Southeast Asia

Bagrichthys hypselopterus

A deep-river Asian catfish with an impressively tall dorsal fin and bold personality.

Ambastaia nigrolineata

A rare, sociable loach with bold racing stripes and fascinating group behaviors.

Rasbora borapetensis

A peaceful schooling fish with a vivid red tail that really shines in a group.

Balitoropsis zollingeri

A flat-bodied stream crawler that hops and clings across rocks like no other loach.

Macropodus spechti

A close paradise fish relative that thrives where others struggle.

Labeo chrysophekadion

A dramatically dark, shark-shaped giant that outgrows most home tanks.

Channa melasoma

A compact, nocturnal predator built for dark, acidic forest streams.

Hemibagrus wyckii

A river giant that sees humans as a threat. And acts on it.

Chilatherina bleheri

A brilliantly colored rainbowfish from one remote Indonesian lake, worth every bit of effort.

Nemacheilus troglocataractus

A blind, cave-dwelling loach from a single Thai cave system.

Schistura jarutanini

A blind cave loach from Thailand that science knows from just 22 specimens.

Channa maculata

A predatory bruiser that breathes air and guards its young with fierce devotion.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.

Danio kerri

A powder-blue schooling gem from the Malay Peninsula that's rarely seen but easy to keep.

Opsarius bernatziki

A fast, bold hillstream schooler with vivid blue flank bars and serious attitude.

Trigonopoma gracile

A delicate blackwater rasbora with variable color forms from Borneo's forest streams.

Rasbora einthovenii

A peaceful forest-stream rasbora with a charmingly crinkled lateral stripe.

Stiphodon atropurpureus

A thumbnail-sized stream goby that grazes biofilm and occasionally vanishes into the sand.

Kryptopterus apogon

A massive river predator sometimes sold to unsuspecting buyers as a cute juvenile.

Melanotaenia boesemani

Two fish in one body: bold orange rear, cool blue-grey front.

Desmopuntius foerschi

A tiny blackwater barb with bold vertical bars and a lively schooling personality.

Labiobarbus ocellatus

A peaceful schooling cyprinid with a distinctive shoulder spot and shy streak.

Nematabramis borneensis

A slender Bornean minnow with notably long barbels and a bold lateral stripe.

Carinotetraodon borneensis

A pint-sized Bornean puffer with outsized personality and a very limited range.

Rasbora sarawakensis

A tiny, peaceful Bornean rasbora that's rarely seen but well worth seeking out.

Pangio shelfordii

A patterned eel-loach from Borneo's blackwater forests, with surprising personality for its size.

Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

A tiny Bornean hillstream crawler with iridescent blue fins and bold spotted patterns.

Gastromyzon farragus

A tiny Bornean stream-clinger with a vivid red tail and bold territorial streaks.

Gastromyzon stellatus

A boldly spotted Bornean stream crawler that grazes rocks like a tiny vacuum.

Rasbora brittani

A dainty, peaceful schooler that thrives in soft, shaded Southeast Asian-style setups.

Betta brownorum

A jewel of the peat swamps, with a glowing green flank spot unlike any other Betta.

Betta macrostoma

A rare Bornean beauty that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Channa marulius

A true apex predator that can grow longer than most people are tall.

Pseudomystus siamensis

Bold patterned and predatory, this catfish owns whatever bottom it calls home.

Brachygobius xanthozonus

Tiny, bold, and banded. This pint-sized brackish goby has serious attitude.

Brachygobius doriae

Tiny, boldly banded, and feistier than its size suggests.