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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.

683 species · freshwater

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.

Floating Crystalwort

Floating Crystalwort

Plant

Riccia fluitans

A floating liverwort that pearls with oxygen bubbles when truly happy.

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.

Forest Snakehead

Forest Snakehead

Fish

Channa lucius

A true apex predator from Southeast Asian forest streams, surprisingly manageable in the right setup.

Freshwater Halfbeak

Freshwater Halfbeak

Fish

Dermogenys pusilla

A surface-skimming livebearer with a jaw made for dueling

Freshwater Moray

Freshwater Moray

Fish

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

A true freshwater moray that mistakes fingers for fish when hungry.

Freshwater Moray

Freshwater Moray

Fish

Gymnothorax tile

A true eel for freshwater tanks, built like a predator and priced for beginners.

Freshwater Shark
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Freshwater Shark

Fish

Wallago attu

A truly dangerous giant catfish that can outgrow most public aquariums.

Gangetic Latia

Gangetic Latia

Fish

Crossocheilus latius

A peaceful grazer from Himalayan headwaters, rarely seen but well worth seeking out.

Gecko Loach

Gecko Loach

Fish

Homaloptera ogilviei

A tiny blackwater loach that perches on its fin-tips like a lizard at rest.

Gecko Loach

Gecko Loach

Fish

Homaloptera sexmaculata

A lizard-like hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks instead of swimming.

Gecko Loach

Gecko Loach

Fish

Homalopteroides modestus

A tiny mountain stream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Gecko Loach
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Gecko Loach

Fish

Homalopteroides nebulosus

A tiny forest-stream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Gecko Loach
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Gecko Loach

Fish

Homalopteroides stephensoni

A rare Bornean hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Gecko Loach
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Gecko Loach

Fish

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

Giant Barb

Giant Barb

Fish

Catlocarpio siamensis

One of the world's largest freshwater fish, and a conservation concern in its native rivers.

Giant Betta

Giant Betta

Fish

Betta anabatoides

A rare mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater streams, built for serious collectors.

Giant Catfish

Giant Catfish

Fish

Bagarius bagarius

A river giant from the Indian subcontinent with a famously tangled identity.

Giant Danio

Giant Danio

Fish

Devario aequipinnatus

A boldly striped, fast-moving schooler that brings real energy to larger community tanks.

Giant Danio

Giant Danio

Fish

Devario malabaricus

A fast-moving, deep-bodied danio that needs space and confident tankmates.

Giant Devil Catfish
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Giant Devil Catfish

Fish

Bagarius yarrelli

A river monster catfish that genuinely earns the name 'giant devil catfish'.

Giant freshwater whipray

Giant freshwater whipray

Fish

Himantura chaophraya

One of the world's largest freshwater rays, and not for the faint-hearted.

Giant Goby

Giant Goby

Fish

Rhinogobius gigas

A chunky stream goby from East Asia that punches above its size in personality.