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 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 · ScobinancistrusRare
Fine pale spots on black.
Scobinancistrus cf. pariolispos
Xingu and Tapajós basins, Brazil · rapids
Fine pale spots on black. Large and rarely available.
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
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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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Gouramis & bettas · Betta
Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.
Betta splendens
Rice paddies and marshes of Thailand · swamp or paddy
Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: ErgoSum88, Public domain
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Plecos · PeckoltiaUncommon
A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands.
Peckoltia vittata
Lower Amazon and Xingu basins, Brazil · river
A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands. Peaceful, and a different genus from L236.
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
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Plecos · PanaqueRare
A large royal pleco from the Xingu and Tocantins.
Panaque armbrusteri
Rio Xingu and Tocantins, Brazil · rapids
A large royal pleco from the Xingu and Tocantins. Needs a very big tank.
Photo: JSutton93, 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
Sewellia lineolata
Fast mountain streams of central Vietnam · rapids
Photo: 5snake5, CC0
Poecilia sphenops
Coastal rivers, Mexico to Colombia · brackish estuary
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
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Plecos · BaryancistrusRare
The hi-fin version, with a tall dorsal.
Baryancistrus demantoides
Upper Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela · rapids
The hi-fin version, with a tall dorsal. Territorial, and rarely bred.
Photo: Anne Blindheim, CC BY-SA 3.0
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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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