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 fishCrossocheilus oblongus
Streams of Thailand and the Malay Peninsula · stream
Photo: User:Ark pl wiki, CC BY 3.0
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
Corydoras pygmaeus
Rio Madeira basin, Brazil · river
Photo: AquaTuer, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Coastal rivers of Nigeria and Cameroon · river
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Essequibo River, Guyana · river
Photo: h080, CC BY-SA 2.0
Caridina multidentata
Coastal streams of Japan and Taiwan · stream
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: Jolielover, CC BY 4.0
Aquarium-bred strain. Its wild origin isn’t well documented. · river
Yellow bristlenose with blue eyes. Easy and cheap, but happier below 28°C. L144a is the longfin form.
Photo: Corydoras-adolfoi, CC BY-SA 4.0
Hyphessobrycon eques
Amazon and Paraguay basins · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: Douglas Lopes, CC BY 4.0
Peckoltia compta
Rio Tapajós, Brazil · river
Yellow with black saddles. A different genus from L236, so no hybrid risk in the display.
Photo: Frank M Greco, CC BY 3.0
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Plecos · PseudacanthicusRare
Spotted cactus pleco with orange-edged fins.
Pseudacanthicus leopardus
Rupununi and Essequibo, Guyana, and the Rio Branco, Brazil · rapids
Spotted cactus pleco with orange-edged fins. Large, spiny and aggressive with other plecos.
Photo: Sesamehoneytart, CC BY-SA 3.0
Baryancistrus xanthellus
Rio Xingu, and the Rio Iriri for L177 · rapids
Black with yellow spots and gold fin edges. Grows larger than Hypancistrus and holds a territory.
Photo: Anne Blindheim, CC BY-SA 3.0
Tanichthys albonubes
Mountain streams near Guangzhou, China · stream
Photo: Ethmostigmus, CC BY-SA 4.0
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Rivers of Kerala, southwest India · river
Fin nipper. Keep it away from long-finned fish.
Photo: 5snake5, CC0
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Rio Tapajós basin, Brazil · river
Photo: Waugsberg, CC BY 2.5
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Plecos · PanaqueRare
Red eyes and pinstripes, but it grows to about 40 cm and eats a lot of wood.
Panaque nigrolineatus
Orinoco basin, Colombia and Venezuela · river
Red eyes and pinstripes, but it grows to about 40 cm and eats a lot of wood.
Photo: Neale Monks, CC BY-SA 3.0
Neritina natalensis
East African coastal rivers and estuaries · brackish estuary
Invertebrate. Many fish will eat it, so choose tank mates with care.
Photo: Evan Baldonado, CC BY 4.0
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