Asia

Laubuka fasciata

A peaceful Indian hill stream schooler that rewards keepers who buy in groups.

Pristolepis fasciata

A bold, deep-bodied predator from Southeast Asian floodplains with real personality.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Caridina babaulti

A hardy, color-shifting dwarf shrimp that surprises you with every molt.

Ompok eugeneiatus

A shy, schooling catfish from Southeast Asian peat swamps and flooded forests.

Melanoides tuberculata

The tireless substrate burrower that aerates your gravel while you sleep.

Betta mandor

A small, secretive Bornean mouthbrooder best kept in quiet, species-focused setups.

Oxyeleotris marmorata

A motionless giant that eats anything fitting in its enormous mouth.

Aegagropila linnaei

The algae ball that's actually welcome in your tank.

Macrognathus meklongensis

A secretive Thai spiny eel that comes out of hiding when hunger calls.

Brachygobius mekongensis

A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.

Trichopsis schalleri

The tiny gourami that actually produces sounds to resolve conflicts and court mates.

Dasyatis laosensis

A true river stingray from the Mekong, built for life on sandy bottoms.

Pangasianodon gigas

One of the largest freshwater fish on Earth, and critically endangered.

Aaptosyax grypus

A rare, river-running predator from the Mekong that grows to epic proportions.

Oryzias mekongensis

A tiny Mekong native with vivid fin markings and surprisingly easy breeding habits.

Datnioides undecimradiatus

A boldly barred Mekong predator with a long memory and a short temper.

Haludaria fasciata

An underrated Indian barb that rewards you with vivid male rivalry displays.

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.