Asia

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

Datnioides polota

A bold, bar-patterned predator that bridges freshwater rivers and brackish coastal zones.

Betta simorum

A shy wild betta from Indonesian blackwater that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Hemibagrus peguensis

A rarely seen Myanmar catfish with bold spotted flanks and an orange tail.

Yasuhikotakia morleti

A feisty, burrowing loach with complex social behavior and a bold personality.

Gastromyzon aeroides

A rare Bornean hillstream loach with vivid blue fins found in almost no aquariums yet.

Betta bellica

A slender peat swamp betta that rewards patient, thoughtful keepers

Brachydanio aesculapii

A tiny, patterned danio from an isolated mountain range few fishkeepers know about.

Brachydanio sp. "TW01"

A lively Myanmarese danio with a bold caudal peduncle mark and plenty of personality.

Brachydanio tinwini

A tiny, spot-patterned danio from a single Myanmar stream.

Brachydanio feegradei

A lively schooling danio from Myanmar's isolated western mountains.

Brachydanio kyathit

A small Burmese danio with variable patterning that keeps hobbyists guessing.

Brachydanio sp. "Hikari"

A peaceful schooler from Myanmar with a taxonomic twist hiding in its stripes.