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.
Hypancistrus9 fish
Corydoras4 fish
Panaqolus4 fish
Ancistrus3 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Poecilia3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Pseudacanthicus2 fish
Trichogaster2 fish
Xiphophorus2 fish
Baryancistrus1 fish
Boraras1 fish
Caridina1 fish
Carinotetraodon1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Crossocheilus1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Neritina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Panaque1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Peckoltia1 fish
Pelvicachromis1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Pterygoplichthys1 fish
Puntigrus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Rineloricaria1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trichopodus1 fish
Trichopsis1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Southeast Asia8 fish
South Asia6 fish
Xingu6 fish
Amazon4 fish
Orinoco4 fish
Africa3 fish
East Asia3 fish
Mexico & Central America3 fish
Rio Madeira3 fish
Rio Negro3 fish
Tapajós3 fish
Tocantins3 fish
Caribbean coast2 fish
Curuá2 fish
New Guinea2 fish
South America (widespread)2 fish
Essequibo1 fish
Guianas1 fish
Nanay1 fish
Rio Tapajós1 fish
Rio Tocantins1 fish
Upper Amazon1 fish
Unknown origin2 fishDanio rerio
Streams and paddies of India and Bangladesh · stream
Photo: Roundish, CC0
Puntius titteya
Shaded forest streams, Sri Lanka · stream
Photo: NasserHalaweh, 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
Hypancistrus cf. contradens
Middle Orinoco, Venezuela · rapids
Crisp white dots and white fin edges. A classic first Hypancistrus.
Photo: thepigeongirl, CC BY NC
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
Puntigrus tetrazona
Sumatra and Borneo · stream
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: Ingvar-fed, CC BY-SA 3.0
Trichopsis pumila
Rice paddies and ditches of Southeast Asia · swamp or paddy
Photo: Zikamoi, CC BY-SA 3.0
Hyphessobrycon amandae
Rio Araguaia basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Cedricguppy - Loury Cédric, CC BY-SA 4.0
Corydoras sterbai
Rio Guaporé, Brazil and Bolivia · river
Photo: Matthew Mannell, Public domain
Pseudacanthicus pitanga
Rio Tocantins, Brazil · rapids
Dark body with red fin edges. Large and aggressive.
Photo: B. Phalan, CC BY 4.0
Poecilia reticulata
Trinidad and northern Venezuela · stream
Long fins. Fin nippers will pick on it.
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
Corydoras aeneus
Widespread in South America · stream
Photo: Andrew Keller, CC0
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
Hemigrammus rhodostomus
Lower Amazon and Rio Negro, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Gavinevans, CC BY-SA 3.0
Pethia conchonius
Rivers of northern India · river
Photo: Usien, CC0
Paracheirodon innesi
Upper Amazon basin: Peru, Colombia, Brazil · blackwater stream
Photo: Holger Krisp, CC BY 3.0
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