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 fish
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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
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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Shrimp & snails · NeritinaStaple
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Neritina natalensis
East African coastal rivers and estuaries · brackish estuary
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: Evan Baldonado, CC BY 4.0
Otocinclus vittatus
Streams across South America · stream
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Chle assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Corydoras panda
Clear Andean foothill streams, Peru · stream
Photo: Chronotopian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Corydoras pygmaeus
Rio Madeira basin, Brazil · river
Photo: AquaTuer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pethia conchonius
Rivers of northern India · river
Photo: Usien, CC0
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Lower Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Gavinevans, CC BY-SA 3.0
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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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Other fish · CrossocheilusStaple
Crossocheilus oblongus
Streams of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula · stream
Photo: User:Ark pl wiki, CC BY 3.0
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