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RegionFreshwaterBrackish

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.

27 species · brackish

Banded Archerfish

Banded Archerfish

Fish

Toxotes jaculatrix

The fish that hunts above water, shooting insects down with pinpoint accuracy.

Bumblebee Fish
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Bumblebee Fish

Fish

Brachygobius xanthozonus

Tiny, bold, and banded. This pint-sized brackish goby has serious attitude.

Bumblebee Goby

Bumblebee Goby

Fish

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.

Bumblebee Goby

Bumblebee Goby

Fish

Brachygobius nunus

Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.

Bumblebee Goby

Bumblebee Goby

Fish

Brachygobius xanthomelas

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives in brackish water and fits in your palm.

Ceylon Pufferfish

Ceylon Pufferfish

Fish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

A personable brackish predator with a beak, a belly, and a bad attitude.

Figure-8 Puffer

Figure-8 Puffer

Fish

Tetraodon biocellatus

Pint-sized freshwater puffer with a big attitude and a taste for snails.

Fine Scaled Tiger Fish

Fine Scaled Tiger Fish

Fish

Datnioides microlepis

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

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.

Giant Spotted Pufferfish

Giant Spotted Pufferfish

Fish

Dichotomyctere sabahensis

A secretive Bornean puffer from brackish mangroves, rarely seen in the trade.

Goldenbanded Goby
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Goldenbanded Goby

Fish

Brachygobius aggregatus

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

Green Puffer

Green Puffer

Fish

Tetraodon fluviatilis

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

Green Spotted Puffer

Green Spotted Puffer

Fish

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

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

Kabili Bumblebee Goby

Kabili Bumblebee Goby

Fish

Brachygobius kabiliensis

Tiny bumblebee-patterned goby from Borneo's mangroves, surprisingly manageable for new keepers.

Mekong Bumblebee Goby
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Mekong Bumblebee Goby

Fish

Brachygobius mekongensis

A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.

Mekong Tiger Perch

Mekong Tiger Perch

Fish

Datnioides undecimradiatus

A boldly barred Mekong predator with a long memory and a short temper.

Pearse's Mudskipper
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Pearse's Mudskipper

Fish

Periophthalmus novemradiatus

A tiny Indian mudskipper that actually plays nice with others.

Pygmy Puffer

Pygmy Puffer

Fish

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

A pint-sized puffer from Southeast Asia with a big predatory personality.

Red Claw Crab

Red Claw Crab

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Perisesarma bidens

A feisty little brackish crab with vivid red claws and a personality to match.

Red-striped Toadfish

Red-striped Toadfish

Fish

Dichotomyctere erythrotaenia

A compact, red-lined puffer from mangrove creeks that thrives in brackish setups.

Sabanus Bumblebee Goby

Sabanus Bumblebee Goby

Fish

Brachygobius sabanus

A tiny brackish goby with bold banding and a big territorial attitude.

Seven-spot Archerfish

Seven-spot Archerfish

Fish

Toxotes chatareus

A sharpshooter that hunts insects by spitting jets of water at overhanging branches.

Silver Tiger Fish

Silver Tiger Fish

Fish

Datnioides polota

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

Smallscale Archerfish

Smallscale Archerfish

Fish

Toxotes microlepis

The freshwater archer that hunts insects by spitting water with sniper precision.

Striped Scat

Striped Scat

Fish

Selenotoca multifasciata

A bold, active brackish fish that grows big and keeps things lively.

Zebra Archerfish

Zebra Archerfish

Fish

Toxotes blythii

Myanmar's lesser-known archer brings the famous spitting trick to brackish setups.