Freshwater Species

Danio rerio

2" · 10 gal · 64–77°F

Glowlight Danio

Danio choprae

1.2" · 10 gal · 73–79°F

Leopard Danio

Danio rerio

2" · 10 gal · 64–77°F

Pearl Danio

Danio albolineatus

2.5" · 15 gal · 64–78°F

Zebra Danio

Danio rerio

2" · 10 gal · 64–77°F

Barbs

Black Ruby Barb

Pethia nigrofasciata

2.5" · 20 gal · 72–79°F

Checker Barb

Oliotius oligolepis

2" · 20 gal · 68–78°F

Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya

2" · 15 gal · 73–81°F

Denison Barb

Sahyadria denisonii

4.5" · 55 gal · 65–77°F

Drape Fin Barb

Dawkinsia filamentosa

6" · 55 gal · 70–79°F

Five-banded Barb

Desmopuntius pentazona

2" · 20 gal · 73–82°F

Gold Barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus

3" · 20 gal · 64–79°F

Odessa Barb

Pethia padamya

2.8" · 20 gal · 70–79°F

Rosy Barb

Pethia conchonius

4" · 30 gal · 64–77°F

Tiger Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

2.8" · 20 gal · 72–82°F

Tinfoil Barb

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

14" · 150 gal · 72–77°F

Livebearers

Endler's Livebearer

Poecilia wingei

1.4" · 10 gal · 72–82°F

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

2.4" · 10 gal · 72–82°F

Least Killifish

Heterandria formosa

1.2" · 5 gal · 66–79°F

Molly

Poecilia sphenops

4.5" · 20 gal · 72–82°F

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

2.5" · 10 gal · 70–82°F

Sailfin Molly

Poecilia latipinna

5" · 30 gal · 72–82°F

Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

5.5" · 20 gal · 72–82°F

Gouramis & Bettas

Betta

Betta splendens

2.8" · 5 gal · 76–82°F

Blue Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

5" · 35 gal · 72–82°F

Chocolate Gourami

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

2" · 20 gal · 78–86°F

Croaking Gourami

Trichopsis vittata

2.5" · 15 gal · 75–82°F

Crowntail Betta

Betta splendens

2.8" · 5 gal · 76–82°F

Dwarf Gourami

Trichogaster lalius

3.5" · 15 gal · 72–82°F

Giant Gourami

Osphronemus goramy

24" · 200 gal · 72–86°F

Gold Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

5" · 35 gal · 72–82°F

Halfmoon Betta

Betta splendens

2.8" · 5 gal · 76–82°F

Honey Gourami

Trichogaster chuna

2" · 10 gal · 72–82°F

Kissing Gourami

Helostoma temminckii

10" · 55 gal · 72–82°F

Moonlight Gourami

Trichopodus microlepis

6" · 35 gal · 79–86°F

Opaline Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

5" · 35 gal · 72–82°F

Paradise Fish

Macropodus opercularis

4" · 20 gal · 61–79°F

Peaceful Betta

Betta imbellis

2" · 10 gal · 75–82°F

Pearl Gourami

Trichopodus leerii

4.5" · 30 gal · 75–82°F

Plakat Betta

Betta splendens

2.8" · 5 gal · 76–82°F

Sparkling Gourami

Trichopsis pumila

1.6" · 10 gal · 76–82°F

Thick-lipped Gourami

Trichogaster labiosa

3.5" · 20 gal · 72–82°F

Three Spot Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

5" · 30 gal · 73–82°F

Corydoras & Relatives

Adolfo's Cory

Corydoras adolfoi

2.2" · 20 gal · 73–79°F

Albino Cory

Osteogaster aenea

2.8" · 20 gal · 72–80°F

Bandit Cory

Corydoras metae

2" · 20 gal · 72–79°F

Bronze Cory

Osteogaster aenea

2.8" · 20 gal · 72–80°F

Emerald Cory

Brochis splendens

3" · 30 gal · 72–82°F

False Julii Cory

Corydoras trilineatus

2.5" · 20 gal · 72–79°F

Gold Laser Cory

Corydoras sp. CW010

2.2" · 20 gal · 73–79°F

Julii Cory

Hoplisoma julii

2" · 20 gal · 72–79°F

Panda Cory

Corydoras panda

2" · 20 gal · 68–77°F

Peppered Cory

Hoplisoma paleatum

2.8" · 20 gal · 64–75°F

Pygmy Cory

Gastrodermus pygmaeus

1" · 10 gal · 72–79°F

Salt and Pepper Cory

Gastrodermus habrosus

1" · 10 gal · 72–79°F

Skunk Cory

Corydoras arcuatus

2" · 20 gal · 73–79°F

Sterbai Cory

Hoplisoma sterbai

2.6" · 20 gal · 73–82°F

Venezuelan Orange Cory

Corydoras aeneus

2.5" · 20 gal · 72–79°F

Other Catfish

Banjo Catfish

Bunocephalus coracoideus

5" · 20 gal · 68–79°F

Bumblebee Catfish

Microglanis iheringi

3" · 20 gal · 70–77°F

Cuckoo Catfish

Synodontis multipunctatus

6" · 50 gal · 75–82°F

Cuckoo Synodontis

Synodontis petricola

4.5" · 30 gal · 75–82°F

Dwarf Synodontis

Synodontis lucipinnis

3.5" · 30 gal · 75–82°F

Featherfin Squeaker

Synodontis eupterus

8" · 55 gal · 72–79°F

Glass Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

2.8" · 30 gal · 73–79°F

Otocinclus

Otocinclus vittatus

1.6" · 10 gal · 72–79°F

Pictus Catfish

Pimelodus pictus

5" · 55 gal · 72–79°F

Porthole Catfish

Dianema longibarbis

4" · 30 gal · 72–79°F

Striped Raphael Catfish

Platydoras armatulus

8" · 55 gal · 73–80°F

Twig Catfish

Farlowella vittata

6" · 30 gal · 73–79°F

Upside-Down Catfish

Synodontis nigriventris

4" · 30 gal · 72–79°F

Whiptail Catfish

Rineloricaria lanceolata

4.5" · 20 gal · 72–79°F

Plecos (L-number Catfish)

Albino Bristlenose Pleco

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

5" · 30 gal · 72–80°F

Blue Phantom Pleco

L128

Hemiancistrus sp.

7" · 55 gal · 78–86°F

Bristlenose Pleco

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

5" · 30 gal · 72–80°F

Candy Striped Pleco

L015

Peckoltia vittata

4.5" · 30 gal · 78–84°F

Clown Pleco

L104L162

Panaqolus maccus

3.5" · 20 gal · 73–82°F

Common Pleco

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

18" · 125 gal · 72–82°F

Gold Nugget Pleco

L018L081L177

Baryancistrus xanthellus

9" · 75 gal · 79–86°F

Green Phantom Pleco

L200

Hemiancistrus subviridis

7" · 55 gal · 78–86°F

King Tiger Pleco

L066

Hypancistrus sp.

5.5" · 40 gal · 78–86°F

Leopard Frog Pleco

L134

Peckoltia compta

4.3" · 40 gal · 78–84°F

Royal Pleco

L190

Panaque nigrolineatus

17" · 125 gal · 73–82°F

Rubber Lip Pleco

Chaetostoma formosae

4.5" · 30 gal · 68–78°F

Sailfin Pleco

L083L165

Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

18" · 125 gal · 73–82°F

Snowball Pleco

L102

Hypancistrus inspector

5.5" · 40 gal · 79–86°F

Zebra Pleco

L046

Hypancistrus zebra

3.5" · 30 gal · 79–86°F

Loaches

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

12" · 125 gal · 75–85°F

Dwarf Chain Loach

Ambastaia sidthimunki

2.2" · 30 gal · 76–82°F

Golden Dojo Loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

8" · 40 gal · 50–77°F

Hillstream Loach

Sewellia lineolata

2.8" · 30 gal · 68–77°F

Horseface Loach

Acantopsis dialuzona

8" · 40 gal · 75–82°F

Kuhli Loach

Pangio kuhlii

4" · 20 gal · 75–86°F

Polka Dot Loach

Botia kubotai

5" · 40 gal · 75–82°F

Skunk Loach

Yasuhikotakia morleti

4" · 30 gal · 77–86°F

Yoyo Loach

Botia almorhae

5" · 40 gal · 75–82°F

Zebra Loach

Botia striata

3.5" · 30 gal · 73–79°F

Cichlids - New World

Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma agassizii

3" · 20 gal · 78–84°F

Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

6" · 30 gal · 76–84°F

Blood Parrot Cichlid

Amphilophus hybrid

8" · 55 gal · 76–82°F

Bolivian Ram

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

3.5" · 30 gal · 72–82°F

Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma cacatuoides

3.5" · 20 gal · 75–82°F

Convict Cichlid

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

5" · 40 gal · 72–82°F

Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus

8" · 55 gal · 82–88°F

Eartheater

Geophagus sp.

8" · 75 gal · 78–86°F

Electric Blue Acara

Andinoacara pulcher

6" · 40 gal · 72–82°F

Festivum

Mesonauta festivus

6" · 40 gal · 72–82°F

Firemouth Cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

6" · 40 gal · 75–82°F

Flowerhorn Cichlid

Cichlid hybrid

12" · 75 gal · 78–86°F

German Blue Ram

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

2.5" · 20 gal · 78–85°F

Green Severum

Heros efasciatus

8" · 55 gal · 73–84°F

Green Terror

Andinoacara rivulatus

8" · 55 gal · 70–77°F

Jack Dempsey

Rocio octofasciata

10" · 55 gal · 72–86°F

Keyhole Cichlid

Cleithracara maronii

4" · 30 gal · 72–82°F

Koi Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

6" · 30 gal · 76–84°F

Kribensis

Pelvicachromis pulcher

4" · 20 gal · 75–82°F

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

12" · 75 gal · 74–81°F

Rainbow Cichlid

Herotilapia multispinosa

4" · 30 gal · 72–82°F

Salvini Cichlid

Trichromis salvini

7" · 55 gal · 72–82°F

Texas Cichlid

Herichthys cyanoguttatus

12" · 75 gal · 68–82°F

Umbrella Cichlid

Apistogramma borellii

2.5" · 20 gal · 72–80°F

Cichlids - African Rift Lake

Acei Cichlid

Pseudotropheus acei

6" · 50 gal · 76–82°F

Auratus Cichlid

Melanochromis auratus

4.5" · 50 gal · 76–82°F

Blue Dolphin Cichlid

Cyrtocara moorii

8" · 75 gal · 76–82°F

Brichardi

Neolamprologus brichardi

4" · 30 gal · 75–81°F

Calvus

Altolamprologus calvus

5" · 40 gal · 76–82°F

Cobalt Blue Zebra

Maylandia callainos

5" · 50 gal · 76–82°F

Cyprichromis

Cyprichromis leptosoma

4" · 55 gal · 76–82°F

Demasoni Cichlid

Chindongo demasoni

3" · 55 gal · 75–82°F

Electric Blue Hap

Sciaenochromis fryeri

7" · 75 gal · 76–82°F

Electric Yellow Lab

Labidochromis caeruleus

4" · 40 gal · 75–82°F

Frontosa

Cyphotilapia frontosa

13" · 125 gal · 75–82°F

Julidochromis

Julidochromis marlieri

5" · 30 gal · 76–82°F

Lemon Cichlid

Neolamprologus leleupi

4" · 30 gal · 76–82°F

Multi Shell Dweller

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

2" · 15 gal · 76–82°F

Multifasciatus Shell Dweller

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

2" · 20 gal · 76–82°F

Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara sp.

6" · 55 gal · 76–82°F

Red Zebra Cichlid

Maylandia estherae

5" · 50 gal · 76–82°F

Rusty Cichlid

Iodotropheus sprengerae

4" · 40 gal · 76–82°F

Saulosi Cichlid

Pseudotropheus saulosi

3.5" · 40 gal · 76–82°F

Tropheus

Tropheus moorii

5.5" · 75 gal · 76–82°F

Venustus Cichlid

Nimbochromis venustus

10" · 100 gal · 76–82°F

Cichlids - West African

African Butterfly Cichlid

Anomalochromis thomasi

3" · 20 gal · 73–81°F

Buffalohead Cichlid

Steatocranus casuarius

4.5" · 30 gal · 75–82°F

Jewel Cichlid

Hemichromis bimaculatus

5.5" · 30 gal · 70–82°F

Rainbowfish

Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia boesemani

4" · 30 gal · 75–86°F

Celebes Rainbowfish

Marosatherina ladigesi

2.8" · 20 gal · 72–82°F

Forktail Blue-eye

Pseudomugil furcatus

2" · 15 gal · 72–80°F

Gertrude's Blue-eye

Pseudomugil gertrudae

1.4" · 10 gal · 72–82°F

Neon Dwarf Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia praecox

2.4" · 20 gal · 73–82°F

Red Rainbowfish

Glossolepis incisus

4.5" · 40 gal · 72–82°F

Threadfin Rainbowfish

Iriatherina werneri

1.8" · 20 gal · 75–86°F

Turquoise Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris

4.5" · 40 gal · 72–82°F

Killifish

American Flagfish

Jordanella floridae

2.5" · 20 gal · 66–82°F

Clown Killifish

Epiplatys annulatus

1.4" · 10 gal · 73–79°F

Golden Wonder Killifish

Aplocheilus lineatus

4" · 20 gal · 72–82°F

Lyretail Killifish

Aphyosemion australe

2.4" · 10 gal · 68–78°F

Oddballs & Specialty

African Butterfly Fish

Pantodon buchholzi

4" · 30 gal · 73–86°F

African Dwarf Frog

Hymenochirus boettgeri

1.6" · 10 gal · 72–80°F

Bala Shark

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

14" · 150 gal · 72–82°F

Black Ghost Knifefish

Apteronotus albifrons

18" · 100 gal · 73–82°F

Chinese Algae Eater

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

10" · 55 gal · 72–82°F

Clown Knifefish

Chitala ornata

36" · 300 gal · 75–82°F

Elephant Nose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

9" · 50 gal · 73–82°F

Fahaka Puffer

Tetraodon lineatus

17" · 120 gal · 75–82°F

Figure-8 Puffer

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

3" · 20 gal · 74–82°F

Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

24" · 120 gal · 75–82°F

Flying Fox

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

5.5" · 30 gal · 73–81°F

Freshwater Stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

18" · 180 gal · 75–82°F

Green Spotted Puffer

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

6" · 30 gal · 74–82°F

Iridescent Shark

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

39" · 300 gal · 72–82°F

Mbu Puffer

Tetraodon mbu

26" · 500 gal · 75–82°F

Pea Puffer

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

1.4" · 10 gal · 72–82°F

Peacock Eel

Macrognathus siamensis

9" · 35 gal · 73–82°F

Rainbow Shark

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

6" · 50 gal · 72–79°F

Red Tail Shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

6" · 55 gal · 72–79°F

Ropefish

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

15" · 50 gal · 72–82°F

Scarlet Badis

Dario dario

0.8" · 10 gal · 71–79°F

Senegal Bichir

Polypterus senegalus

12" · 55 gal · 72–82°F

Siamese Algae Eater

Crossocheilus oblongus

6" · 30 gal · 75–82°F

Silver Arowana

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

36" · 250 gal · 75–82°F

Tire Track Eel

Mastacembelus favus

20" · 75 gal · 73–82°F

Goldfish & Coldwater

Black Moor Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Comet Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Common Goldfish

Carassius auratus

12" · 75 gal · 60–74°F

Dojo Loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

8" · 40 gal · 50–77°F

Fancy Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Fantail Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Medaka Ricefish

Oryzias latipes

1.5" · 10 gal · 60–77°F

Oranda Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Ranchu Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Ryukin Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Shubunkin Goldfish

Carassius auratus

8" · 30 gal · 65–75°F

Shrimp

Amano Shrimp

Caridina multidentata

2" · 10 gal · 65–80°F

Bamboo Shrimp

Atyopsis moluccensis

3" · 20 gal · 75–82°F

Blue Dream Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

1.5" · 5 gal · 65–80°F

Blue Velvet Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

1" · 5 gal · 65–80°F

Cherry Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

1.5" · 5 gal · 65–80°F

Crystal Red Shrimp

Caridina cantonensis

1" · 10 gal · 68–76°F

Ghost Shrimp

Palaemonetes paludosus

1.5" · 5 gal · 65–82°F

Tiger Shrimp

Caridina mariae

1.2" · 10 gal · 68–77°F

Vampire Shrimp

Atya gabonensis

6" · 30 gal · 75–84°F

Yellow Shrimp