Loaches

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Schistura notostigma

A feisty Sri Lankan stream dweller that climbs waterfalls and holds its ground.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Nemacheilus fasciatus

A neatly patterned stream loach from the cool highlands of Sumatra and Java.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Pangio oblonga

A slender, uniformly dark loach that loves company and hides in plain sight.

Ambastaia nigrolineata

A rare, sociable loach with bold racing stripes and fascinating group behaviors.

Balitoropsis zollingeri

A flat-bodied stream crawler that hops and clings across rocks like no other loach.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.

Pangio shelfordii

A patterned eel-loach from Borneo's blackwater forests, with surprising personality for its size.

Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

A tiny Bornean hillstream crawler with iridescent blue fins and bold spotted patterns.

Gastromyzon farragus

A tiny Bornean stream-clinger with a vivid red tail and bold territorial streaks.

Gastromyzon stellatus

A boldly spotted Bornean stream crawler that grazes rocks like a tiny vacuum.

Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei

A sociable little loach that thrives in groups and suits community stream tanks.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Gastromyzon viriosus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with surprising territorial attitude for its size.

Schistura deansmarti

A blind, ghostly cave loach found nowhere else on Earth.

Beaufortia kweichowensis

A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.

Pseudogastromyzon myersi

A compact hillstream grazer that clings to rocks and cleans algae with surprising personality.

Chromobotia macracanthus

A long-lived, social bottom-dweller that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Nemacheilus corica

A spotted hill-stream loach that thrives with companions and a naturalistic setup.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Schistura pridii

A tiny, feisty loach with bold dragon-like patterning from Thai mountain streams.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Tiny loach with big social rituals and a personality to match

Acanthopsoides molobrion

A pint-sized Bornean loach with a horse-faced look and big personality.

Acanthopsoides robertsi

A tiny burrowing loach with a distinctive caudal marking and big personality.

Acanthopsoides sp. "A02"

A tiny, sand-loving dwarf horse-face loach that's trickier to ID than to keep.

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Pangio sp. "PAN02"

A mystery kuhli loach with sharp sub-ocular spines and a fondness for piling into hiding spots.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Botia udomritthiruji

A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.