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.
Apistogramma4 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Amphilophus2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Neolamprologus2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Pterophyllum2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Astronotus1 fish
Betta1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Cleithracara1 fish
Corydoras1 fish
Cyphotilapia1 fish
Danio1 fish
Gymnogeophagus1 fish
Hemigrammus1 fish
Heros1 fish
Herotilapia1 fish
Lamprologus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Placidochromis1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Rocio1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Thorichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Amazon11 fish
Mexico & Central America7 fish
Southeast Asia7 fish
Lake Tanganyika4 fish
South Asia4 fish
Orinoco3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
East Asia2 fish
Guianas2 fish
Paraná & Paraguay2 fish
Rio Madeira2 fish
Africa1 fish
Lake Malawi1 fish
Rio Negro1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Unknown origin1 fishApistogramma agassizii
Leaf-litter creeks and backwaters of the Amazon basin, Peru to Brazil · stream
Photo: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0
Apistogramma borellii
Creeks of the Paraguay, lower Parana and Uruguay systems (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay) · stream
Photo: Dornenwolf, CC BY 4.0
Puntius titteya
Shaded forest streams, Sri Lanka · stream
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Neocaridina davidi
Streams of Taiwan and eastern China · stream
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: TonyZimbinski, CC BY-SA 4.0
Apistogramma cacatuoides
Streams of the upper Amazon, Peru · stream
Photo: Redspider, CC BY-SA 3.0
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi
Llanos savanna streams, Orinoco basin · stream
Photo: Eric Mengel, Public domain
Poecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Apistogramma macmasteri
Upper Rio Meta (Guaytiquia and Metica rivers), Colombia · stream
Photo: Dnoerholm, CC BY-SA 4.0
Xiphophorus maculatus
Atlantic slope of Mexico and Central America · stream
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