nose Mormyrid | Gnathonemus petersii |
Empire Gudgeon Goby | Hypseleotris compressa |
Endler's Guppy | Poecilia wingei |
Fahaka Puffer | Tetraodon lineatus |
Female Betta | Betta splendens |
Fire eel | Mastacembelus erythrotaenia |
Flying Fox Siamese Algae EAter | Crossocheilus oblongus |
Flying Fox Thai Algae Eater | Garra cambogiensis |
Gecko Loach | Homalopteroides tweediei |
Giant Ramshorn | Marisa cornuarietis |
Glowlight Albino Tetra | Hemigrammus erythrozonus |
Glowlight Danios | Danio choprae |
Glowlight Tetra | Hemigrammus erythrozonus |
Gold Gourami | Trichogaster trichopterus |
Golden Wonder Killifish | Aplocheilus lineatus |
Green Kubotai Rasbora | Microdevario kubotai |
Green Tiger Barb | Puntigrus tetrazona |
Guinean Ansorgii Bichir | Polypterus ansorgii |
Guppy | Poecilia wingei |
Half Moon King Male Betta | Betta Splendens |
Half-Banded Spiny Eel | Macrognathus circumcinctus |
Halfmoon Male Betta | Betta splendens |
Harlequin Rasbora | Trigonostigma heteromorpha |
Hengeli glowlight rasbora | Trigonostigma hengeli |
Hillstream Spotted Loach | Gastromyzon punctulatus |
Honey Golden Gourami | Trichogaster chuna |
Horned Nerite | Clithon corona |
Horseface loach | Acantopsis dialuzona |
Inca Gold Snail | Pomacea bridgesi |
Jack Dempsey cichlid | Rocio octofasciata |
Jack Dempsey Electric Blue Cichlid | Rocio octofasciata |
Japanese Trapdoor Snail | Cipangopaludina malleata |
Javanese Ricefish | Oryzias javanicus |
Koi Female Betta | Betta splendens |
Koi Guppy | Poecilia reticulata |
Koi Male Betta | Betta splendens |
Kuhli Loach | Pangio kuhlii |
Leopard Bush Fish | Ctenopoma acutirostre |
Leopard Danio | Danio rerio |
Malayan Halfbeak | Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus |
Medaka Rice Fish | Oryzias latipes |
Multies Shell Dweller | Neolamprologus multifasciatus |
Mystery Blue Snail | Pomacea |
Norman's Lampeye Killifish | Poropanchax normani |
Northern Purple-Spotted Gudgeon | Mogurnda mogurnda |
Opaline Gourami | Trichopodus trichopterus |
Ornate Bichir | Polypterus ornatipinnis |
Palmas Bichir | Polypterus palmas |
Pantadon Butterfly fish | Pantodon buchholzi |
Paradise Blue gourami | Macropodus opercularis |
Peacock eel | Macrognathus siamensis |
Peter's Elephant Nose Fish | Gnathonemus petersii |
Phantom black Tetra | Hyphessobrycon megalopterus |
Pork chop rasbora | Trigonostigma espei |
Praecox Neon Rainbowfish | Melanotaenia praecox |
Red Panda Barb "Melon" | Haludaria fasciata |
Red Tail Loach | Yasuhikotakia lecontei |
Rhombo Snakeskin Barb | Barbodes rhomboocellatus |
Roundnose Mormyrid | Pollimyrus nigripinnis |
Scissortail Rasbora | Rasbora trilineata |
Siamese Algae Eater | Gyrinocheilus aymonieri |
Sparkling Gourami | Trichopsis pumila |
Stiphodon Blue Neon Goby | stiphodon atropurpureus |
Stone Catfish | Hara jerdoni |
Tangerine Lobster | Cherax quadricarinatus |
Texas Cichlid | Herichthys cyanoguttatus |
Thicklip Sunset Gourami | Trichogaster labiosa |
Threadfin Rainbowfish | Iriatherina werneri |
Tiger Barb | Puntigrus tetrazona |
Tire-Track Eel | Mastacembelus armatus |
Tuxedo Guppy | Poecilia reticulata |
Veiltail Male Betta | Betta Splendens |
Whalenose Mormyrid | Brienomyrus brachyistius |
White tip shark | Ariopsis seemanni |
X-ray fish | Pristella maxillaris |
Zebra Danio | Danio rerio |