Species

Homalopteroides tweediei

A tiny hillstream crawler that hops and clings its way across the riverbed.

Hydrocynus goliath

Razor-toothed Congo predator that most aquariums, and fishkeepers, simply cannot handle.

Puntius guganio

A peaceful, schooling barb from South Asia that science hasn't fully figured out yet.

Kryptopterus geminus

A ghostly schooling catfish that drifts through the water column like smoke

Kryptopterus limpok

A schooling glass catfish cousin rarely seen outside its native rivers

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.

Apogon aureus

A social reef dweller that rearranges its social life with the seasons.

Pangio doriae

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

Boulengerella lucius

A torpedo-shaped ambush predator that outgrows most home aquariums fast.

Hemigrammus rodwayi

The golden color isn't natural. It takes a parasite to unlock it.

Canthophrys gongota

A rarely traded loach from Himalayan foothills that rewards patient, specialist keepers.

Hampala macrolepidota

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

Carnegiella strigata strigata

A tiny, peaceful surface-dweller with a deep-keeled body unlike any other tetra.

Dascyllus reticulatus

A bold little damselfish that claims coral heads as its personal territory.

Leptobotia taeniops

A sociable Chinese loach with a bold personality and a taste for company.

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.

Akysis prashadi

A pint-sized Myanmar catfish that vanishes into the sand, barbels first.

Chanda ranga

A ghostly glass fish from Asian rivers, delicate but endlessly fascinating.

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.

Oryzias dancena

A tiny, peaceful ricefish that carries its eggs like a living clutch before planting them.

Xenentodon canciloides

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

Pristiapogon kallopterus

A subtly shimmering cardinalfish that thrives where many marines struggle.

Barbus jae

A tiny, jewel-toned African barb best kept in a species-focused setup

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.

Pimelodus ornatus

A bold, predatory catfish with toxic spines and serious schooling instincts.

Pangio cuneovirgata

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

Pangio malayana

A slender kuhli loach relative that travels incognito 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.

Brycinus macrolepidotus

A football-sized African predator that roams rivers from the Nile to the Congo.

Tanichthys sp. "Vietnam"

A tiny Vietnamese rarity with bright yellow fins and big schooling personality.

Homalopteroides smithi

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