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
      • Common Plecos
        • Liposarcus pardalis
        • Sailfin Catfish
        • Suckermouth Catfish
        • Suckermouthed Catfish
      • Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish (Otocinclus)
    • Glass catfish
  • Characins (Characidae)
    • Black tetra
    • Cardinal tetra
    • Cave tetra
    • Common hatchetfish
    • Green neon tetra
    • Neon tetra
    • Silver Dollar
  • Cichlids (Cichlidae)
    • Firemouth Cichlid
    • Jack Dempsey
    • Managuense Cichlid
    • Green Terror
    • Jewel Cichlid
    • Angelfish
    • Discus
    • Electric Yellow
    • Red Empress Cichlid
    • Oscar
  • Cyprinids (Cyprinidae)
    • Barbs
      • Checker Barb
      • Cherry Barb
      • Clipper Barb
      • Gold Barb
      • Pentazona Barb
      • Red Line Torpedo Barb
      • Rosy Barb
      • Black Ruby Barb
      • Tiger Barb
      • Ticto Barb
      • Tinfoil Barb
    • Cold-water fish
      • Goldfish
      • Common Carp
      • Koi
      • White Cloud Mountain minnow
    • Daces
      • Common Dace
    • Danios
      • Bengal Danio
      • Giant Danio
      • Malabar Danio
      • Pearl Danio
      • Queen Danio
      • Spotted Danio
      • Turquoise Danio
      • Zebra Danio
  • Knifefish and Eels (Gymnotiform)
    • Black Ghost Knifefish
  • Labyrinth fish (Anabantidae)
    • Blue Gourami
    • Siamese Fighting Fish
  • Loaches (Cobitidae)
    • Clown Loach
    • Dojo Loach
    • Dwarf Loach
    • Skunk Loach
    • Horseface Loach
    • Kuhli Loach
    • Longnose Loach
  • Bichirs and Reedfish (Polypteriformes)
    • Senegal Bichir

See also

• List of fish common names
• Aquarium Fish Photo Galleries