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Cyprinids

Many cyprinids hail from the South East portion of Asia, most common among them the Goldfish. All minnows are also part of this group. Most can tolerate varying water conditions and are quite hardy with few exceptions. Many of them are also quite temperamental, so tank mates should be chosen with caution. Click here for More Information on Cyprinids.

List Sort Common Name | Scientific Name

Albino Tiger Barb (Capoeta tetrazona)
Arulius Barb (Barbus arulius)
Bala Shark (Balantiocheilus melanopterus)
Beaufort's Loach (Botia beauforti)
Bengal Danio (Danio devario)
Bengal Loach (Botia dario)
Black Kuhli Loach (Pangio javanicus)
Black Line Loach (Botia nigrolineata)
Black Ruby Barb (Puntius nigrofasciatus)
Blue Botia (Botia modesta)
Botia Nigro (Botia nigrolineata)
Chained Loach (Botia sidthimunki)
Chequed Barb (Capoeta oligolepis)
Cherry Barb (Capoeta titteya)
Chinese Algae Eater (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)
Chinese Hillstream Loach (Beaufortia kweichowensis)
Chinese Hillstream Loach (Pseudogastromyzon cheni)
Clown Loach (Botia macracanthus)
Clown Barb (Puntius everetti)
Clown Rasbora (Rasbora kalochroma)
Dwarf Kuhli (Acanthophthalmus robiginosus)
Dwarf Loach (Botia sidthimunki)
Dwarf Rasbora (Rasbora maculata)
Elegant Rasbora (Rasbora elegans)
Espes Rasbora (Rasbora espei)
Eye-Spot Rasbora (Rasbora dorsiocellata)
False Siamese Algae Eater (Epalzeorhynchus sp.) or (Garra taeniata)
Flying Fox (Epalzeorhynchus kalopterus)
Giant Danio (Danio aequipinnatus)
Gold Barb (Barbus sachsi)
Gold Kuhli Loach (Pangio muraeniformis)
Gold Zebra Loach (Botia histrionica)
Goldfish (Carassius auratus)
Green-Eye Rasbora (Rasbora dorsiocellata)
Green Tiger Barb (Capoeta tetrazona)
Green Tiger Botia (Botia hymenophysa)
Half-Banded Kuhli Loach (Acanthophthalmus semicinctus)
Half-Banded Loach (Shistura savona)
Harlequin Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha)
Hengel's Rasbora (Rasbora hengelii)
Hillstream Loach (Liniparhomaloptera disparis)
Homaloptera smithi (Homaloptera smithi)
Homaloptera Loach var. (Homaloptera spec.)
Horsehead Loach (Acatopsis choirorhynchus)
Horse-Faced Loach (Acatopsis choirorhynchus)
Kuhli Loach (Acanthophthalmus kuhlii)
Ladder Loach (Botia rostrata)
Leopard Danio (Brachydanio rerio)
Leptobotia Spec. (Leptobotia guellensis)
Magnificent Rasbora (Rasbora borapetensis)
Myersi Loach (Acanthophthalmus myersi)
Nemacheilus masyae (Nemacheilus masyae)
Orange-Finned Loach (Botia modesta)
Pearl Danio (Brachydanio albolineatus)
Pearly Rasbora (Rasbora vaterifloris)
Peppered Loach (Lepidocephalichthys guntea)
Pygmy Rasbora (Rasbora maculata)
Queen Loach (Botia dario)
Rainbow Shark (Epalzeorhynchus frenatus)
Red Rasbora (Rasbora heteromorpha)
Red-lined Rasbora (Rasbora pauciperforata)
Red-Finned Shark (Epalzeorhynchus frenatus)
Red-Tailed Black Shark (Epalzeorhynchus bicolor)
Red-Tailed Rasbora (Rasbora borapetensis)
Rosy Barb (Puntius conchonius)
Scissor-Tail Rasbora (Rasbora trilineata)
Shelford's Thorneye (Acanthophthalmus shelfordii)
Schistura beavani (Schistura beavani)
Shistura Loach (Shistura spec.)
Siamese Algae Eater (Crossochelius siamensis)
Siamese Flying Fox (Crossochelius siamensis)
Silver Shark (Balantiocheilus melanopterus)
Sinogastromyzon Spec. (Sinogastromyzon sp.)
Skunk Loach (Botia morleti)
Spanner Barb (Capoeta lateristringa)
Spiney Headed Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon ctenocephalus)

Spotted Danio (Brachydanio nigrofasciatus)
Spotted Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon punctulatus)
Spotted Rasbora (Rasbora maculata)
Striped Barb (Capoeta fasciatus)
Sucker Belly Loach (Pseudogastromyzon myersi)
Sucking Loach (Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)
Three Lined Rasbora (Rasbora trilineata)
Tinfoil Barb (Barbus schwanenfeldi)
Tiger Barb (Capoeta tetrazona)
Tiger Loach (Botia helodes)
Two-Spot Rasbora (Rasbora elegans)
Unnamed Hillstream Loach (Gastromyzon ridens)
Victory Loach (Shistura scaturigina)
White Cloud Mountain Minnow (Tanichthys albonubes)
Yo-Yo Loach (Botia almorhae)
Zebra Danio (Brachydanio rerio)
Zebra Fish (Brachydanio rerio)
Zebra Hillstream Loach (Pseudogastromyzon fasciatus)
Zebra Loach (Botia striata)
Zipper Loach (Acanthocobitis botia)

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