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
Aulonocara3 fish
Hyphessobrycon3 fish
Danio2 fish
Hemigrammus2 fish
Melanotaenia2 fish
Paracheirodon2 fish
Pterophyllum2 fish
Boraras1 fish
Carnegiella1 fish
Chindongo1 fish
Chromobotia1 fish
Cyphotilapia1 fish
Gymnocorymbus1 fish
Neocaridina1 fish
Otocinclus1 fish
Pangio1 fish
Pethia1 fish
Phenacogrammus1 fish
Puntigrus1 fish
Puntius1 fish
Symphysodon1 fish
Tanichthys1 fish
Trigonostigma1 fish
Tropheus1 fishCyphotilapia frontosa
Northern Lake Tanganyika: deep rocky slopes 15-70 m, Cape Tembwe to Bulu Point · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
Photo: Maha Dinesh, CC BY-SA 3.0
Carnegiella strigata
Amazon basin, Peru and Brazil · blackwater stream
Jumper. Keep a tight lid on the tank.
Photo: SOK, CC BY-SA 4.0
Pangio kuhlii
Peat swamp streams of Malaysia and Indonesia · swamp or paddy
Photo: Robert Mollik, CC BY-SA 4.0
Trigonostigma heteromorpha
Peat swamp streams, Malay Peninsula and Sumatra · swamp or paddy
Photo: NasserHalaweh, CC BY-SA 4.0
Cichlids · Geophagus
Geophagus sp. 'orange head'
Lower Rio Tapajós and Rio Arapiuns, Brazil · river
Tetras · NannostomusStaple
Nannostomus beckfordi
Amazon basin and the Guianas · blackwater stream
Cichlids · AulonocaraCR
Aulonocara baenschi
Lake Malawi: western shore sand-rock zones at Usisya, Nkhomo Reef, Benga, Maleri Is., Chipoka · lake
Predator. Eats any fish that fits in its mouth.
Hard water. Needs hard, alkaline water, like its rift lake.
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