Species

Nemacheilus fasciatus

A neatly patterned stream loach from the cool highlands of Sumatra and Java.

Yasuhikotakia modesta

A sociable Mekong loach with vivid fins and a complex social life.

Gastromyzon ctenocephalus

A tiny Bornean hillstream crawler with iridescent blue fins and bold spotted patterns.

Chromobotia macracanthus

A long-lived, social bottom-dweller that rewards patient keepers with decades of personality.

Lepidocephalichthys thermalis

A sand-sifting loach from India that thrives in groups and breathes air when needed.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

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

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

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

Pangio anguillaris

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

Sinibotia robusta

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

Balitora brucei

A flattened hill-stream grazer that thrives where the current runs wild.

Yunnanilus cruciatus

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

Botia rostrata

A boldly barred loach with a complex social life and real personality.

Homaloptera smithi

A fast-water hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Homaloptera zollingeri

A flattened, rock-clinging stream dweller that crawls and hops like a lizard.

Acantopsis octoactinotos

A slender, sand-diving loach with a distinctively elongated snout.

Acanthocobitis botia

A peaceful, quirky bottom-dweller with a false eye that fools predators.

Pangio pangia

A slender, burrowing loach from South Asian slow waters, peaceful and endlessly curious.

Acanthocobitis pavonacea

A boldly patterned loach from northeast India that rarely appears in the trade.

Lepidocephalus macrochir

A shy, rarely traded loach that does best with gentle companions and a soft substrate.

Botia kubotai

A polka-dotted Burmese loach with a complex social life and plenty of personality.

Botia dario

A boldly barred loach with a curved profile and a complex social life.

Sewellia lineolata

A bold hillstream loach with bold patterning and surprisingly easy breeding.

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

A camouflaged Salween loach that thrives in groups and rewards patient keepers.

Gastromyzon punctulatus

A pint-sized Bornean hillstream loach that grazes algae like a tiny lawnmower.

Acanthocobitis urophthalmus

A tiny, peaceful bottom-dweller from Sri Lanka's fast-flowing lowland streams.