Southeast Asia

Kryptopterus vitreolus

The see-through catfish that disappears in plain sight

Parambassis siamensis

A transparent Southeast Asian schooler that hides in plain sight.

Trigonopoma pauciperforatum

A slender, stripe-bearing rasbora that thrives in soft, tea-colored forest water.

Trigonostigma hengeli

A tiny, soft-water schooler with a vivid orange-edged lambchop mark.

Brachygobius aggregatus

A tiny bumblebee goby that thrives from freshwater streams to brackish estuaries.

Sinibotia robusta

A stocky, sociable Chinese loach that rewards patient keepers with fascinating group dynamics.

Pangio doriae

A worm-like peat swamp loach that loves to pile into hiding spots with its companions.

Sinibotia pulchra

A sociable, sinuous loach that needs its own kind to truly thrive.

Puntius sachsii

A feisty little schooling barb that keeps tanks lively. And fins on their toes.

Hypsibarbus malcolmi

A big, bold barb with golden fins that needs room to roam.

Crossocheilus cobitis

A bottom-dwelling algae eater from Southeast Asia's great river systems.

Rasbora caudimaculata

A large, long-lived rasbora with a restless tail and real presence in a big tank.

Pristis microdon

An ancient, river-roaming giant whose rostrum is both weapon and legend.

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.

Caridina woltereckae

A boldly patterned Sulawesi shrimp that brings serious color to a nano tank.

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.

Brotia pagodula

A spiny, armored snail that rewards patience with fascinating behavior.

Clithon corona

A tiny freshwater snail wearing a crown of unpredictable horns.

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.

Hydrocotyle tripartita

A fast-spreading ground cover that forms a bright green carpet with minimal fuss.

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.