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Freshwater fishes

The fish list

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.

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Showing: River & region: Amazon ✕

Amazon 10 fish

Tiger peckoltia

L002
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Plecos · PeckoltiaUncommon

  • 25–29°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Gentle
  • 4 in
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
  • Peaceful

A small, easy Peckoltia with dark vermiculation on gold.

Lower Amazon near Santarém, Brazil

Tiger peckoltia

L002

Peckoltia vermiculata

Lower Amazon near Santarém, Brazil · river

Temperature
25–29°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Adult size
4 in · 10 cm
Flow
Gentle
Swims
Bottom
Temperament
Peaceful
Diet
Omnivore
Breeding
Moderate
Typical price
$30–60
In Canada
Occasional
Rarity
Uncommon

A small, easy Peckoltia with dark vermiculation on gold. Peaceful and a good community pleco.

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Common pleco

L021
Common pleco ≈

Plecos · Pterygoplichthys

  • 23–28°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
Amazon basin

Common pleco

L021

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Amazon basin · river

Temperature
23–28°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Omnivore
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Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0

Common pleco

L023
Common pleco ≈

Plecos · Pterygoplichthys

  • 23–28°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Mixed
Amazon basin

Common pleco

L023

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Amazon basin · river

Temperature
23–28°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Omnivore
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Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0

Coffee & cream pleco

L096
Coffee & cream pleco ≈

Plecos · Pseudacanthicus

  • 26–30°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Meat
Amazon basin

Coffee & cream pleco

L096

Pseudacanthicus spinosus

Amazon basin · river

Temperature
26–30°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Carnivore
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Photo: François-Louis Laporte, PD

Coffee & cream pleco

L160
Coffee & cream pleco ≈

Plecos · Pseudacanthicus

  • 26–30°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Meat
Amazon basin

Coffee & cream pleco

L160

Pseudacanthicus spinosus

Amazon basin · river

Temperature
26–30°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Carnivore
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Photo: François-Louis Laporte, PD

Titanic pleco

L203
Titanic pleco ≈

Plecos · Panaque

  • 24–29°C
  • pH 5.5–7.5
  • Bottom
  • Wood!
Amazon basin

Titanic pleco

L203

Panaque schaeferi

Amazon basin · river

Temperature
24–29°C
pH
5.5–7.5
Swims
Bottom
Diet
Wood
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Photo: Nelson Apolo, CC BY NC

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