Southeast Asia
The Mekong, Chao Phraya, and the rivers of Borneo, Sumatra, and Java — home to bettas, gouramis, rasboras, barbs, and many iconic community fish.
460 species · freshwater
Other regions in Asia
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus alfredi
A tiny peat-swamp gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus allani
A tiny blackwater rarity from Borneo, rarely seen outside dedicated hobbyist circles.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus anjunganensis
A tiny blackwater gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus bintan
A tiny peat-swamp gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus deissneri
A tiny, cave-breeding licorice gourami from Bangka with a tangled taxonomic history.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus harveyi
A tiny peat swamp jewel that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus nagyi
A rare peat-swamp gem that rewards patient, dedicated keepers.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus opallios
A jewel-sized licorice gourami from Borneo's blackwater swamps, rarely seen in the trade.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus ornaticauda
A tiny licorice gourami with an acrobatic courtship display unlike any other.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus quindecim
A pint-sized Bornean labyrinth fish for dedicated blackwater keepers.
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus sp. "Sentang"
A tiny peat-swamp gem that spawns head-down in secret caves
Licorice Gourami
FishParosphromenus tweediei
A tiny blackwater gem that's been hiding under the wrong name for decades.
Lizard Loach
FishHomaloptera bilineata
A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.
Lizard Loach
FishHomaloptera leonardi
A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.
Lizard Loach
FishHomaloptera smithi
A fast-water hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.
Lizard Loach
FishHomaloptera zollingeri
A flattened, rock-clinging stream dweller that crawls and hops like a lizard.
Lizard Loach
FishHomalopteroides smithi
A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.
Lizard Loach
FishHomalopterula gymnogaster
A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.
Lizard Loach
FishNeohomaloptera johorensis
A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.
Lizard Loaches
FishHomaloptera parclitella
A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.
Long-faced Loach
FishAcantopsis octoactinotos
A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.
Longfin Betta
FishBetta enisae
A mouthbrooding wild betta from Borneo's leaf-littered forest streams.
Long whiskers catfish
FishMystus gulio
A schooling brackish catfish that grows surprisingly large and breathes air.
Mad Barb
FishLeptobarbus hoevenii
A river giant with a wild reputation for eating intoxicating seeds
Maeklong Chameleon Catfish
FishAcrochordonichthys septentrionalis
A skin-shedding hill stream catfish that keeps its tankmates on their toes.
Mahachai Betta
FishBetta mahachaiensis
A nipa palm specialist from coastal Thailand with iridescent blue-green armor.
Malayan Leaffish
FishPristolepis fasciata
A bold, deep-bodied predator from Southeast Asian floodplains with real personality.
Malayan Loach
FishPangio semicincta
The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.
Malaya Shrimp
InvertCaridina babaulti
A hardy, color-shifting dwarf shrimp that surprises you with every molt.
Malay glass catfish
FishOmpok eugeneiatus
A shy, schooling catfish from Southeast Asian peat swamps and flooded forests.
Malaysian Trumpet Snail
InvertMelanoides tuberculata
The tireless substrate burrower that aerates your gravel while you sleep.
Mandor
FishBetta mandor
A small, secretive Bornean mouthbrooder best kept in quiet, species-focused setups.
Marbled Goby
FishOxyeleotris marmorata
A motionless giant that eats anything fitting in its enormous mouth.
Meklong Spiny Eel
FishMacrognathus meklongensis
A secretive Thai spiny eel that comes out of hiding when hunger calls.
Mekong Bumblebee Goby
FishBrachygobius mekongensis
A pint-sized brackish goby with bold banded markings and a big personality.
Mekong Croaking Gourami
FishTrichopsis schalleri
The tiny gourami that actually produces sounds to resolve conflicts and court mates.