Freshwater fishes
499 species, each with the water it needs, who it gets along with, and where it comes from. Find one, or browse by family, genus or river.
Hypancistrus14 fish
Peckoltia5 fish
Ancistrus4 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus4 fish
Pseudacanthicus4 fish
Baryancistrus3 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Leporacanthicus3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Scobinancistrus3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemiancistrus2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Panaque2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Xiphophorus2 fish
Apistogramma1 fish
Astronotus1 fish
Beaufortia1 fish
Betta1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Chromobotia1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Pterophyllum1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntigrus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Xingu13 fish
Southeast Asia11 fish
Amazon9 fish
Orinoco8 fish
South Asia6 fish
East Asia5 fish
Rio Negro5 fish
Tocantins5 fish
Rio Madeira4 fish
Tapajós4 fish
Africa3 fish
Mexico & Central America3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Curuá2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Essequibo1 fish
Guianas1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin7 fishCarassius auratus
Domesticated in China from wild carp · pond
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Livebearers · PoeciliaStaple
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Poecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
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Rasboras & danios · TrigonostigmaStaple
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Peat swamp streams, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra · swamp or paddy
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Gouramis & bettas · TrichogasterStaple
Trichogaster chuna
Ponds and ditches of India and Bangladesh · pond
Photo: Vincent Lim Show Chen, CC BY-SA 2.0
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Coastal rivers of Nigeria and Cameroon · river
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pangio kuhlii
Peat swamp streams of Malaysia and Indonesia · swamp or paddy
Photo: Robert Mollik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Waugsberg, CC BY 2.5
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Tetras · CarnegiellaStaple
Jumper. Keep a tight lid on the tank.
Carnegiella strigata
Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil · blackwater stream
Jumper. Keep a tight lid on the tank.
Photo: SOK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Poecilia sphenops
Coastal rivers, Mexico to Colombia · brackish estuary
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paracheirodon innesi
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
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Cichlids · Astronotus
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Astronotus ocellatus
Slow rivers and floodplains of the Amazon · flooded forest
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: Jón Helgi Jónsson (Amything), CC BY-SA 3.0
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Other fish · Carinotetraodon
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Rivers of Kerala, southwest India · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: 5snake5, CC0
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Gouramis & bettas · Trichopodus
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Trichopodus leerii
Peat swamps of Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo · swamp or paddy
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0
Corydoras pygmaeus
Rio Madeira basin, Brazil · river
Photo: AquaTuer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Tetras · HyphessobryconStaple
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Hyphessobrycon eques
Amazon and Paraguay basins · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: Douglas Lopes, CC BY 4.0
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Gouramis & bettas · TrichopsisStaple
Trichopsis pumila
Rice paddies and ditches of Southeast Asia · swamp or paddy
Photo: Zikamoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
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