Southeast Asia

Betta akarensis

A secretive Bornean mouthbrooder that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Butis amboinensis

An ambush predator that hunts upside-down under submerged wood

Hemibarbus labeo

A large, bottom-rooting cyprinid with a big personality to match its size.

Abbottina rivularis

A bold, bottom-hugging cyprinid that demands equally assertive tankmates.

Chaca bankanensis

A master of disguise that lures prey with its own barbels like a living trap.

Betta apollon

A wild Thai hillstream betta that thrives in cool, shadowy, soft-water streams.

Luciosoma pellegrinii

A surface-prowling Bornean predator that leaps for food above the waterline.

Luciosoma setigerum

A surface-skimming predator sold under a tangle of wrong names.

Luciosoma spilopleura

A fast-moving schooling fish wrapped in taxonomic mystery.

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Limnophila sessiliflora

A fast-growing Asian stem plant that thrives where Cabomba would struggle.

Scleropages formosus

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

Pseudomystus sp. "Cf Stenomus"

A secretive, predatory catfish that punches above its weight in community tanks.

Xenentodon cancila

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

Hemibagrus wyckioides

A river giant that outgrows nearly every home aquarium and knows no fear.

Channa striata

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

Akysis pulvinatus

A pint-sized Thai hillstream catfish that hides among rocks and rarely reaches an inch.

Channa orientalis

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

Clea helena

The snail that hunts other snails. A living solution to pest outbreaks.

Betta aurigans

A rare wild betta from a single Indonesian island, full of quiet personality.

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

A shoaling fish that outgrows most home aquariums faster than owners expect.

Atyopsis moluccensis

A peaceful filter-feeder that fans food from the current like a tiny fisherman.

Toxotes jaculatrix

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

Bagarius rutilus

A river predator with vivid orange fins, built for serious hobbyists with serious space.

Mastacembelus circumcinctus

A secretive burrowing eel that vanishes into the substrate for days at a time.

Syncrossus helodes

A bold, large loach that needs space, company, and an owner who means business.

Channa baramensis

A compact, air-breathing predator from Borneo with bold scale markings.

Rhinogobius giurinus ctenogobius giurinus ctenogobius hadropterus

A hardy little goby from Asia's rivers, surprisingly easy to keep.

Opsarius barna

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

Nemacheilus fasciatus

A neatly patterned stream loach from the cool highlands of Sumatra and Java.

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Melanotaenia synergos

A compact, clear-water rainbowfish from Batanta Island's pristine forest rivers.

Batasio tigrinus

A compact Thai catfish with bold tiger patterning and feisty personality.

Cyclocheilichthys apogon

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

Ophisternon bengalense

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

Betta splendens

The world's most recognizable fighting fish, now bred in countless colors and fin shapes.