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.
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Corydoras2 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Neolamprologus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Poecilia2 fish
Apistogramma1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Lamprologus1 fish
Melanotaenia1 fish
Mikrogeophagus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichogaster1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia5 fish
Amazon4 fish
South Asia4 fish
East Asia3 fish
Lake Tanganyika3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Orinoco2 fish
Rio Madeira2 fish
Rio Negro2 fish
Africa1 fish
Guianas1 fish
New Guinea1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
South America (widespread)1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fishCaridina multidentata
Coastal streams of Japan and Taiwan · stream
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: Jolielover, CC BY 4.0
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Paraguay and Guaporé basins · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: emptyvi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Melanotaenia praecox
Mamberamo River basin, New Guinea · stream
Photo: Raimond Spekking, 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
Otocinclus vittatus
Streams across South America · stream
Photo: No machine-readable author provided. Chle assumed (based on copyright claims)., CC BY-SA 3.0
Corydoras panda
Clear Andean foothill streams, Peru · stream
Photo: Chronotopian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Lower Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Gavinevans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tanichthys albonubes
Mountain streams near Guangzhou, China · stream
Photo: Ethmostigmus, CC BY-SA 4.0
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Hypancistrus yudja
Rio Xingu, Brazil · river
Small, with dense fine gold dots on black. Patterns vary, so check photos before buying.
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