South Asia

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.

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

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

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.

Colisa lalia

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

Trichogaster chuna

A spitting, bubble-building gourami that rewards keepers who give it company.

Horadandia atukorali

A tiny Sri Lankan schooler best kept with equally small, gentle tankmates.

Horabagrus nigricollaris

A peaceful yellow catfish with a bold dark collar and a mouth to respect.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Parambassis ranga

A living x-ray fish whose transparent body reveals its skeleton and organs.

Laubuka laubuca

A schooling surface-dweller with a genuinely tangled identity across Asia.

Barilius bendelisis

A fast-moving hill stream fish that needs bold tankmates and plenty of room.

Puntius sahyadriensis

A rare Indian hill-stream barb that truly shines when kept in a proper school.

Oryzias dancena

A tiny, peaceful ricefish that carries its eggs like a living clutch before planting them.

Pethia setnai

A peaceful, school-loving barb from Goa's clear streams, perfect for community tanks.

Channa micropeltes

A genuinely massive predator that outgrows most home aquariums before you know it.

Devario apogon

A tiny Irrawaddy danionin that hobbyists have barely had a chance to meet yet.

Dario kajal

Tiny scarlet predator from India's hill streams, big on attitude.

Oryzias latipes

The first vertebrate to mate in space, now a rewarding nano fish for patient keepers.

Barilius canarensis

A bold, fast-moving schooler from Indian hill streams that needs equally spirited tankmates.

Hypselobarbus jerdoni

A rare, river-schooling giant from the Western Ghats, seldom seen in the hobby.

Lepidocephalichthys jonklaasi

A rare Sri Lankan loach hidden beneath leaf litter, seldom seen in the hobby.

Labeo calbasu

A large, algae-grazing river fish best appreciated outside the home aquarium.

Channa pardalis

A leopard-patterned snakehead from India's misty Khasi Hills.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Botia rostrata

A boldly barred loach with a complex social life and real personality.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Sperata aor

A river giant with a shoveled snout that will outgrow almost any tank.

Mystus gulio

A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.

Puntius mahecola

A rarely traded Kerala barb best appreciated in a lively, same-species school.

Barilius bakeri

A fast, bold stream fish that needs equally confident tankmates to thrive.

Barilius gatensis

A bold, fast-moving hill stream fish that needs equally assertive tankmates.