Freshwater aquarium fish

Care sheets and tank mate charts for 99 species, grouped the way shops shelve them. Pick one to see its water, size and who it lives with.

Gouramis and bettas

• Betta76–82°F · 5 gal
• Honey gourami72–82°F · 10 gal
• Pearl gourami77–82°F · 30 gal
• Sparkling gourami72–82°F · 5 gal
• Paradise fish61–79°F · 20 gal
• Blue gourami72–82°F · 30 gal
• Dwarf gourami72–82°F · 10 gal
• Kissing gourami72–82°F · 55 gal

Livebearers

• Guppy72–82°F · 10 gal
• Platy70–80°F · 10 gal
• Molly72–82°F · 20 gal
• Swordtail72–79°F · 30 gal
• Endler's livebearer72–82°F · 5 gal

Tetras and characins

• Neon tetra72–79°F · 10 gal
• Ember tetra73–84°F · 5 gal
• Congo tetra73–82°F · 30 gal
• Rummy nose tetra75–84°F · 20 gal
• Cardinal tetra76–84°F · 20 gal
• Black skirt tetra70–80°F · 15 gal
• Serpae tetra72–79°F · 20 gal
• Silver dollar75–82°F · 75 gal
• Glowlight tetra74–80°F · 10 gal
• Hatchetfish75–81°F · 20 gal
• Lemon tetra72–82°F · 15 gal
• Pencilfish75–82°F · 15 gal
• Black neon tetra73–81°F · 15 gal
• GloFish tetra72–80°F · 15 gal

Barbs, danios, rasboras and sharks

• Goldfish60–74°F · 40 gal
• Koi59–77°F · Pond
• Tiger barb72–81°F · 30 gal
• Red tail shark72–79°F · 55 gal
• Rainbow shark72–80°F · 55 gal
• Bala shark72–82°F · 125 gal
• Celestial pearl danio72–79°F · 10 gal
• Zebra danio65–77°F · 10 gal
• Fancy goldfish65–74°F · 30 gal
• Cherry barb73–81°F · 20 gal
• White cloud minnow60–72°F · 10 gal
• Chili rasbora75–82°F · 5 gal
• Siamese algae eater75–79°F · 30 gal
• Harlequin rasbora72–80°F · 10 gal
• Chinese algae eater74–80°F · 75 gal
• Odessa barb70–79°F · 30 gal
• Rosy barb64–77°F · 30 gal
• Gold barb64–75°F · 20 gal
• Tinfoil barb72–80°F · 125 gal

Rainbowfish

• Boesemani rainbowfish75–82°F · 30 gal
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish75–82°F · 20 gal

Cichlids

• Angelfish76–84°F · 30 gal
• Oscar74–81°F · 75 gal
• Discus82–88°F · 55 gal
• Convict cichlid74–82°F · 30 gal
• German blue ram80–86°F · 20 gal
• African cichlid75–82°F · 55 gal
• Blood parrot76–80°F · 55 gal
• Jack Dempsey72–86°F · 55 gal
• Bolivian ram72–79°F · 20 gal
• Flowerhorn80–89°F · 75 gal
• Severum74–84°F · 55 gal
• Apistogramma75–84°F · 20 gal
• Firemouth cichlid75–86°F · 30 gal
• Kribensis75–80°F · 30 gal
• Peacock cichlid76–82°F · 55 gal
• Electric yellow cichlid75–82°F · 40 gal
• Electric blue acara72–82°F · 30 gal

Catfish and plecos

• Corydoras72–79°F · 20 gal
• Bristlenose pleco73–81°F · 30 gal
• Pictus catfish72–79°F · 55 gal
• Otocinclus72–79°F · 20 gal
• Panda cory68–77°F · 20 gal
• Common pleco72–86°F · 125 gal
• Glass catfish75–80°F · 30 gal
• Upside down catfish72–79°F · 30 gal
• Zebra pleco79–88°F · 30 gal
• Clown pleco73–82°F · 20 gal
• Pygmy cory72–79°F · 10 gal

Loaches

• Kuhli loach75–86°F · 20 gal
• Hillstream loach68–75°F · 20 gal
• Yoyo loach75–86°F · 40 gal
• Clown loach77–86°F · 75 gal
• Dojo loach59–77°F · 55 gal
• Zebra loach73–79°F · 30 gal

Oddballs

• Pea puffer74–82°F · 5 gal
• Bichir72–82°F · 75 gal
• Killifish70–77°F · 10 gal
• Black ghost knife73–82°F · 125 gal
• Elephant nose fish73–82°F · 55 gal
• Silver arowana75–86°F · 250 gal

Frogs and axolotls

• Axolotl60–66°F · 20 gal
• African dwarf frog72–82°F · 10 gal

Shrimp

• Cherry shrimp65–80°F · 5 gal
• Ghost shrimp65–82°F · 5 gal
• Amano shrimp70–80°F · 10 gal
• Crayfish65–77°F · 20 gal
• Bamboo shrimp72–82°F · 20 gal

Snails

• Mystery snail68–82°F · 5 gal
• Nerite snail72–78°F · 5 gal
• Assassin snail75–80°F · 5 gal
• Ramshorn snail70–80°F · 5 gal