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.
Pterophyllum scalare
Flooded forests of the Amazon basin · flooded forest
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Rjcastillo, CC BY 4.0
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
Floodplain lakes of the Amazon basin · flooded forest
Photo: H. Zell, CC BY-SA 3.0
Carnegiella strigata
Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil · blackwater stream
Jumper. Keep a tight lid on the tank.
Photo: SOK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Paracheirodon innesi
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Hyphessobrycon eques
Amazon and Paraguay basins · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: Douglas Lopes, CC BY 4.0
Tetras · NannostomusStaple
Nannostomus beckfordi
Amazon basin and the Guianas · blackwater stream
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