Southeast Asia

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

The loach that supposedly predicts the weather and definitely has personality.

Schistura pridii

A tiny, feisty loach with bold dragon-like patterning from Thai mountain streams.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

A daylight-active schooling loach with a bold ladder-patterned back and big personality.

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Tiny loach with big social rituals and a personality to match

Acanthopsoides molobrion

A pint-sized Bornean loach with a horse-faced look and big personality.

Acanthopsoides robertsi

A tiny burrowing loach with a distinctive caudal marking and big personality.

Acanthopsoides sp. "A02"

A tiny, sand-loving dwarf horse-face loach that's trickier to ID than to keep.

Oryzias minutillus

A tiny ricefish from Southeast Asian swamps that breeds readily in nano tanks.

Betta dimidiata

A tiny forest stream betta with a spade-shaped tail and mouthbrooding dad.

Carinotetraodon salivator

A pint-sized puffer from Borneo's fast-flowing streams, full of personality.

Rasbosoma spilocerca

A tiny Mekong surface dweller that rewards patient keepers with lively schooling behavior.

Channa gachua

A mouthbrooding snakehead small enough for a community tank with the right neighbors.

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

A rare peat-stream catfish that schools and stays genuinely peaceful in community tanks.

Pangio anguillaris

A worm-like burrowing loach that's rarely seen but endlessly fascinating.

Pangio sp. "PAN02"

A mystery kuhli loach with sharp sub-ocular spines and a fondness for piling into hiding spots.

Osphronemus exodon

A leaping, fruit-snatching giant with teeth that stay visible when its mouth is closed.

Brevibora dorsiocellata

A tiny, peaceful schooler with a vivid flash of green in its eye.

Betta smaragdina

A wild-caught relative of the common betta with iridescent emerald scales and surprising calm.

Channa marulioides

A large, predatory swamp hunter with dramatic color variations across its range.

Gastromyzon ocellatus

A patterned Bornean stream-clinger with a bold red tail and real personality.

Acrochordonichthys gyrinus

A skin-shedding catfish that produces a milky defensive toxin when stressed.

Bagrichthys macropterus

A river-bottom detritivore from Southeast Asia's murky floodplain systems.

Bagrichthys obscurus

A bottom-dwelling catfish that minds its own business. Unless you're a rival.

Eirmotus insignis

A tiny barb with bold banding, best appreciated in a species-focused nano setup.

Eirmotus octozona

A tiny, bar-striped cyprinid that rewards patient keepers with natural schooling behavior.

Acanthopsoides namromensis

A tiny, rarely kept Vietnamese loach with quiet charm for the patient aquarist.

Chitala chitala

A massive, humped river predator rarely seen in the trade despite its size and character.

Betta sp. "Antutabulungan"

A rarely-seen Bornean mouthbrooder from one of the most species-rich fish genera on Earth.

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Datnioides microlepis

A boldly barred predator from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Channa sp. "Fire And Ice"

A small snakehead with fiery red and cool blue coloring that punches above its size.

Devario maetaengensis

A compact mountain-stream danio with bold patterning from northern Thailand's cool waters.

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

A bold, snake-like predator that rewards patient keepers with years of personality.

Pethia ticto

A quietly charming schooling barb from the foothills of South Asia.

Esomus longimanus

A sleek, surface-loving barb with remarkably long barbels and oversized pectoral fins.

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

A bold personality in a sleek body, but choose its tankmates carefully.