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.
Panaque armbrusteri
Rio Xingu and Tocantins, Brazil · rapids
A large royal pleco from the Xingu and Tocantins. Needs a very big tank.
Photo: JSutton93, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pseudacanthicus pitanga
Rio Tocantins, Brazil · rapids
Dark body with red fin edges. Large and aggressive.
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0
Scobinancistrus cf. pariolispos
Xingu and Tapajós basins, Brazil · rapids
Fine pale spots on black. Large and rarely available.
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
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Cichlids · LabeotropheusLC
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Labeotropheus trewavasae
Lake Malawi: algae-covered rocky shores and islands, many localities · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Jutta234, CC BY-SA 3.0
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