Xingu Lipbrooder
L010Loricaria birindellii
Rio Xingu, Iriri and Curua, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Freshwater fishes
The fish list
542 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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Panaque8 fish -
Peckoltia8 fish -
Aphanotorulus7 fish -
Pseudacanthicus7 fish -
Hypostomus6 fish -
Pterygoplichthys6 fish -
Baryancistrus4 fish -
Ancistrus3 fish -
Chaetostoma3 fish -
Hypancistrus3 fish -
Panaqolus3 fish -
Parancistrus3 fish -
Scobinancistrus3 fish -
Spectracanthicus3 fish -
Hemiancistrus2 fish -
Megalancistrus2 fish -
Rineloricaria2 fish -
Acanthicus1 fish -
Guyanancistrus1 fish -
Lasiancistrus1 fish -
Leporacanthicus1 fish -
Loricaria1 fish -
Pseudorinelepis1 fish
The fishes 79 fish · new every day
Hypostomus cf. nematopterus
L060Hypostomus cf. nematopterus
Unknown origin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Maël Lemaitre, CC BY NC
Hi-fin green phantom
L200hfBaryancistrus demantoides
Upper Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela · rapids
- Temperature
- 27–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 6 in · 16 cm
- Flow
- Strong
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Territorial
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Breeding
- Hard
- Typical price
- $100–250
- In Canada
- Rare
- Rarity
- Rare or hard to breed
The hi-fin version, with a tall dorsal. Territorial, and rarely bred.
Photo: Anne Blindheim, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hypostomus cochliodon
L310Hypostomus cochliodon
Rio Paraná, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Douglas Lopes, CC BY 4.0
Starlight bristlenose
L183Ancistrus dolichopterus
Rio Negro, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 6 in · 15 cm
- Flow
- Gentle
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Breeding
- Easy–moderate
- Typical price
- $25–80
- In Canada
- Occasional
- Rarity
- Uncommon
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
Megalancistrus parananus
L113Megalancistrus parananus
Rio Paraná and Uruguay, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Carnivore
Photo: xenujavr, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paraguay Pleco
L051Hypostomus latifrons
Unknown origin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: Julia Mantinian, CC BY NC
Clown pleco
L104Panaqolus maccus
Orinoco basin, Venezuela and Colombia · river
- Temperature
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 4 in · 9 cm
- Flow
- Gentle
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Wood
- Breeding
- Moderate
- Typical price
- $15–35
- In Canada
- Common
- Rarity
- Pet-store staple
A small wood-eater with orange bands. Needs driftwood to rasp and tops out around 28°C.
Photo: Jarne Colman, CC0
Tangerine tiger
L397Near Alenquer, lower Amazon, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 24–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 4 in · 10 cm
- Flow
- Gentle
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Wood
- Breeding
- Moderate
- Typical price
- $50–100
- In Canada
- Occasional
- Rarity
- Uncommon
Orange-and-dark banded Panaqolus, also sold as the Alenquer tiger. Needs driftwood.
Photo: Fish Tank Society, CC BY-SA 4.0
Zebra
L046Hypancistrus zebra
Volta Grande of the Rio Xingu, Brazil · rapids
- Temperature
- 26–30°C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Adult size
- 3 in · 8 cm
- Flow
- Strong
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Breeding
- Moderate, slow
- Typical price
- $150–500
- In Canada
- Occasional
- Status in the wild
- Critically endangered
Brazil banned wild export, so Canadian stock is tank-bred. Clean, even stripes where L236 are broken and patchy.
Photo: Birger A, CC BY-SA 3.0
Common pleco
L021Pterygoplichthys pardalis
Amazon basin · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Orange tiger pleco
L243Peckoltia wernekei
Río Orinoco and Ventuari, Venezuela · river
- Temperature
- 25–29°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: M.H. Sabaj Pérez., CC BY 4.0
Candy stripe
L015Peckoltia vittata
Lower Amazon and Xingu basins, Brazil · river
- Temperature
- 25–30°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Adult size
- 4 in · 10 cm
- Flow
- Gentle
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Breeding
- Moderate
- Typical price
- $30–70
- In Canada
- Occasional
- Rarity
- Uncommon
A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands. Peaceful, and a different genus from L236.
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Para Pleco
L301Peckoltia sabaji
Rio Orinoco and Essequibo, Venezuela and Guyana · river
- Temperature
- 25–29°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aphanotorulus horridus
L291Aphanotorulus horridus
Rio Madeira, Marañón and Aripuana, Brazil and Peru · river
- Temperature
- 23–28°C
- pH
- 5.5–7.5
- Swims
- Bottom
- Diet
- Omnivore
Photo: no rights reserved, CC0
Orinoco angel
L201Hypancistrus cf. contradens
Middle Orinoco, Venezuela · rapids
- Temperature
- 27–30°C
- pH
- 6–7.5
- Adult size
- 4 in · 10 cm
- Flow
- Gentle
- Swims
- Bottom
- Temperament
- Peaceful
- Diet
- Omnivore
- Breeding
- Easy
- Typical price
- $25–60
- In Canada
- Common
- Rarity
- Pet-store staple
Crisp white dots and white fin edges. A classic first Hypancistrus.
Photo: thepigeongirl, CC BY NC
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