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.
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Ancistrus2 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Hypancistrus2 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
East Asia3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Africa2 fish
Amazon2 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
Orinoco2 fish
Rio Madeira2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Curuá1 fish
Guianas1 fish
Mexico & Central America1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Tapajós1 fish
Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Xingu1 fish
Unknown origin2 fishCorydoras panda
Clear Andean foothill streams, Peru · stream
Photo: Chronotopian, CC BY-SA 3.0
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Rio Negro, Brazil · river
Black with white stars and white fin edges. The prettiest bristlenose, but it prefers cooler, soft water.
Photo: Alberto Mejia-Paniagua, CC BY NC SA
Hypancistrus cf. contradens
Middle Orinoco, Venezuela · rapids
Crisp white dots and white fin edges. A classic first Hypancistrus.
Photo: thepigeongirl, CC BY NC
Trichopsis pumila
Rice paddies and ditches of Southeast Asia · swamp or paddy
Photo: Zikamoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Tocantins–Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
A sailfin that grows to about 30 cm and makes a lot of waste. Big tanks only.
Photo: 5snake5, CC BY-SA 4.0
Corydoras sterbai
Rio Guaporé, Brazil and Bolivia · river
Photo: Matthew Mannell, Public domain
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Rio Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Poecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Lower Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Gavinevans, CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Pethia conchonius
Rivers of northern India · river
Photo: Usien, CC0
Trichopodus leerii
Peat swamps of Malaysia, Sumatra and Borneo · swamp or paddy
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: BEDO (Thailand), CC BY-SA 4.0
Crossocheilus oblongus
Streams of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula · stream
Photo: User:Ark pl wiki, CC BY 3.0
Paracheirodon innesi
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Essequibo River, Guyana · river
Photo: h080, CC BY-SA 2.0
Corydoras pygmaeus
Rio Madeira basin, Brazil · river
Photo: AquaTuer, CC BY-SA 4.0
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