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.
Gymnocorymbus ternetzi
Paraguay and Guaporé basins · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: emptyvi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Paracheirodon axelrodi
Rio Negro and upper Orinoco, Brazil and Venezuela · blackwater stream
Photo: Paolo Neo, Public domain
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Rasboras & danios · DanioStaple
Danio margaritatus
Spring-fed ponds, Shan Plateau, Myanmar · pond
Photo: Cisamarc, CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Boraras brigittae
Peat swamps of southwest Borneo · swamp or paddy
Photo: Daiju Azuma, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Rio Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Essequibo River, Guyana · river
Photo: h080, CC BY-SA 2.0
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Peat swamp streams, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra · swamp or paddy
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Waugsberg, CC BY 2.5
Carnegiella strigata
Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil · blackwater stream
Jumper. Keep a tight lid on the tank.
Photo: SOK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paracheirodon innesi
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
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
Corydoras pygmaeus
Rio Madeira basin, Brazil · river
Photo: AquaTuer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Lower Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Gavinevans, CC BY-SA 3.0
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