Species

Nemacheilus masyai

A boldly patterned river loach that holds its own with attitude to spare.

Nemacheilus fasciatus

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

Syncrossus beauforti

A boldly patterned, boisterous loach that demands space and respectful tankmates.

Mesonoemacheilus triangularis

A boldly patterned Indian hillstream loach with a famously unpredictable temper.

Botia histrionica

A patterned loach from clear Himalayan streams that thrives in sociable, active groups.

Beaufortia kweichowensis

A flat, fin-fused hillstream specialist that crawls rocks like no other loach.

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.

Nemacheilus corica

A spotted hill-stream loach that thrives with companions and a naturalistic setup.

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

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

Acanthopsoides robertsi

A tiny burrowing loach with a distinctive caudal marking and big personality.

Leptobotia elongata

A river giant from the Yangtze that demands serious space and serious commitment.

Botia udomritthiruji

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

Nemacheilus selangoricus

A scrappy little bottom-dweller from Borneo's fast forest streams.

Schistura devdevi

A tiny Himalayan stream loach sometimes traded as the firefly loach.

Sinibotia robusta

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

Sinibotia pulchra

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

Yasuhikotakia splendida

A rare Mekong loach with bold spots, yellow fins, and fascinating social rituals.

Pangio kuhlii

The eel-like bottom dweller that disappears for weeks and reappears at midnight.

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.

Acanthocobitis botia

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

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.

Lepidocephalichthys annandalei

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

Yasuhikotakia lecontei

A sociable loach with complex group dynamics and real personality to match.

Yunnanilus sp. "Rosy"

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

Acanthocobitis zonalternans

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

Schistura savona

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

Gastromyzon punctulatus

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

Pangio muraeniformis

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

Yasuhikotakia eos

A bold, clicking loach from fast Mekong rivers that demands respect and companions.

Schistura hypsiura

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