Freshwater aquarium fish species

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.

Cold-water fish

Goldfish
Koi
White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Tropical fish

Live-bearing

Egg-laying
- Cichlids
- Tetras (Characidae)
  - Black Widow
  - Cardinal Tetra
  - Cave Tetra
  - Common Hatchetfish
  - Green Neon Tetra
  - Neon Tetra
  - Silver Dollar
- Labyrinth fish (Anabantidae)
  - Blue Gourami
  - Siamese Fighting Fish
- Barbs (Cyprinidae) and related
  - Pearl Danio
  - Tiger Barb
  - Zebra Danio
- Loaches (Cobitidae)
  - Clown Loach
  - Kuhli Loach
- Catfish (Siluriformes)
  - Armored Catfish (Callichthyidae)
    - Peppered Cory
  - Armored Suckermouth Catfish (Loricariidae)
    - Bristlenose Catfish
  - Ghost Fish