Species

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.

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito in mixed shipments

Pangio piperata

A speckled, secretive kuhli loach that turns up as a mystery in mixed shipments.

Pangio sp. "PAN03"

A mystery kuhli loach from Borneo that science hasn't named yet.

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera leonardi

A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.

Homalopteroides smithi

A rock-clinging hill stream loach that crawls and hops like a tiny lizard.

Homalopterula gymnogaster

A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

Mesonoemacheilus guentheri

A pebble-stream loach from India with famously unpredictable mood swings.

Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui

A shy Indian stream loach best kept in groups to bring it out of hiding.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

Lepidocephalichthys annandalei

A rare loach with peacock-patterned tail fins, seldom seen in the trade.

Iksookimia pumila

A compact Korean loach rarely seen outside its home country's hobby.

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

A flat, current-loving Taiwanese hillstream loach that clings to rocks like a living suction cup.

Yunnanilus sp. "Rosy"

A rosy little loach that punches above its weight in personality.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.

Schistura savona

A boldly barred Himalayan loach that holds its own in a community tank.

Gastromyzon scitulus

A tiny Bornean torrent-dweller that clings to rocks and grazes algae in miniature rapids.

Nemachilichthys shimogensis

A rarely seen Indian stream loach that does best with a few of its own kind.

Gastromyzon aeroides

A rare Bornean hillstream loach with vivid blue fins found in almost no aquariums yet.

Pangio myersi

A social, eel-like loach that piles into hiding spots with its companions.

Sewellia speciosa

A spotted hillstream loach that's feisty, fascinating, and surprisingly easy to breed.

Pangio muraeniformis

A slithery little bottom-dweller with a bold spotted pattern and a 10-year lifespan.

Erromyzon sp. "Red Spots"

A rarely identified hillstream loach with bold red spots and fascinating spawning behavior.

Kottelatlimia pristes

A tiny blackwater loach from Borneo that punches above its weight in personality.

Schistura hypsiura

A mildly tempered stream loach with bold flank bars and a deeply forked tail.

Hemimyzon formosanus

A rare Taiwanese hillstream fish that needs company to truly settle in.

Hypergastromyzon humilis

A tiny Bornean hillstream loach that crawls rocks instead of swimming

Schistura cf balteata

A boldly patterned Myanmar loach that comes in pink or yellow. Nobody knows why.

Annamia normani

A fast-water hillstream fish that really needs to be kept in a crowd.