Anabantoids

All fish in this group have the ability to breate atmospheric air due to a lung. Many live in low oxygen or very still murky water. With few exceptions they are all fairly easy to breed. Many build bubblenests and care for their young. All are predatory, though mainly to insects and worms. Most are also semi-aggressive. Click here for more info on Anabantoids.

List Sort Common Name | Scientific Name

Black Paradise Fish (Macropodus concolor)
Blue Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus)
Breder's Betta (Betta brederi)
Brown Spike-Tail (Parosphromenus dayi)
Chinese Paradise Fish (Macropodus ocellatus)
Chocolate Gourami (Sphaerichthys osphromenoides)
Climbing Perch (Ananas testudineus)
Combtail (Belontia signata)
Croaking Gourami (Trichopsis vittata)
Day's Paradise Fish (Parosphromenus dayi)
Dwarf Croaking Gourami (Trichopsis pumilis)
Dwarf Gourami (Colisa lalia)
Giant Gourami (Colisa fasciata)
Giant Gourami (Osphronemus gorami)
Gold Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus)
Hasselt's Combtail (Belontia hasselti)
Honey Gourami (Colisa chuna)
Java Combtail (Belontia hasselti)
Java Fighter (Betta picta)
Kingsley's Bush Fish (Ctenopoma kingsleyae)
Kissing Gourami (Helostoma temmincki)
Licorice Gourami (Parosphromenus deissneri)
Malay Combtail (Belontia hasselti)
Moonlight Gourami (Trichogaster microlepis)
Mottled Bush Fish (Ctenopoma oxyrhynchus)
Opaline Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus)
Ornate Ctenopoma (Microctenopoma ansorgii)
Paradise Fish (Macropodus opercularis)
Peaceful Betta (Betta imbellis)
Pearl Gourami (Trichogaster leeri)
Penang Mouthbrooding Fighter (Betta pugnax)
Platinum Gourami (Trichogaster trichopterus)
Siamese Fighting Fish (Betta splendens)
Snakeskin Gourami (Trichogaster pectoralis)
Spike-Tailed Paradise Fish (Pseudosphromenus cupanus)
Spotted Climbing Perch (Ctenopoma acutirostris)
Striped Fighter (Betta bellica)
Thick-lipped Gourami (Colias labiosa)
Wine Red Betta (Betta coccina)

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