Southeast Asia

Brachygobius nunus

Tiny, bold, and bracksih-water tough. The bumblebee goby punches above its weight.

Brachygobius xanthomelas

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives in brackish water and fits in your palm.

Lepidocephalichthys berdmorei

A sociable little loach that thrives in groups and suits community stream tanks.

Mystacoleucus argenteus

A lively Burmese riverfish with vivid fins and an energetic personality to match.

Mystacoleucus obtusirostris

A lively schooling cyprinid with bold fin markings and a hidden surprise spine.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Opsarius pulchellus

A fast-moving, boldly barred stream fish that needs active, confident tankmates.

Gastromyzon viriosus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with surprising territorial attitude for its size.

Garra cambodgiensis

A misidentified algae eater with a sucker mouth and strong opinions about personal space.

Folifer brevifilis

A rare giant cyprinid from Southeast Asia, seldom seen outside its native rivers.

Schistura deansmarti

A blind, ghostly cave loach found nowhere else on Earth.

Oryzias celebensis

A rare Sulawesi ricefish with surprisingly easy breeding and fascinating spawning behavior.

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Sphaerichthys selatanensis

A rare Bornean gem where the mother holds the eggs, not the father.

Rasbora rubrodorsalis

A tiny Southeast Asian schooler with a vivid red splash on its dorsal fin.

Rhinogobius chiengmaiensis

A pint-sized Thai hill stream goby with a big carnivore's appetite.

Boraras brigittae

Tiny, brilliantly red schooling fish that thrives in a species-focused nano setup.

Channa asiatica

A pelvic-fin-free predator with bold bars, white spots, and genuine parental instincts.

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

A familiar trade fish that often surprises owners with its attitude as it matures.

Pelodiscus sinensis

A leathery, long-snouted predator that's more personality than shell.

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

A delicate blackwater specialist with unusual maternal mouthbrooding and mysterious social rituals.

Vaillantella maassi

A secretive, eel-like loach with a bold orange dorsal stripe and a sky-high price tag.

Betta tussyae

A peat-swamp dweller with rich reddish-orange color and a surprisingly peaceful nature.

Barbodes dunckeri

A boldly patterned Malaysian barb that's been hiding behind its cousin's name for decades.

Barbodes everetti

A misidentified Bornean barb finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Betta cracens

A slender, soft-water mouthbrooder that's genuinely rare in the hobby

Chromobotia macracanthus

A long-lived, social bottom-dweller that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Rasbora kalochroma

A rosy, large-bodied rasbora that rewards keepers who give it room to school properly.

Stiphodon semoni

A tiny rainforest stream goby with big personality and territorial tendencies.

Butis butis

The brackish ambush predator that hunts just as happily upside down as right-side up.

Trichopsis vittata

The gourami that settles arguments with sound instead of fins.

Bagarius suchus

A rapids-dwelling predator built more for public aquariums than home tanks.

Indostomus crocodilus

A tiny armored oddity from Thai blackwater streams, best kept in small groups.

Oryzias woworae

A tiny Indonesian ricefish that glows red and blue at spawning time.

Mystus bleekeri

A sociable South Asian catfish that thrives in groups and fits larger community tanks well.

Acheilognathus macropterus

A large bitterling with a bizarre mussel-breeding strategy unlike almost any other fish.