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.
Apistogramma4 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Pseudacanthicus4 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Neolamprologus3 fish
Panaqolus3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Amphilophus2 fish
Ancistrus2 fish
Andinoacara2 fish
Aulonocara2 fish
Baryancistrus2 fish
Chindongo2 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemiancistrus2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Hypancistrus2 fish
Maylandia2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Mikrogeophagus2 fish
Panaque2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Peckoltia2 fish
Pterophyllum2 fish
Scobinancistrus2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Altolamprologus1 fish
Amatitlania1 fish
Astronotus1 fish
Beaufortia1 fish
Betta1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carassius1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Chromobotia1 fish
Cichla1 fish
Cleithracara1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Cyphotilapia1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Gymnogeophagus1 fish
Heros1 fish
Herotilapia1 fish
Julidochromis1 fish
Labeotropheus1 fish
Labidochromis1 fish
Lamprologus1 fish
Leporacanthicus1 fish
Melanochromis1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Parachromis1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Placidochromis1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntigrus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Rocio1 fish
Sciaenochromis1 fish
Sewellia1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Thorichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trichromis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Tropheus1 fish
Xiphophorus1 fish
Unknown1 fish
Lake Malawi11 fish
Southeast Asia11 fish
Mexico & Central America10 fish
Amazon9 fish
Orinoco9 fish
Lake Tanganyika8 fish
Xingu7 fish
South Asia6 fish
East Asia5 fish
Rio Madeira4 fish
Africa3 fish
Caribbean coast3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Tocantins3 fish
Guianas2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
Paraná & Paraguay2 fish
Rio Tocantins2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Tapajós2 fish
Curuá1 fish
Essequibo1 fish
Man-made1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Pacific South America1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin2 fishAmphilophus labiatus
Lakes Nicaragua and Managua, Nicaragua · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: AtelierMonpli, CC BY-SA 3.0
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
Parachromis dovii
Atlantic and Pacific slopes, Honduras to Costa Rica · river
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 3.0
Peckoltia vittata
Lower Amazon and Xingu basins, Brazil · river
A small Peckoltia with bold yellow and dark bands. Peaceful, and a different genus from L236.
Photo: Gabriel Lelis Togni, CC BY 3.0
Apistogramma borellii
Creeks of the Paraguay, lower Parana and Uruguay systems (Brazil, Paraguay, Argentina, Uruguay) · stream
Photo: Dornenwolf, CC BY 4.0
Betta splendens
Rice paddies and marshes of Thailand · swamp or paddy
Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: ErgoSum88, Public domain
Cichla kelberi
Araguaia and lower Tocantins drainages, Brazil · river
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: Igor Balashov, CC BY 4.0
Andinoacara pulcher
Trinidad and northern Venezuela (incl. Apure llanos) · river
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Photo: 5snake5, CC0
Trichogaster lalius
Slow, plant-choked waters of India and Bangladesh · swamp or paddy
Lone male. Males fight. Keep one, or give each his own space.
Photo: Kennyannydenny, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hypancistrus 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
Melanotaenia praecox
Mamberamo River basin, New Guinea · stream
Photo: Raimond Spekking, CC BY-SA 4.0
Panaqolus maccus
Orinoco basin, Venezuela and Colombia · river
A small wood-eater with orange bands. Needs driftwood to rasp and tops out around 28°C.
Photo: Jarne Colman, CC0
Near Alenquer, lower Amazon, Brazil · river
Orange-and-dark banded Panaqolus, also sold as the Alenquer tiger. Needs driftwood.
Photo: Fish Tank Society, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trichogaster chuna
Ponds and ditches of India and Bangladesh · pond
Photo: Vincent Lim Show Chen, CC BY-SA 2.0
Puntius titteya
Shaded forest streams, Sri Lanka · stream
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
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
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