Southeast Asia

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.

Caridina serrata

Bold tiger stripes and easy care make this shrimp a great starting point.

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.

Geosesarma notophorum

Vivid purple freshwater crab that lives on land as much as in water.

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.

Hygrophila difformis

A fast-growing, fern-like stem plant that thrives even without CO2.

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.