List Of Freshwater Aquarium Fish Species

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List Of Freshwater Aquarium Fish Species

A vast number of species of Fish have been successfully kept in the home Aquarium . This list gives only some of the most commonly-kept species.

Live-bearing

---Guppies & Mollies ( Poecilia )

--Guppy ('' Poecilia Reticulata '')

--Sailfin Molly ('' Poecilia Latipinna '')

---Platies & Swordtails ( Xiphophorus )

--Southern Platy ('' Xiphophorus Maculatus '')

--Variable Platy ('' Xiphophorus Variatus '')

--Green Swordtail ('' Xiphoporus Helleri '')

Egg-laying

---Catfish ( Siluriformes )

-- Armored Catfish (Callichthyidae)

- Cory Catfish (''Corydoras'' sp.)

--Armored Suckermouth Catfish ( Loricariidae , aka Plecos )

- Bristlenose Catfish

-Whiptail and twig catfish

Longnose Whiptail Catfish

Regal Whiptail Catfish

Leopard Catfish

- Common Pleco s

'' Liposarcus Pardalis ''

Sailfin Catfish

Suckermouth Catfish

Suckermouthed Catfish

-Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish ( Otocinclus )

-- Glass Catfish

-- Iridescent Shark

-- Redtail Catfish

---Characins ( Characidae )

-- Black Tetra

-- Cardinal Tetra

-- Cave Tetra

-- Common Hatchetfish

-- Green Neon Tetra

-- Neon Tetra

-- Serpae Tetra

-- Silver Dollar

---Cichlids ( Cichlidae )

-- Eartheater Cichlid

-- Firemouth Cichlid

-- Jack Dempsey

-- Managuense Cichlid

-- Green Terror

-- Jewel Cichlid

-- Angelfish

-- Discus

-- Electric Yellow

-- Red Empress Cichlid

-- Oscar

-- Red Zebra

-- Zebra Tilapia

---Cyprinids ( Cyprinidae )

-- Barbs

- Checker Barb

- Cherry Barb

- Clipper Barb

- Gold Barb

- Pentazona Barb

- Red Line Torpedo Barb

- Rosy Barb

- Black Ruby Barb

- Shortfin Barb

- Tiger Barb

- Ticto Barb

- Tinfoil Barb

--Cold-water fish

- Goldfish

- Common Carp

- Koi

- White Cloud Mountain Minnow

-- Dace s

- Common Dace

-- Danio s

- Bengal Danio

- Giant Danio

- Malabar Danio

- Pearl Danio

- Queen Danio

- Spotted Danio

- Turquoise Danio

- Zebra Danio

-- Rasbora s

- Harlequin Rasbora

---Knifefish and Eels ( Gymnotiform )

-- Black Ghost Knifefish

---Labyrinth fishes ( Anabantidae , Osphronemidae , Helostomatidae )

-- Blue Gourami (The Three spot gourami)

-- Siamese Fighting Fish

-- Kissing Gourami

---Loaches ( Cobitidae )

-- Burmese Border Loach

-- Clown Loach

-- Dojo Loach

-- Dwarf Loach

-- Skunk Loach

-- Horseface Loach

-- Kuhli Loach

-- Longnose Loach

--- Mormyridae

--- Elephantnose Fish (''Gnathonemus petersii'')

---Bichirs and Reedfish ( Polypteriformes )

-- Senegal Bichir

---Bonytongues ( Arowana s)

-- Asian Arowana

-- Silver Arowana

-- Arapaima

SEE ALSO

List Of Fish Common Names

Aquarium Fish Photo Galleries