Southeast Asia

Microdevario kubotai

A tiny Thai schooler that glows neon green in a well-planted tank.

Stiphodon elegans

A jewel-toned goby built for fast, crystal-clear rainforest streams.

Betta chloropharynx

A tiny wild betta from blackwater leaf litter pools, with a throat like no other.

Notopterus notopterus

A nocturnal predator that outgrows most home aquariums faster than expected.

Hampala macrolepidota

A two-foot predatory barb that's more river monster than aquarium fish.

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

A timeless community fish with a bold black wedge marking that never goes out of style.

Kottelatia brittani

A rare, monotypic rasbora relative with vivid caudal markings and a gentle nature.

Rasbora dorsiocellata

A neat, small rasbora with a bold dorsal spot that catches the eye.

Liniparhomaloptera disparis

A tiny mountain stream hillstream loach with surprisingly bold territorial behavior.

Macropodus hongkongensis

A rare Hong Kong labyrinthfish with fierce personality packed into a small frame.

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

A burrowing, long-snouted loach that vanishes into the sand and rarely looks back.

Micronemacheilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in midwater and thrives in groups

Yunnanilus cruciatus

A tiny Vietnamese loach that hovers in open water, unlike most of its relatives.

Betta ibanorum

A blackwater mouthbrooder from Borneo that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.

Chaca chaca

A living lure: the ambush catfish that fishes for its own dinner.

Parambassis ranga

A living x-ray fish whose transparent body reveals its skeleton and organs.

Laubuka laubuca

A schooling surface-dweller with a genuinely tangled identity across Asia.

Xenentodon canciloides

A freshwater needlefish that's calmer than its needle-filled grin suggests.

Channa micropeltes

A genuinely massive predator that outgrows most home aquariums before you know it.

Melanotaenia irianjaya

A rarely seen rainbowfish with an unusual fin shape that sets it apart from its cousins.

Yasuhikotakia splendida

A rare Mekong loach with bold spots, yellow fins, and fascinating social rituals.

Oryzias latipes

The first vertebrate to mate in space, now a rewarding nano fish for patient keepers.

Barbonymus gonionotus

A large, active schooling barb that needs space and robust tank companions.

Belontia hasselti

A large, territorial labyrinth fish that rewards patient, experienced keepers.

Systomus orphoides

A boisterous, patterned barb that needs bold tankmates and room to roam.

Betta picta

A mild-mannered mouthbrooding betta that makes the whole genus look bad by comparison.

Oryzias javanicus

A surface-dwelling ricefish with surprisingly complex spawning behavior, rarely seen for sale.

Brachygobius kabiliensis

Tiny bumblebee-patterned goby from Borneo's mangroves, surprisingly manageable for new keepers.

Betta krataios

A tiny mouthbrooding betta from Borneo's blackwater streams, best kept in quiet company.

Labeo calbasu

A large, algae-grazing river fish best appreciated outside the home aquarium.

Helostoma temminkii

The infamous 'kissing fish' hides a complicated personality behind its pucker.

Betta simplex

A rare mouth-brooding betta from Thailand's limestone streams, peaceful by betta standards.

Craterocephalus randi

A slender, active schooler from the clear streams of New Guinea.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

Pangio cuneovirgata

A rare kuhli lookalike from blackwater peat swamps, seldom seen outside expert collections.

Pangio filinaris

A slender, plain-bodied eel loach from the forested streams of peninsular Malaysia.