Asia

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Caridina multidentata

The aquarium's hardest-working algae crew, with a habit of stealing everyone's lunch.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Channa andrao

A dwarf snakehead small enough for a community tank, with fascinating parental behavior.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Labeo angra

A streamlined South Asian labeo with a bold lateral stripe and good table credentials.

Betta apollon

A wild Thai hillstream betta that thrives in cool, shadowy, soft-water streams.

Luciosoma pellegrinii

A surface-prowling Bornean predator that leaps for food above the waterline.

Luciosoma setigerum

A surface-skimming predator sold under a tangle of wrong names.

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Gymnostomnus ariza

A large, wide-ranging South Asian cyprinid with a surprisingly easygoing reputation.

Nemacheilus masyai

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

Dawkinsia arulius

A long-lived Indian barb that rewards keepers who give it room and company.

Puntius tambraparniei

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

Limnophila sessiliflora

A fast-growing Asian stem plant that thrives where Cabomba would struggle.

Scleropages formosus

A CITES-protected dragon fish that can leap clean out of an open tank.

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Xenentodon cancila

A torpedo-shaped freshwater predator that will absolutely bite the hand that feeds it.

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Badis assamensis

A secretive Indian cave-spawner with remarkable breeding color displays.

Clea helena

The snail that hunts other snails. A living solution to pest outbreaks.

Betta aurigans

A rare wild betta from a single Indonesian island, full of quiet personality.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Atyopsis moluccensis

A peaceful filter-feeder that fans food from the current like a tiny fisherman.

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Bagarius rutilus

A river predator with vivid orange fins, built for serious hobbyists with serious space.

Colisa fasciata

A labyrinth fish with bold bands and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Schistura notostigma

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