Species

Nemacheilus fasciatus

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

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.

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.

Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki

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

Acanthopsoides robertsi

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

Acanthopsoides namromensis

A tiny, rarely kept Vietnamese loach with quiet charm for the patient aquarist.

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.

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.

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.

Mesonoemacheilus petrubanarescui

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

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.

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.

Sewellia lineolata

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

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.