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
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Dwarf Snakehead
FishChanna gachua
A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.
Dwarf Spotted Danio
FishDanio nigrofasciatus
A rare, peaceful little danio that thrives best among its own kind.
East Indies Glass Catfish
FishKryptopterus macrocephalus
A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.
Eel Loach
FishPangio anguillaris
A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.
Eel Loach
FishPangio sp. "PAN02"
A mystery kuhli loach with sharp sub-ocular spines and a fondness for piling into hiding spots.
Electric Blue Cichlid
FishSciaenochromis fryeri
A brilliantly blue Lake Malawi piscivore that behaves itself in the right company.
Elephant Ear Gourami
FishOsphronemus exodon
A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.
Elongate Loach
FishLeptobotia elongata
A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.
Emerald Dwarf Danio
FishDanio erythromicron
A jewel-sized Lake Inle native that rewards patient keepers with bold group behavior.
Emerald-eyed Rasbora
FishBrevibora dorsiocellata
A tiny, peaceful schooler with a vivid flash of green in its eye.
Emerald green betta
FishBetta smaragdina
A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.
Emperor Botia
FishBotia udomritthiruji
A boldly barred Myanmar loach with a lively personality and complex social life.
Emperor Snakehead
FishChanna marulioides
A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.
Eyespotted Borneo sucker
FishGastromyzon ocellatus
A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with a bold red tail and real personality.
Falcate Chameleon Catfish
FishAcrochordonichthys gyrinus
A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.
False Black Lancer
FishBagrichthys macropterus
A river-bottom detritivore from Southeast Asia's murky floodplain systems.
False Black Lancer
FishBagrichthys obscurus
A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.
False Eight-banded Barb
FishEirmotus insignis
A tiny barb with bold banding, best appreciated in a species-focused nano setup.
False Eight-banded Barb
FishEirmotus octozona
A tiny, bar-striped cyprinid that rewards patient keepers with natural schooling behavior.
False Spined Loach
FishAcanthopsoides namromensis
A tiny, rarely kept Vietnamese loach with quiet charm for the patient aquarist.
Featherback
FishChitala chitala
A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.
Fighting Fishes
FishBetta sp. "Antutabulungan"
A rarely-seen Bornean mouthbrooder from one of the most species-rich fish genera on Earth.
Fighting Loach
FishNemacheilus selangoricus
A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.
Filament Barb
FishDawkinsia filamentosa
A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.
Fine Scaled Tiger Fish
FishDatnioides microlepis
A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.
Fire And Ice
FishChanna sp. "Fire And Ice"
A small snakehead with fiery red and cool blue coloring that punches above its size.
Fire Bar Danio
FishDevario maetaengensis
A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.
Fire Eel
FishMastacembelus erythrotaenia
A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.
Firefin Barb
FishPethia ticto
A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.
Firefly Loach
FishSchistura devdevi
A tiny Himalayan stream loach sometimes traded as the firefly loach.
Fire Ring Danio
FishDanio tinwini
A tiny spotted Burmese danio that thrives in numbers and rewards patient keepers.
Flying Barb
FishEsomus danrica
A sociable Asian barb with famously long barbels and a feisty streak.
Flying Barb
FishEsomus longimanus
A sleek, surface-loving barb with remarkably long barbels and oversized pectoral fins.
Flying Fox Carp
FishEpalzeorhynchos kalopterus
A bold personality in a sleek body, but choose its tankmates carefully.
Flying Minnow
FishLaubuka caeruleostigmata
A surface-skimming schooler from Southeast Asia that leaps for its dinner.
Foersch's Mouthbrooder
FishBetta foerschi
A shy Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.