Freshwater fishes
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.
Corydoras4 fish
Apistogramma3 fish
Panaqolus3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Ancistrus2 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Hypancistrus2 fish
Hyphessobrycon2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Peckoltia2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Beaufortia1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Chromobotia1 fish
Cleithracara1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Herotilapia1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Placidochromis1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia9 fish
East Asia5 fish
South Asia5 fish
Amazon4 fish
Orinoco4 fish
Rio Madeira3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Africa2 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Guianas2 fish
Mexico & Central America2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Xingu2 fish
Curuá1 fish
Lake Malawi1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Paraná & Paraguay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Tapajós1 fish
Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin2 fishPoecilia wingei
Laguna de los Patos, Venezuela · lake
Photo: Dgrummon, CC BY-SA 4.0
Chromobotia macracanthus
Rivers of Borneo and Sumatra · river
Photo: Tommy Kronkvist, CC BY-SA 4.0
Aquarium-bred colour strain · river
Lays eggs in the open, and the male guards them where you can watch. Prefers cooler water.
Photo: Kaden Slone, CC BY 4.0
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Peat swamp streams, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra · swamp or paddy
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pangio kuhlii
Peat swamp streams of Malaysia and Indonesia · swamp or paddy
Photo: Robert Mollik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carnegiella strigata
Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil · blackwater stream
Jumper. Keep a tight lid on the tank.
Photo: SOK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carassius auratus
Domesticated in China from wild carp · pond
Photo: IssamBarhoumi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Waugsberg, CC BY 2.5
Apistogramma agassizii
Leaf-litter creeks and backwaters of the Amazon basin, Peru to Brazil · stream
Photo: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0
Herotilapia multispinosa
Honduras, Nicaragua, Costa Rica (Lakes Nicaragua/Managua region) · lake
Photo: Klaus Rudloff, CC BY-SA 4.0
Apistogramma macmasteri
Upper Rio Meta (Guaytiquia and Metica rivers), Colombia · stream
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neritina natalensis
East African coastal rivers and estuaries · brackish estuary
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: Evan Baldonado, CC BY 4.0
Cleithracara maronii
Blackwater coastal creeks of the Guianas, Orinoco delta and Trinidad · blackwater stream
Photo: User:D.W., Public domain
Peckoltia compta
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Yellow with black saddles. A different genus from L236, so no hybrid risk in the display.
Photo: Frank M Greco, CC BY 3.0
Placidochromis electra
Lake Malawi: sandy bottoms below ~7 m at Likoma Island, Mara Point and Malawi coast south to Nekete · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Paolo Neo, Public domain
Aquarium-bred strain. Its wild origin isn’t well documented. · river
Yellow bristlenose with blue eyes. Easy and cheap, but happier below 28°C. L144a is the longfin form.
Photo: Corydoras-adolfoi, CC BY-SA 4.0
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