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Asia

The rivers and rice paddies of Southeast and South Asia give us rasboras, barbs, gouramis, danios, loaches, and a whole world of community fish.

643 species · freshwater · fish

Dwarf Snakehead

Dwarf Snakehead

Fish

Channa gachua

A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.

Dwarf Spotted Danio

Dwarf Spotted Danio

Fish

Danio nigrofasciatus

A rare, peaceful little danio that thrives best among its own kind.

East Indies Glass Catfish

East Indies Glass Catfish

Fish

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Eel Loach

Eel Loach

Fish

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Eel Loach

Eel Loach

Fish

Pangio sp. "PAN02"

A mystery kuhli loach with sharp sub-ocular spines and a fondness for piling into hiding spots.

Electric Blue Cichlid

Electric Blue Cichlid

Fish

Sciaenochromis fryeri

A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi piscivore that behaves itself in the right company.

Elephant Ear Gourami

Elephant Ear Gourami

Fish

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Elongate Loach
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Elongate Loach

Fish

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Emerald Dwarf Danio

Emerald Dwarf Danio

Fish

Danio erythromicron

A jewel-sized Lake Inle native that rewards patient keepers with bold group behavior.

Emerald-eyed Rasbora

Emerald-eyed Rasbora

Fish

Brevibora dorsiocellata

A tiny, peaceful schooler with a vivid flash of green in its eye.

Emerald green betta

Emerald green betta

Fish

Betta smaragdina

A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.

Emperor Botia

Emperor Botia

Fish

Botia udomritthiruji

A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.

Emperor Snakehead

Emperor Snakehead

Fish

Channa marulioides

A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.

Eyespotted Borneo sucker

Eyespotted Borneo sucker

Fish

Gastromyzon ocellatus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with a bold red tail and real personality.

Falcate Chameleon Catfish
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Falcate Chameleon Catfish

Fish

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.

False Black Lancer
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False Black Lancer

Fish

Bagrichthys macropterus

A river-bottom detritivore from Southeast Asia's murky floodplain systems.

False Black Lancer
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False Black Lancer

Fish

Bagrichthys obscurus

A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.

False Eight-banded Barb

False Eight-banded Barb

Fish

Eirmotus insignis

A tiny barb with bold banding, best appreciated in a species-focused nano setup.

False Eight-banded Barb

False Eight-banded Barb

Fish

Eirmotus octozona

A tiny, bar-striped cyprinid that rewards patient keepers with natural schooling behavior.

False Spined Loach
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False Spined Loach

Fish

Acanthopsoides namromensis

A tiny, rarely kept Vietnamese loach with quiet charm for the patient aquarist.

Featherback

Featherback

Fish

Chitala chitala

A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.

Fighting Fishes

Fighting Fishes

Fish

Betta sp. "Antutabulungan"

A rarely-seen Bornean mouthbrooder from one of the most species-rich fish genera on Earth.

Fighting Loach

Fighting Loach

Fish

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Filament Barb

Filament Barb

Fish

Dawkinsia filamentosa

A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.

Fine Scaled Tiger Fish

Fine Scaled Tiger Fish

Fish

Datnioides microlepis

A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Fire And Ice

Fire And Ice

Fish

Channa sp. "Fire And Ice"

A small snakehead with fiery red and cool blue coloring that punches above its size.

Fire Bar Danio

Fire Bar Danio

Fish

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Fire Eel

Fire Eel

Fish

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Firefin Barb

Firefin Barb

Fish

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Firefly Loach
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Firefly Loach

Fish

Schistura devdevi

A tiny Himalayan stream loach sometimes traded as the firefly loach.

Fire Ring Danio

Fire Ring Danio

Fish

Danio tinwini

A tiny spotted Burmese danio that thrives in numbers and rewards patient keepers.

Flying Barb

Flying Barb

Fish

Esomus danrica

A sociable Asian barb with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.

Flying Barb

Flying Barb

Fish

Esomus longimanus

A sleek, surface-loving barb with remarkably long barbels and oversized pectoral fins.

Flying Fox Carp

Flying Fox Carp

Fish

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

A bold personality in a sleek body, but choose its tankmates carefully.

Flying Minnow

Flying Minnow

Fish

Laubuka caeruleostigmata

A surface-skimming schooler from Southeast Asia that leaps for its dinner.

Foersch's Mouthbrooder
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Foersch's Mouthbrooder

Fish

Betta foerschi

A shy Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.