Southeast Asia

Betta stigmosa

A peaceful hill stream betta with iridescent spots and fascinating mouthbrooding behavior.

Oryzias songkhramensis

A tiny Thai ricefish with a fascinating breeding style and peaceful nature.

Leiocassis siamensis

A sleek Thai river catfish with a carnivore's appetite and quiet confidence.

Trichopodus trichopterus

A tough, adaptable gourami with a personality that can catch you off guard.

Trichogaster trichopterus

A bold, labyrinth-breathing gourami that demands respect from its tankmates.

Boraras micros

One of the tiniest cyprinids around, and genuinely underrated for the right setup.

Puntigrus tetrazona

Bold, nippy, and best kept in a big rowdy group of its own kind.

Puntigrus anchisporus

A wild Bornean tiger barb that puts the common trade fish to shame.

Syncrossus berdmorei

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

Inlecypris maetaengensis

A tiny Thai mountain-stream schooler sold as tiger danio, worth a closer look.

Syncrossus hymenophysa

A boldly barred, sharp-spined loach that demands respect and plenty of company.

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

A shimmering river giant that rapidly outgrows most home aquariums.

Mastacembelus armatus

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

Betta rubra

A tiny peat swamp betta with mouthbrooding surprises and complex social needs.

Schistura cf balteata

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

Mystus bimaculatus

A tiny, peaceful Sumatran catfish that thrives in soft, acidic blackwater setups.

Rasbora elegans

A large, peaceful schooler with a bold two-spot pattern rarely seen in shops.

Melanotaenia vanheurni

A rarely seen New Guinea rainbowfish with a very limited wild range.

Nandus nandus

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

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.

Tanichthys micagemmae

A lesser-known cousin of the white cloud that rewards keepers who look closely.

Rasbora vulcanus

A tiny, peaceful Sumatran schooler that earns its volcanic trade name.

Clarias batrachus

The catfish that actually walks on land and can breathe air.

Tanichthys albonubes

A cold-tolerant schooling fish that practically takes care of itself.

Betta albimarginata

A tiny, peaceful mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater forest streams.

Betta coccina

A blood-red peat swamp betta that demands soft, acidic water and its own space.

Hemibagrus nemurus

A river giant that grows enormous, acts aggressively, and fears nothing. Including you.

Hypsibarbus pierrei

A large, river-bred barb with bold scale patterning and easy care.

Rasbora tornieri

A surface-skimming schooler with a vivid splash of color on the tail fin.

Gastromyzon zebrinus

A boldly barred Bornean hillstream loach that clings to rocks with surprising grip.

Macrognathus zebrinus

A boldly patterned burrower that will eat anything small enough to swallow.