Species

Dawkinsia arulius

A long-lived Indian barb that rewards keepers who give it room and company.

Puntius tambraparniei

A lively, schooling barb from South India that rewards you with constant activity.

Desmopuntius foerschi

A tiny blackwater barb with bold vertical bars and a lively schooling personality.

Pethia tiantian

A rarely exported Burmese minibarb with bold patterning and lively rival displays.

Oliotius oligolepis

A peaceful, easy-to-keep schooler with bold checker-patterned scales.

Puntius titteya

A beginner-friendly Sri Lankan barb that glows deepest red in a good-sized group.

Puntius chola

A lively, wide-ranging barb that thrives in groups and suits peaceful community tanks.

Barbodes dunckeri

A boldly patterned Malaysian barb that's been hiding behind its cousin's name for decades.

Barbodes everetti

A misidentified Bornean barb finally getting the recognition it deserves.

Pethia cumingii

A peaceful Sri Lankan gem with bold black blotches and sunshine-yellow fins.

Puntius exclamatio

A rare Indian barb with a uniquely puzzling two-blotch pattern that may not even be a true species.

Pethia punctata

A peaceful, spotted little barb from India that rewards you for keeping a crowd.

Dawkinsia filamentosa

A large, lively Indian barb whose males grow ornate trailing dorsal fins.

Barbodes semifasciolatus

The golden form that fooled generations of fishkeepers into thinking it was the real thing.

Pethia gelius

A tiny, peaceable barb that shows its best colors in a tight-knit group.

Puntius sachsii

A feisty little schooling barb that keeps tanks lively. And fins on their toes.

Puntius sahyadriensis

A rare Indian hill-stream barb that truly shines when kept in a proper school.

Pethia setnai

A peaceful, school-loving barb from Goa's clear streams, perfect for community tanks.

Puntius vittatus

A peaceful little barb from rice fields and streams, best kept in lively groups.

Puntius mahecola

A rarely traded Kerala barb best appreciated in a lively, same-species school.

Haludaria fasciata

An underrated Indian barb that rewards you with vivid male rivalry displays.

Pethia padamya

A barb with a mysterious past and males that blaze red when rivals are near.

Haludaria melanampyx

A lively hill-stream barb from India's Western Ghats with a two-tone shimmer.

Desmopuntius hexazona

A dainty six-banded barb that thrives in big, lively groups

Desmopuntius pentazona

The rarely genuine pentazona barb. Most sold are actually its twin species.

Pethia stoliczkana

A peaceful schooling barb from mainland Southeast Asia, best kept in numbers.

Puntius bimaculatus

A peaceful, active schooler from South Asian streams with a vivid red flanks in males.

Dawkinsia rohani

A lively schooling barb from the hill streams of southern India.

Pethia conchonius

Hardy, colorful schooling barb that thrives across a wide range of conditions.

Barbodes banksi

A rare Bornean barb with a distinctive wedge marking, seldom seen outside specialist circles.

Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus

A peaceful Bornean barb that really comes alive in a proper-sized school.

Puntius snyderi

Taiwan's little-known barb that rivals the golden barb in looks but rarely in fame.

Dawkinsia assimilis

A lively Indian barb with bold caudal markings and a real taste for open-water schooling.

Puntius terio

A peaceful, adaptable schooling barb that's surprisingly rare in the trade given its wide range.

Puntigrus tetrazona

Bold, nippy, and best kept in a big rowdy group of its own kind.

Puntigrus anchisporus

A wild Bornean tiger barb that puts the common trade fish to shame.