Choosing fish sets the aquatic tone for your aquarium. Will your aquarium be full of action? Will it be calming and serene? Will your aquatic pets get along? Will they thrive? Browse our list of aquatic inhabitants. Find the friends that meet your water parameters / habitat specifications or build the perfect ecosystem around friends that you'll soon set out to find.
| Name | Variants | Avg Size (inches) | Temperament |
|---|---|---|---|
| Adolfos Cory
Corydoras adolfoi |
Adolfos Cory Catfish Orange Burst Cory Catfish |
2.4 | Communal |
| Adonis Tetra
Lepidarchus adonis |
Adonis Characin Adonis Fish Adonis Tetra Jellybean Tetra |
0.83 | Communal |
| African Butterfly Fish
Pantodon buchholzi |
African Butterfly Fish Freshwater Butterflyfish Freshwater Butterfly Fish |
5.0 | Aggressive |
| Amano Shrimp
Caridina multidentata, |
Algae Eating Shrimp Amanos Japanese Shrimp Japonica Amano Shrimp Japonica Shrimp Yamato Shrimp |
2.38 | Communal |
| Angel Fish
Pterophyllum,Pterophyllum scalare, Pterophyllum altum, Pterophyllum leopoldi,pterophyllum scalare,P. scalare, P. altum, P. leopoldi, |
Albino Angelfish Angelfish Black Angelfish Freshwater angelfish Gold Angelfish Koi Angelfish Marble Angelfish Pearlscale Angelfish Silver Angelfish |
5.6 | Communal |
| Annies Goby
Stiphodon annieae |
Annies dwarf goby |
1.23 | Communal |
| Apistogramma Agassizii
Apistogramma cf. agassizii,Apistogramma Agassizii |
Agassiz’s Dwarf Cichlid Double Red Fire Red Tefe Blue Pearl Tefe Red Back |
2.25 | Territorial |
| Apistogramma - Orange Flash
Apistogramma cacatuoides |
apistos Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid |
3.25 | Communal |
| Bala Shark
Balantiocheilos melanopterus, |
Silver Bala Silver Shark Tricolor Shark Tricolor Sharkminnow |
12.75 | Communal |
| Betta
Betta splendens, |
Japanese fighting fish Siamese Fighting Fish |
2.92 | Aggressive |
| Betta Albimarginata
Betta albimarginata,Betta albimarginata |
Strawberry Betta White Edge Fighting Fish White Fin Betta Whiteseam Fighter |
1.1 | Communal |
| Betta Channoides
Betta channoides,Betta Channoides |
Snakehead betta |
1.75 | Communal |
| Betta Imbellis
Betta imbellis,Betta Imbelis |
Crescent Crescent Betta peaceful betta Peaceful Betta The peaceful betta |
2.47 | Aggressive |
| Bichir
Polypterus bichir,,Polypteridae,Polypterus senegalus |
Dinosaur Eel Dragon Fin Fish Reedfish |
30.67 | Aggressive |
| Black Crystal Shrimp
Cardina cantonensis, |
Bee Shrimp Black Bee Black Bee Shrimp CBS Crystal Black Shrimp |
0.58 | Communal |
| Black Neon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi |
Black Neon Black Tetra Neon Tetra |
1.42 | Communal |
| Black Tiger Endler
Poecilia wingei |
Tiger Endlers |
1.47 | Communal |
| Bleeding Heart Tetra
Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma |
Punto Rojo Red Tipped Tetra |
2.67 | Communal |
| Bloodfin Tetra
Aphyocharax anisitsi |
Glass Bloodfin Tetra Redfin Tetra Red Tail Tetra True Bloodfin True Bloodfin Tetra |
1.61 | Communal |
| Bloody Mary Shrimp
Neocardinia davidi |
1.25 | Communal | |
| Blue Emperor Tetra
Inpaichthys kerri, |
Blue Emperor Tetra Blue-Purple Emperor Tetra Inpaichthys Tetra Purple Emperor Tetra Regal Tetra Royal Tetra |
1.48 | Communal |
| Blue Phantom Pleco
Plecostomus,Hemiancistrus species |
L128 l128 Blue Phantom Pleco |
7.17 | Territorial |
| Blue Spotted Half Beak
Hemiramphus far,Dermogenys pusilla |
spipefish spotted halfbeak wrestling halfbeak |
4.4 | Communal |
| Blue Velvet Srhimp
Neocaridina davidi |
1.75 | Communal | |
| Boesemani Rainbow
Melanotaenia boesemani |
Bicolour Rainbow Fish Boesemans Rainbowfish |
3.67 | Territorial |
| Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cirrhosus |
Bristlenose Catfish Bushynose Catfish Bushynose Pleco - Albino Bushynose Pleco - Albino Long Fin Bushynose Pleco - Blue Eye Bushynose Pleco - Snow White Bushynose Pleco - Super Red Bushynose Pleco - Super Red Long Fin Longfin Green Dragon Bushynose Pleco |
5.0 | Communal |
| Bronze Corydora
Corydoras aeneus, |
Bronze Catfish Bronze Cory Bronze Cory Cat Brown Cory Green Cory Green Corydoras Lightspot Corydoras Wavy Catfish |
2.7 | Communal |
| Brown Julie
Julidochromis dickfeldi,Julidochromis Dickfeldi |
Blue Julie Brown Julie Dickfeld’s Julie Dickfelds Julie Midnight Blue White top |
4.53 | Aggressive |
| Calvus Cichlid
Altolamprologus calvus |
Black Calvus Cichlid Inkfin Calvus Cichlid White Calvus Cichlid Yellow Calvus Cichlid |
0.0 | Communal |
| Cardinal Tetra
Paracheirodon axelrodi |
Cardinal tetra red neon red neon tetra roter neon scarlet characin |
2.0 | Communal |
| Caudopunctatus
Neolamprologus caudopunctatus |
Caudopunctatus Caudopunctatus Cichlid Lamp Caudopunctatus Red-Fin |
2.97 | Territorial |
| Celestial Pearl Danio
Danio margaritatus, |
Firework Rasbora Galaxy Rasbora |
1.0 | Communal |
| Cenepa Red Pencilfish
Nannostomus ,Nannostomus mortenthaleri |
Albertini Super Red Pencilfish Super Red Cenepa Pencilfish Super Red Coral Pencilfish |
1.2 | Communal |
| Cherry Red Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi, |
Cherry Shrimp Fire Cherry Shrimp Fire Shrimp Red Cherries Red Cherry Shrimp Sakura shrimp |
1.38 | Communal |
| Chilli Rasbora
Boraras brigittae, |
Mosquito Rasbora |
0.63 | Communal |
| Chocolate Australe Killifish
Aphyosemion australe, |
Cape Lopez lyretails Chocolate Lyretail Golden Panchax Lyretail Killifish Lyretail Panchax |
2.37 | Communal |
| Chocolate Gourami - Vaillant
Sphaerichthys vaillanti,Sphaerichthys vaillanti ,Sphaerichthys osphromenoides |
Chocolate gourami Samurai gourami Samurai Zebra Chocolate Gourami Samurai Zebra Gourami |
2.17 | Communal |
| Clown Killifish
Epiplatys annulatus |
Banded Panchax Epiplatys annulatus Rocket Killi |
1.39 | Communal |
| Clown Loach
Chromobotia macracanthus, |
Tiger Botia Tiger Loach |
13.5 | Communal |
| Cobalt Blue Dwarf Goby
Stiphodon Semoni |
1.6 | Communal | |
| Colombian Zebra Pleco
Hypancistrus debilittera |
L129 |
2.8 | Communal |
| Congo Tetra
Phenacogrammus interruptus |
3.0 | Communal | |
| Convict Cichlid
Amatitlania nigrofasciata, |
Black Convict Cichlid Zebra Cichlid |
6.0 | Aggressive |
| Coral Red Pencilfish
Nannostomus mortenthaleri |
Coral Red Pencilfish Peruvian Red Pencilfish Red Pencilfish Ruby Red Pencilfish |
1.0 | Territorial |
| Crystal Shrimp
Cardina cantonensis, |
Bee Shrimp Black Bee Black Bee Shrimp CBS Crystal Black Shrimp Crystal Red Shrimp |
0.58 | Communal |
| Crystal Tetra
Protocheirodon pi,Hemigrammus haraldschultzi |
Mountain Crystal Tetra |
1.7 | Communal |
| Cylinder Cichlid
Neolamprologus cylindricus,NEOLAMPROLOGUS CYLINDRICUS,Neolamprologus cylindricus |
Cylindricus Cichlid |
5.0 | Aggressive |
| Daisys Rice Fish
Oryzias woworae, |
Daisys Blue Rice Fish |
1.25 | Communal |
| Discus
Symphysodon |
6.56 | Communal | |
| Dwarf Gourami
Trichogaster lalius |
Flame Dwarf Gourami Powder Blue Dwarf Gourami Red Gourami Sunset Gourami |
3.0 | Communal |
| Dwarf Pea Puffer
Carinotetraodon travancoricus |
Indian Dwarf Puffer Malabar Puffer Pea Puffer Pygmy Puffer |
0.99 | Aggressive |
| Dwarf Petricola Catfish
Synodontis Petricola,Synodontis lucipinnis |
Cuckoo Synodontis Even-Spotted Petricola False Cuckoo Catfish pygmy leopard catfish |
4.0 | Communal |
| Electric Yellow Cichlid
Labidochromus caeruleus, Labidochromis caeruleum |
Blue streak hap Electric yellow cichlid Labido Labidochromis white Labidochromis yellow Lemon Drop Cichlid Lemon Yellow Lab yellow lab Yellow Lab Yellow prince |
4.25 | Communal |
| Ember Tetra
Hyphessobrycon amandae |
Amanda’s tetra dwarf red tetra Ember tetra fire tetra Fire Tetra Orange Jewels red tetra |
0.8 | Communal |
| False Julii Corydora
Corydoras trilineatus |
Leopard Corydora Three Stripe Corydora Three Striped Corydora |
2.3 | Communal |
| Flame Tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus,Hyphessobrycon flameus |
fire tetra Fire tetra Flame tetra red tetra Von Rio Tetra |
1.2 | Communal |
| Florida Flag Fish
Jordanella floridae |
2.75 | Territorial | |
| Flying Fox
Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus |
Flying Fox Fish |
5.67 | Territorial |
| Gardeneri Killifish
Fundulopanchax gardneri |
Blue Lyretail Steel Bue Killifish |
2.5 | Communal |
| German Blue Rams
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi |
and Ramirezi Asian Ram blue ram Blue Ram butterfly cichlid Butterfly Cichlid Butterfly cichlids Dwarf butterfly cichlid German blue ram German blue rams Ram cichlid Ramirez’s dwarf cichlid |
2.17 | Communal |
| Glass Catfish
kryptopterus vitreolus |
Asian Glass Cat Ghost Catfish Glass Cat Glass Cat - Swallowtail |
5.0 | Communal |
| Golden Red Eye Goby
Gobiidae |
4.0 | Communal | |
| Golden Soldier Catfish
Mystus tengara,Osteogeneiosus militaris |
Golden Catfish Guinea Catfish Pyjama Catfish Silurus militaris Tengara-malle |
10.5 | Communal |
| Gold Nugget Pleco
Baryancistrus xanthellus, Loricariid Baryancistrus Xanthellus |
Gold Spot pleco L018 L-18 Pleco |
8.17 | Territorial |
| Gold Ring Danio
Danio tinwini |
Blue Ring Danio Brachydanio tinwini Burm Danio Fire-Spot Danio Ringlet Danio |
1.59 | Communal |
| Gold Tetra
Hemigrammus rodwayi |
Golden Tetra |
2.07 | Communal |
| Guppy
Poecilia reticulata |
2.0 | Communal | |
| Harlequin Rasbora
Trigonostigma heteromorpha |
Red Rasbora |
1.94 | Communal |
| Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna |
2.0 | Communal | |
| Horseface Loach
Acantopsis dialuzona |
Banana Fish Horsehead Loach Longfaced Loach Long-Nosed Loach |
8.0 | Communal |
| Jack Dempsey Cichlid
Rocio octofasciata |
EBJD Electric Blue Jack Dempsey Powder Blue Jack Dempsey |
8.0 | Territorial |
| Julii Corydorya Catfish
Corydoras julii |
Julii Catfish Julii Cory Leopard Catfish |
2.25 | Communal |
| King Koopa Nerite Snail
Neritina juttingae,neritina juttingae |
Red Lip Nerite Snail |
1.13 | Communal |
| Lampeye Tetra
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae |
Lamp Eye Tetra Redeye Tetra Yellowback Moenkhausia Yellow-Banded Moenkhausia Yellowhead Tetra |
2.5 | Communal |
| Lemon Cichlid
Neolamprologus leleupi |
and Gold Leleupi Cichlid Gold Cichlid Gold Leleupi Cichlid Leleupi Orange Cichlid Orange Leleupi Cichlid Tanganyikan Lemon Cichlid |
4.13 | Territorial |
| Leopard Frog Pleco
Peckoltia compta |
Imperial tiger pleco Imperial Tiger Pleco L134 L134 Leopard Frog Pleco L134 Pleco Zebra Banded Pleco |
3.97 | Communal |
| Luteus Pleco
Hypostomus luteus |
golden sailfin pleco |
12.0 | Communal |
| Lyretail Molly
Poecilia sp. |
Silver Lyretail Molly |
4.5 | Communal |
| Melanochromis Johani
Melanochromis johanni |
12.0 | Aggressive | |
| Miguelito Corydora
Corydoras virginiae |
Virginias Catfish |
2.0 | Communal |
| Msobo Magunga
Metriaclima sp. Msobo |
Deep Tanzania Pseudotropheus Msobo Deep |
5.5 | Aggressive |
| Neolamprologus Multifasciatus
Neolamprologus Multifasciatus |
1.6 | Territorial | |
| Neon Green Rasbora
Microdevario kubotai,MICRODEVARIO KUBOTAI |
Green Danios Green Rasbora Kubotai Rasbora Neon Green Rasboras Neon Yellow Rasboras Rasbora |
0.85 | Communal |
| Neon Tetra
Paracheirodon innesi |
Black Neon Tetra Diamond Head Tetra Green Neon Tetra |
1.32 | Communal |
| Nothobranchius guentheri
Nothobranchius guentheri |
African Annual Fish |
2.0 | Communal |
| Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya |
3.0 | Communal | |
| Orange Flash Apistogramma
Apistogramma cacatuoides,Apistogramma cacatuoides |
Apistos Cockatoo Cichlid Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid Dwarf Cichlid Orange Flash Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid |
2.92 | Territorial |
| Orange Head Rams
Mikrogeophagus ramirez |
Blue rams |
3.0 | Communal |
| Orange Rabbit Snail
Tylomelania |
elephant snail Elephant Snail Rabbit snail Sulawesi snail |
3.0 | Communal |
| Otocinclus
Otocinclus sp. |
Alligator Otocinclus Golden Otocinclus Oto Oto Cat Otocinclus - Black Otocinclus - Galaxy Otocinclus - Orange Sucker Fish Zebra Otocinclus |
2.0 | Communal |
| Panda Corydoras
Corydoras panda |
Panda Catfish Panda Cory |
2.0 | Communal |
| Peacock Gudgeon
Tateurndina ocellicauda |
Peacock Goby |
2.0 | Communal |
| Platy
Xiphophorus maculatus, Xiphophorus variatus |
Dalmation Platy Mickey Mouse Platy Platy - Black and White Platy - Blue Coral Platy - Blue Mountain Callico Platy - Blue Tuxedo Platy - Golden Leopard Platy - Red Tuxedo Red Wag Platy Sunburst Platy |
2.58 | Communal |
| Protomelas Taeniolatus
Protomelas taeniolatus,Protomelas Taeniolatus |
Red empress cichlid spindle hap |
6.0 | Territorial |
| Pseudotropheus Saulosi
Pseudotropheus Saulosi,Pseudotropheus saulosi, Chindongo saulosi |
Chindongo Saulosi Saulosi Cichlid Saulosi Mbuna |
3.5 | Territorial |
| Pygmy Corydora
Corydoras pygmaeus |
Pygmy Catfish Pygmy Cory Pygmy Cory Catfish |
1.02 | Communal |
| Rainbow Tetra
Nematobrycon lacortei |
1.67 | Territorial | |
| Red Empress Cichlid
Protomelas taeniolatus |
Blue fire Super red empress |
6.0 | Territorial |
| Redeye Tetra
Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae |
2.75 | Communal | |
| Red Lizard Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria |
Red Lizard |
4.4 | Communal |
| Red Minor Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques,Hyphessobrycon singles |
Callistus Tetra Jewel Tetra |
1.88 | Communal |
| Riticulated Hillstream Loach
|
2.5 | Communal | |
| Roseline Shark
Sahyadria denisonii |
Denison Barb Denison Barbs Denison’s barbs Miss Kerala Red Line Torpedo Barb Red-line Torpedo Barbs Roseline Shark Roseline Torpedo Barb |
5.67 | Communal |
| Rummynose Tetra
Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
Hemigrammus rhodostomus |
2.0 | Communal |
| Saulosi Cichlid
Pseudotropheus Saulosi |
Chindongo Saulosi |
3.75 | Aggressive |
| Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques |
Blood characin Callistus Callistus tetra etc. jewel tetra Jewel Tetra red minor tetra Red Minor Tetra red serpae Red tetra Serpae Tetra Serpa tetra |
1.75 | Communal |
| Silver Arowana
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum |
arowhana aruana Dragon Fish green arowana Monkey Fish Silver arowana |
37.33 | Aggressive |
| Snowball Pleco
Hypancistrus inspector,Hypancistrus inspector |
L-number L102 |
6.1 | Communal |
| Sterbai Corydora
Corydoras Sterbai |
Sterbai Cory Sterbas Cory |
2.75 | Communal |
| Swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii,Xiphophorous hellerii |
green swordtail Marigold Swordtail Neon Swordtail Pineapple Swordtail Pygmy Swordtail red swordtail Red Swordtail Red Tuxedo Swordtail Swordtail fish |
6.37 | Communal |
| Threadfin Albino Acara
Acarichthys heckelii,Acarichthys heckelii |
Heckels thread-finned acara Threadfin Acara cichlid |
7.96 | Aggressive |
| Vampire Pleco
Leporacanthicus Galaxias,Leporacanthicus cf. galaxias |
Galaxy Pleco L240 Tusken Pleco Vampire Pleco |
10.0 | Communal |
| Vampire Shrimp
Atya gabonensis |
African Fan Shrimp African Filter Shrimp Gabon Shrimp Giant African Fan Shrimp Giant African Filter Shrimp or Viper Shrimp |
3.0 | Communal |
| Wapoga Rainbow
Chilatherina alleni,Chilatherina alleni |
Alleni Rainbowfish Allens Rainbowfish |
4.0 | Communal |
| Yellow Dwarf Cichlid
Apistogramma Borellii |
Dwarf cichlid Umbrella Cichlid Umbrella Dwarf Cichlid |
2.52 | Territorial |
| Yo Yo Botia
Botia almorhae |
Almora Loach Almora Loaches Lohahata Botia Loaches Pakistani Loach Pakistani Loaches Yo Yo Loach |
2.5 | Communal |
| Zebra Danio
Danio rerio |
Easy |
2.0 | Communal |
| Zebra Pleco
Hypancistrus zebra |
Hypancistrus Zebra Imperial Pleco L46 L98 Zebra Plecostomus |
3.5 | Territorial |