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
Poecilia3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Hyphessobrycon2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Beaufortia1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Chromobotia1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia9 fish
Xingu7 fish
Amazon5 fish
East Asia5 fish
Rio Negro5 fish
South Asia5 fish
Orinoco3 fish
Rio Madeira3 fish
Tapajós3 fish
Africa2 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Curuá2 fish
Mexico & Central America2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Tocantins2 fish
Guianas1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin6 fishHemigrammus rhodostomus
Lower Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Gavinevans, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Shrimp & snails · NeocaridinaStaple
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Neocaridina davidi
Streams of Taiwan and eastern China · stream
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: TonyZimbinski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pethia conchonius
Rivers of northern India · river
Photo: Usien, CC0
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
Floodplain lakes of the Amazon basin · flooded forest
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
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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
Paracheirodon innesi
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
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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
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Essequibo River, Guyana · river
Photo: h080, CC BY-SA 2.0
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Llanos savanna streams, Orinoco basin · stream
Photo: Eric Mengel, Public domain
Corydoras pygmaeus
Rio Madeira basin, Brazil · river
Photo: AquaTuer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Corydoras · CorydorasStaple
Corydoras aeneus
Widespread in South America · stream
Photo: Andrew Keller, CC0
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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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Plecos · PterygoplichthysRare
A sailfin that grows to about 30 cm and makes a lot of waste.
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Tocantins–Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
A sailfin that grows to about 30 cm and makes a lot of waste. Big tanks only.
Photo: 5snake5, CC BY-SA 4.0
Corydoras sterbai
Rio Guaporé, Brazil and Bolivia · river
Photo: Matthew Mannell, Public domain
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Rio Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Plecos · HypancistrusStaple
Crisp white dots and white fin edges.
Hypancistrus contradens
Middle Orinoco, Venezuela · rapids
Crisp white dots and white fin edges. A classic first Hypancistrus.
Photo: thepigeongirl, CC BY NC
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