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.
Hypancistrus9 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus4 fish
Ancistrus3 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Pseudacanthicus2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Xiphophorus2 fish
Baryancistrus1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Panaque1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Peckoltia1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntigrus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia8 fish
South Asia6 fish
Xingu6 fish
Amazon4 fish
Orinoco4 fish
Africa3 fish
East Asia3 fish
Mexico & Central America3 fish
Rio Madeira3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Tapajós3 fish
Tocantins3 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 origin2 fishHyphessobrycon amandae
Rio Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Corydoras sterbai
Rio Guaporé, Brazil and Bolivia · river
Photo: Matthew Mannell, Public domain
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Plecos · PseudacanthicusRare
Dark body with red fin edges.
Pseudacanthicus pitanga
Rio Tocantins, Brazil · rapids
Dark body with red fin edges. Large and aggressive.
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0
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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
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Barbs · PuntigrusStaple
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Puntigrus tetrazona
Sumatra and Borneo · stream
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: Ingvar-fed, CC BY-SA 3.0
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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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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
Poecilia sphenops
Coastal rivers, Mexico to Colombia · brackish estuary
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Plecos · AncistrusUncommon
Black with white stars and white fin edges.
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Rio Negro, Brazil · river
Black with white stars and white fin edges. The prettiest bristlenose, but it prefers cooler, soft water.
Photo: Alberto Mejia-Paniagua, CC BY NC SA
Corydoras panda
Clear Andean foothill streams, Peru · stream
Photo: Chronotopian, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rasboras & danios · DanioStaple
Danio margaritatus
Spring-fed ponds, Shan Plateau, Myanmar · pond
Photo: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0
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Rasboras & danios · DanioStaple
Danio rerio
Streams and paddies of India and Bangladesh · stream
Photo: Roundish, CC0
Puntius titteya
Shaded forest streams, Sri Lanka · stream
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
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Plecos · PanaqolusUncommon
Orange-and-dark banded Panaqolus, also sold as the Alenquer tiger.
Near Alenquer, lower Amazon, Brazil · river
Orange-and-dark banded Panaqolus, also sold as the Alenquer tiger. Needs driftwood.
Photo: Fish Tank Society, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Plecos · PanaqolusStaple
A small wood-eater with orange bands.
Panaqolus maccus
Orinoco basin, Venezuela and Colombia · river
A small wood-eater with orange bands. Needs driftwood to rasp and tops out around 28°C.
Photo: Jarne Colman, CC0
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