South Asia

Erethistes jerdoni

A tiny, peaceful catfish that hides by day and explores by night.

Channa andrao

A dwarf snakehead small enough for a community tank, with fascinating parental behavior.

Labeo angra

A streamlined South Asian labeo with a bold lateral stripe and good table credentials.

Gymnostomnus ariza

A large, wide-ranging South Asian cyprinid with a surprisingly easygoing reputation.

Dawkinsia arulius

A long-lived Indian barb that rewards keepers who give it room and company.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Scleropages formosus

A CITES-protected dragon fish that can leap clean out of an open tank.

Xenentodon cancila

A torpedo-shaped freshwater predator that will absolutely bite the hand that feeds it.

Channa striata

A giant air-breathing predator that can survive drought by burrowing into mud.

Akysis portellus

A tiny venomous stream catfish from Myanmar that's easier to keep than it looks.

Akysis vespertinus

A tiny, venomous stream catfish from Myanmar, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Channa orientalis

A compact, air-breathing predator with remarkable breeding behavior and surprising adaptability.

Badis assamensis

A secretive Indian cave-spawner with remarkable breeding color displays.

Toxotes jaculatrix

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

Colisa fasciata

A labyrinth fish with bold bands and a surprisingly peaceful personality.

Schistura notostigma

A feisty Sri Lankan stream dweller that climbs waterfalls and holds its ground.

Channa barca

A rare, large-bodied snakehead with bold patterning and a ferocious personality.

Opsarius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Devario pathirana

A rare Sri Lankan danio with bold vertical bars and a lively, boisterous personality.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Cyclocheilichthys apogon

A schooling barb built for large, lively communities. No barbels, plenty of personality.

Devario devario

A bold, wide-ranging danio that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Ophisternon bengalense

A burrow-building, air-breathing swamp predator that blurs the line between eel and snake.

Pethia nigripinnis

A cool-water gem from India's Western Ghats, rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Pangio oblonga

A slender, uniformly dark loach that loves company and hides in plain sight.

Pethia nigrofasciata

A peaceful Sri Lankan barb whose males blush deep crimson when rivals are near.

Badis badis

A color-changing micro-predator that hides, watches, and ambushes with surprising intensity.

Labeo boga

A large, shark-like cyprinid that outgrows most home aquariums.

Rasbora cf dandia

A peaceful schooling rasbora from Sri Lanka that thrives in larger community tanks.

Devario xyrops

A lively forest-stream schooler from Myanmar with bold broken-line markings.

Pseudosphromenus dayi

A secretive bubble-nesting gourami from Kerala's ditches and swamps.

Horabagrus brachysoma

A gorgeous giant catfish that outgrows most home tanks before you know it.

Channa marulius

A true apex predator that can grow longer than most people are tall.

Brachygobius nunus

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

Laubuka dadiburjori

A tiny, peaceful schooler with a bold lateral stripe and easy-going nature.

Pethia sp. "Myanmar"

A mystery barb from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers with lively social displays.