South Asia

Devario regina

A bold, deep-bodied danionid that thrives in fast-moving company.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Channa bleheri

A rare snakehead small enough for a community tank, if you choose tankmates carefully.

Badis ruber

A secretive cave-spawning micro-predator with fascinating breeding behavior and bold flank markings.

Microrasbora rubescens

A tiny Lake Inle gem that truly shines when kept in a proper-sized school.

Pethia reval

A tiny Sri Lankan barb with vivid red fins and an easy-going nature.

Garra rufa

The original 'doctor fish', famous for nibbling skin long before spa treatments existed.

Devario assamensis

A rare, deep-bodied danionid from Assam with vivid lateral striping and restless energy.

Puntius bimaculatus

A peaceful, active schooler from South Asian streams with a vivid red flanks in males.

Aborichthys elongatus

A pebble-stream loach from the Himalayan foothills with a fondness for fast water.

Monopterus albus

A land-crossing, air-breathing swamp predator that isn't actually an eel at all.

Dawkinsia rohani

A lively schooling barb from the hill streams of southern India.

Sahyadria denisonii

The endangered Indian torpedo barb with a vivid red-and-black racing stripe

Pethia conchonius

Hardy, colorful schooling barb that thrives across a wide range of conditions.

Danio roseus

A rosy-hued schooling danio that thrives in lively community tanks.

Yunnanilus sp. "Rosy"

A rosy little loach that punches above its weight in personality.

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

A camouflaged Salween loach that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Schistura savona

A boldly barred Himalayan loach that holds its own in a community tank.

Dario dario

Tiny Indian badid with iridescent blue bars and big personality in a nano tank.

Rasbora rasbora

A large, peaceful schooling rasbora rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Toxotes chatareus

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

Barilius shacra

A bold, fast-moving river cyprinid that needs equally robust tankmates to thrive.

Pethia shalynius

A cool-water hill stream barb with a vivid blue lateral stripe and gentle temperament.

Nemachilichthys shimogensis

A rarely seen Indian stream loach that does best with a few of its own kind.

Crossocheilus burmanicus

A lesser-known algae eater from Himalayan foothills with a subtle but useful ID feature.

Chela cachius

A deep-bodied, lightning-fast schooler from South Asian plains and waterways.

Datnioides polota

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

Hemibagrus peguensis

A rarely seen Myanmar catfish with bold spotted flanks and an orange tail.

Brachydanio aesculapii

A tiny, patterned danio from an isolated mountain range few fishkeepers know about.

Brachydanio sp. "TW01"

A lively Myanmarese danio with a bold caudal peduncle mark and plenty of personality.

Brachydanio tinwini

A tiny, spot-patterned danio from a single Myanmar stream.

Brachydanio feegradei

A lively schooling danio from Myanmar's isolated western mountains.

Brachydanio kyathit

A small Burmese danio with variable patterning that keeps hobbyists guessing.

Brachydanio sp. "Hikari"

A peaceful schooler from Myanmar with a taxonomic twist hiding in its stripes.

Pseudosphromenus cupanus

A shy, small labyrinth fish with secretive bubble-nesting habits worth watching.

Barbodes binotatus

A wide-ranging Asian barb with a surprisingly variable spotted pattern.