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.
Hypancistrus9 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus4 fish
Ancistrus3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Hyphessobrycon2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Boraras1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Peckoltia1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia7 fish
South Asia5 fish
Xingu5 fish
Amazon3 fish
East Asia3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Tapajós3 fish
Africa2 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Curuá2 fish
Mexico & Central America2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
Orinoco2 fish
Rio Madeira2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Guianas1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin2 fishHypancistrus zebra
Volta Grande of the Rio Xingu, Brazil · rapids
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
Hypancistrus cf. contradens
Middle Orinoco, Venezuela · rapids
Crisp white dots and white fin edges. A classic first Hypancistrus.
Photo: thepigeongirl, CC BY NC
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · rapids
Fine white maze lines on black. One of the most refined patterns in the genus.
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Tapajós basin, Brazil · rapids
Thick, irregular white bands on black, like a coarse zebra.
Plecos · HypancistrusUncommon
Rio Curuá, Iriri–Xingu basin, Brazil · rapids
Dark with a golden net pattern. It can cross with L236, so only mix them in a tank you won’t sell fry from.
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