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South Asia

India, Sri Lanka, Myanmar, and surrounding regions — danios, loaches, catfish, and a wealth of often-overlooked species.

256 species

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Slender Danio

Slender Danio

Fish

Brachydanio tinwini

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

Slender Danios

Slender Danios

Fish

Brachydanio feegradei

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

Slender Danios

Slender Danios

Fish

Brachydanio kyathit

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

Slender Danios

Slender Danios

Fish

Brachydanio sp. "Hikari"

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

Spiketail Paradise Fish

Spiketail Paradise Fish

Fish

Pseudosphromenus cupanus

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

Spotted Barb

Spotted Barb

Fish

Barbodes binotatus

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

Spotted Danio

Spotted Danio

Fish

Brachydanio nigrofasciatus

A rare, peaceful little danio from Myanmar that rewards patient keepers.

Spotted garra

Spotted garra

Fish

Garra spilota

A reddish-finned Burmese stream fish with boldly blotched flanks and genuine personality.

Spotted Snakehead

Spotted Snakehead

Fish

Channa punctata

A compact, hardy snakehead that breathes air and takes no nonsense from tankmates.

Sri Lanka Kamalika's Barb.

Sri Lanka Kamalika's Barb.

Fish

Puntius kamalika

A quietly attractive Sri Lankan barb that earns its keep without demanding much.

Stinging Catfish

Stinging Catfish

Fish

Heteropneustes fossilis

A tough, air-breathing catfish that comes with a genuinely painful warning.

Striped Hill Trout

Striped Hill Trout

Fish

Barilius barna

A bold, fast-moving hill stream schooler that keeps its tankmates on their toes.

Super Convict

Super Convict

Fish

Schistura hypsiura

A mildly tempered stream loach with bold flank bars and a deeply forked tail.

Super Red

Super Red

Fish

Dawkinsia assimilis

A lively Indian barb with bold caudal markings and a real taste for open-water schooling.

Tengra Mystus

Tengra Mystus

Fish

Mystus tengara

A small South Asian catfish with a surprising ability to breathe air.

Teri Barb

Teri Barb

Fish

Puntius terio

A peaceful, adaptable schooling barb that's surprisingly rare in the trade given its wide range.

Thick-lipped gourami

Thick-lipped gourami

Fish

Trichogaster labiosa

An underrated community gourami that outshines its more famous cousins.

Thick-lipped Gourami

Thick-lipped Gourami

Fish

Colisa labiosus

A thick-lipped labyrinth fish from Myanmar with a surprising need for surface air.

Tiger Botia

Tiger Botia

Fish

Syncrossus berdmorei

A bold, clicking loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Tiger loach
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Tiger loach

Fish

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.

Tire Track Eel

Tire Track Eel

Fish

Mastacembelus armatus

A burrow-happy nocturnal eel that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Travancore Batasio

Travancore Batasio

Fish

Batasio travancoria

A small, feisty hill stream catfish from India's lush Western Ghats.

Tri Band Sumo Loach

Tri Band Sumo Loach

Fish

Schistura balteata

A cave-claiming loach with bold banding and strong opinions about its territory.

Tri Band Sumo Loach

Tri Band Sumo Loach

Fish

Schistura cf balteata

A boldly patterned Myanmar loach that comes in pink or yellow. Nobody knows why.

Tulip Barb

Tulip Barb

Fish

Pethia erythromycter

A tiny Myanmar barb with a red nose and big attitude toward tankmates.

Tunga Garra

Tunga Garra

Fish

Garra bicornuta

The only Garra with paired facial horns that flex when things get heated.

Upside-down Catfish

Upside-down Catfish

Fish

Mystus leucophasis

An upside-down catfish from Myanmar that stays that way. And means business.

Vagra Baril

Vagra Baril

Fish

Barilius vagra

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

Vateria Flower Rasbora
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Vateria Flower Rasbora

Fish

Rasboroides vaterifloris

A rare Sri Lankan gem that shimmers in red, orange, or yellow depending on where it hatched.

Veda / Meni

Veda / Meni

Fish

Nandus nandus

A patient ambush predator from South Asia that punches above its weight at feeding time.

Veladykov's tooth-carp
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Veladykov's tooth-carp

Fish

Aphanius vladykovi

A high-altitude Iranian toothcarp that rewards dedicated keepers with non-stop activity.

Wasp Catfish
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Wasp Catfish

Fish

Akysis vespa

A tiny banded catfish from Myanmar's fast streams, built like a wasp.

Wendt's Cryptocoryne

Wendt's Cryptocoryne

Plant

Cryptocoryne wendtii 'Green'

A tough, low-light crypt that thrives even in the shadiest corners of your tank.

Werner's Killifish

Werner's Killifish

Fish

Aplocheilus werneri

A sleek Sri Lankan surface hunter rarely seen outside specialist collections.

Western Ghat Leach

Western Ghat Leach

Fish

Bhavania australis

A wild-stream crawler from endangered Indian rivers, rarely seen outside its homeland.

Yoyo Loach

Yoyo Loach

Fish

Botia almorhae

The loach that spells its own name, with a personality to match.