Asia

Macropodus ocellatus

A cold-hardy labyrinth fish that stays active even under ice.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Chitala blanci

A massive Mekong predator that will outgrow almost any home aquarium.

Nematabramis everetti

A Bornean river minnow with dramatically long barbels and a bold shoulder patch.

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.

Barbodes banksi

A rare Bornean barb with a distinctive wedge marking, seldom seen outside specialist circles.

Hampala salweenensis

A rare Salween barb that hunts by suction and needs to be kept in groups.

Garra salweenica

A blunt-snouted Salween grazer with a curious three-lobed proboscis.

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

A camouflaged Salween loach that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Betta antoni

A soft-water mouthbrooder from Borneo with iridescent blue scales and complex breeding behavior.

Oryzias sarasinorum

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with a truly bizarre egg-carrying trick

Schistura savona

A boldly barred Himalayan loach that holds its own in a community tank.

Dario dario

Tiny Indian badid with iridescent blue bars and big personality in a nano tank.

Rasbora rasbora

A large, peaceful schooling rasbora rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Rasbora trilineata

The tail-flicking schooler that earns its name every time it rests.

Barbucca diabolica

A belly-crawling 'scooter' loach that rarely leaves the substrate.

Gastromyzon scitulus

A tiny Bornean torrent-dweller that clings to rocks and grazes algae in miniature rapids.

Toxotes chatareus

A sharpshooter that hunts insects by spitting jets of water at overhanging branches.

Barilius shacra

A bold, fast-moving river cyprinid that needs equally robust tankmates to thrive.

Hyalobagrus flavus

A tiny, sociable catfish that actually swims in the open. And has a fish that mimics it.

Pethia shalynius

A cool-water hill stream barb with a vivid blue lateral stripe and gentle temperament.

Luciosoma bleekeri

A fast-moving surface predator that needs serious space to thrive.

Sphaerichthys acrostoma

A rare Bornean mouthbrooder from blackwater streams, gentle and quirky in equal measure.

Nemachilichthys shimogensis

A rarely seen Indian stream loach that does best with a few of its own kind.

Crossocheilus oblongus

The algae eater that actually eats algae, including the tough stuff other fish ignore.

Crossocheilus atrilimes

The real Siamese algae eater. If you can tell it apart from its lookalikes.

Crossocheilus burmanicus

A lesser-known algae eater from Himalayan foothills with a subtle but useful ID feature.

Crossocheilus langei

The real Siamese algae eater is harder to identify than you'd think.

Crossocheilus siamensisis

The genuine algae-eating workhorse that actually earns its keep in a planted tank.

Badis siamensis

A rare Thai cave-spawner with detailed patterning and fascinating paternal instincts.

Crossocheilus siamensis

A tireless algae grazer that earns its keep in planted tanks.

Gymnostomus siamensis

A plain silver river wanderer that follows the floods across Southeast Asia.

Rasbora paviana

A peaceful, stripe-sided stream fish that thrives in groups and suits most community tanks.

Chela cachius

A deep-bodied, lightning-fast schooler from South Asian plains and waterways.

Rasbora dusonensis

A boldly striped schooling rasbora with a vivid yellow tail fin.

Rasbora argyrotaenia

A sleek, fast-moving schooler built for larger river setups