Species

Pangio doriae

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

Sinibotia pulchra

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

Canthophrys gongota

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

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.

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.

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.

Botia rostrata

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

Petruichthys brevis

A tiny loach from Myanmar's famous Inle Lake, best kept in groups.

Homaloptera bilineata

A tiny torrent-dweller that crawls and hops across rocks like no other fish.

Homaloptera leonardi

A tiny hillstream crawler that clings to rocks and hops across the riverbed.

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.

Homalopteroides smithi

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

Homalopterula gymnogaster

A tiny Sumatran hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a lizard.

Neohomaloptera johorensis

A tiny, orange hillstream loach that crawls and hops rather than swims.

Homaloptera parclitella

A flat-bodied Malay hillstream loach that crawls and hops across rocks like a tiny lizard.

Lepidocephalichthys irrorata

A rarely traded Indian loach with hidden spines and subtle charm.

Pangio semicincta

The fish sold as kuhli loach is almost certainly this one instead.

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.

Yaoshania pachychilus

Bold panda stripes as a juvenile, but adults fade to something far subtler.

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.

Iksookimia pumila

A compact Korean loach rarely seen outside its home country's hobby.

Sinogastromyzon puliensis

A flat, current-loving Taiwanese hillstream loach that clings to rocks like a living suction cup.

Botia dario

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

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.

Leptobotia pellegrini

China's boldly patterned loach needs a group and robust tankmates to thrive.