Volcano Rasbora (Sundadanio axelrodi)
Sundadanio axelrodi is not a true Rasbora: it is a 2 cm Borneo peat fish whose males flash metallic blue-green over tea-stained water — keep it l…
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Strawberry Rasbora (Boraras naevus)
Boraras naevus from southern Thailand peat is a 2 cm rasbora defined by a round flank patch and a need for stained, still, acidic water — keep a…
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Clown Rasbora (Boraras maculatus)
Boraras maculatus is a peat-swamp speck from Peninsular Malaysia and Sumatra: tiny mouth, tea-stained water, and a school that only settles when th…
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Phoenix Rasbora (Boraras merah)
Borneo peat-swamp dwarfs in tea-coloured water. Tiny mouths, leaf litter, a huge school, and chemistry that would bleach an Inle fish.
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Red Microrasbora (Microrasbora rubescens)
Inle Lake rubies. Cooler, harder, alkaline water — the opposite of Boraras peat. Captive-bred fish for a threatened plateau lake.
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Kubota's Rasbora (Microdevario kubotai)
Neon-green Ataran micros that need a crowd, powder food, and gentle planted water — not peat-swamp pH 4 and not a danio river.
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Aesculapian Danio (Danio aesculapii)
A 2009 Rakhine stream danio, still uncommon. Length, current, a closed breeding group, and no invented tetra rituals.
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Dangila Danio (Danio dangila)
Moustached foothill danios that reach 10 cm-plus. Barbels, cool monsoon flow, and a four-foot tank — not a zebra with whiskers.
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Fire Bar Danio (Devario maetaengensis)
Mae Taeng Devario in a 90 cm river, not a nano peat cube. Red bars are a current-and-condition colour.
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Barred Danio (Devario pathirana)
Sri Lankan Nilwala endemic with vertical bars. Buy captive-bred, keep a flowing school, and do not hybridise the pattern away.
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Malabar Danio (Devario malabaricus)
Western Ghats giants to 15 cm. A 120 cm cool, fast tank or a different species — shop juveniles outgrow “danio” assumptions.
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Rose Danio (Danio roseus)
Hill-stream pink and two blue lines. Turn the heater down, stretch the tank, seal the lid, and feed in the current.
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Hikari Danio (Danio tinwini)
Tiny spotted gold-ring danios from the upper Irrawaddy. Cooler water, a long box, and enough males that sparring stays theatre.
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Orange-finned Danio (Danio kyathit)
Myanmar stream danios with orange paddles. Length, current, a lid, and no zebra hybrids — not a still tetra community fish.
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Yo-Yo Loach (Botia almorhae)
Bold black-and-white patterned loaches with quirky personalities — best kept in groups with caves, soft sand, and a mixed meaty diet.
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Bloodfin Tetra (Aphyocharax anisitsi)
Silver-bodied tetras with bright blood-red fins — hardy, energetic schooling fish that prefer longer tanks and cooler room temps.
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Odessa Barb (Pethia padamya)
An active, scarlet-flanked barb that brings motion and tropical colour — best kept in schools with room to cruise.
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