Asia

Boraras merah

Thumbnail-sized Borneo native that rewards patience with vivid schooling displays.

Danionella translucida

One of the tiniest freshwater fish alive, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Parasphaerichthys lineatus

A tiny Burmese labyrinth fish with some of the most unpredictable breeding behavior in the hobby.

Trichogaster microlepis

A silver-scaled Southeast Asian gourami with a gentle nature and labyrinth breathing.

Parosphromenus linkei

A pint-sized blackwater gourami with head-down courtship displays unlike any other.

Hara jerdoni

A moth-like micro catfish from Indian hill streams, best kept in groups.

Acanthocobitis botia

A peaceful, quirky bottom-dweller with a false eye that fools predators.

Garra mullya

A hardy Indian stream fish with a sucker disc built for fast-moving water.

Scleropages inscriptus

The only arowana with geometric line markings etched across its head and flanks.

Oreichthys sp. "Myanmar Redfin 2"

A tiny, feisty shoaler from Myanmar with a bold caudal blotch and plenty of personality.

Mystus mysticetus

A gregarious Southeast Asian catfish with a uniquely lateral-eyed look.

Microdevario nanus

Tiny Myanmar schooler with a bold dorsal-fin blotch and big personality in small packages.

Rhinogobius nantaiensis

A feisty Taiwanese stream goby that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

A pebble-stream loach from India with famously unpredictable mood swings.

Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui

A shy Indian stream loach best kept in groups to bring it out of hiding.

Sundadanio axelrodi

Tiny blackwater gem that rewards patient keepers with dazzling group behavior.

Melanotaenia praecox

Tiny rainbowfish that turns up the color when kept in a proper shoal.

Stiphodon ornatus

A tiny, colorful stream goby from Sumatra that rewards patient observers.

Oreichthys crenuchoides

A tiny barb with a sail-like dorsal fin and surprisingly complex social dynamics.

Devario neilgherriensis

A rarely seen Indian hill stream danio with iridescent blue and yellow flanks.

Hemibagrus punctatus

A rare, spot-flanked Indian catfish built for serious catfish specialists only.

Ctenops nobilis

The noble gourami: a labyrinth fish that spits its eggs straight into dad's mouth.

Channa argus

A true apex predator that can survive days out of water. And is banned in many countries.

Chitala ornata

A prehistoric river predator that grows far larger than most tanks can handle.

Channa pleurophthalma

Bold ocellus markings and predatory charisma from the peat swamps of Borneo.

Pethia padamya

A barb with a mysterious past and males that blaze red when rivals are near.

Danio dangila

A large, active danio with impressively long barbels and a rarely seen wild side.

Betta unimaculata

A mouthbrooding Betta from Borneo that bucks the aggressive stereotype entirely.

Macrognathus aculeatus

A serpentine burrower with a single bold stripe and a secretive personality.

Barilius ardens

A fast-moving Western Ghats minnow that needs space, speed, and bold companions.

Barilius malabaricus

A fast, bold river minnow from India's Western Ghats that needs room to move.

Etroplus maculatus

The only cichlid native to India, with a fascinating cleaning-fish side hustle.

Stiphodon maculidorsalis

A tiny Indonesian stream goby with bold dorsal markings worth seeking out.

Rhinogobius lanyuensis

A tiny island goby from one of Taiwan's most remote corners.

Pterygoplichthys multiradiatus

A dinosaur-sized algae grazer built for decades of service in large tanks.

Malpulutta kretseri

A rare Sri Lankan gem that deserves a species tank all to itself.