Asia

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.

Trigonostigma hengeli

A tiny, soft-water schooler with a vivid orange-edged lambchop mark.

Barbodes semifasciolatus

The golden form that fooled generations of fishkeepers into thinking it was the real thing.

Brachygobius aggregatus

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives from freshwater streams to brackish estuaries.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Channa aurantimaculata

Bold orange-blotched predator that keeps you guessing, even with tankmates it knows well.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Channa stewartii

A hardy Himalayan predator that breathes air and tolerates a range of conditions.

Aplocheilus lineatus

A surface-lurking predator that will clear the tank if given the chance to jump.

Sinibotia pulchra

A sociable, sinuous loach that needs its own kind to truly thrive.

Puntius sachsii

A feisty little schooling barb that keeps tanks lively. And fins on their toes.

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

A big, bold barb with golden fins that needs room to roam.

Carassius auratus

The streamlined single-tail original. Hardy, fast, and pond-tough.

Carassius auratus auratus

The fish that started it all. Centuries of selective breeding in one bowl-worthy package.

Crossocheilus cobitis

A bottom-dwelling algae eater from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Balitora brucei

A flattened hill-stream grazer that thrives where the current runs wild.

Rasbora caudimaculata

A large, long-lived rasbora with a restless tail and real presence in a big tank.

Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

Microdevario kubotai

A tiny Thai schooler that glows neon green in a well-planted tank.

Aplocheilus blockii

A surface-dwelling predator from India's rice fields and mangrove edges.

Tetraodon fluviatilis

A curious, toothy brackish predator that never stops exploring its tank.

Stiphodon elegans

A jewel-toned goby built for fast, crystal-clear rainforest streams.

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

A nippy, curious puffer that gets more belligerent with every passing year.

Betta chloropharynx

A tiny wild betta from blackwater leaf litter pools, with a throat like no other.

Chiloscyllium punctatum

A true shark that crawls the seafloor and can survive hours out of water.

Notopterus notopterus

A nocturnal predator that outgrows most home aquariums faster than expected.

Hampala macrolepidota

A two-foot predatory barb that's more river monster than aquarium fish.

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

A timeless community fish with a bold black wedge marking that never goes out of style.

Kottelatia brittani

A rare, monotypic rasbora relative with vivid caudal markings and a gentle nature.

Cranoglanis bouderius

A hefty Chinese river catfish that doubles as a prized food fish in its homeland.

Rasbora dorsiocellata

A neat, small rasbora with a bold dorsal spot that catches the eye.

Liniparhomaloptera disparis

A tiny mountain stream hillstream loach with surprisingly bold territorial behavior.

Leptobotia taeniops

A sociable Chinese loach with a bold personality and a taste for company.

Colisa lalia

A peaceful little labyrinth fish that puts on a show when romance is in the air.