Freshwater aquarium fish live in freshwater and are easy to raise.
Freshwater aquarium fish species are broadly divided into two types by the hobbyists namely livebearers (giving birth to live babies) and egg layers.
The most common freshwater fish species suitable for home aquarium are:
Type of freshwater aquarium fish species | common names of aquarium fish species | Scientific names of aquarium fish family/species |
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Livebearers | guppies mollies platies swordtails | Poeciliidae, Poecilia reticulata Poeciliidae, Poecilia sphenops Poeciliidae, Xiphophorus maculatus Poeciliidae, Xiphophorus hellerii |
Anabantoids (Labyrinth Fishes) | siamese fighter gouramies | Osphronemidae, Betta splendens Osphronemidae, many genera |
Carp family | goldfish danionins rasborines true barbs | Cyprinidae, Carassius auratus auratus Cyprinidae, many genera Cyprinidae, many genera Cyprinidae, many genera |
Cichlids | angelfish oscar discus convict cichlid | Cichlidae, Pterophyllum spp. Cichlidae, Astronotus ocellatus Cichlidae, Symphysodon spp. Cichlidae, Amatitlania nigrofasciata |
Characins | tetras hatchetfish pencilfish silver dollar | Characidae, many genera Gasteropelecidae, many genera Lebiasinidae, Nannostomus spp. Characidae, Metynnis argenteus |
Corydoras | Adolfo's cory Bronze cory Spotted cory banded cory | Corydoras, Corydoras adolfoi Corydoras, Corydoras aeneus Corydoras, Corydoras ambiacus Corydoras, Scleromystax barbatus |
Arowanas | Cross Back Golden Golden Red Tail Super Red Green Arowana | Osteoglossidae, Scleropages spp. Osteoglossidae, Scleropages spp. Osteoglossidae, Scleropages spp. Osteoglossidae, Scleropages spp. Osteoglossidae, Scleropages spp. |
Loaches | zebra loaches yoyo loaches clown loaches dojo loaches | Cobitidae, Botia striata Cobitidae, Botia almorhae Cobitidae, Chromobotia macracanthus Cobitidae, Cobitis taenia |
Catfish | glass catfish Pangasius catfish suckermouth catfish | Siluridae, Kryptopterus bicirrhis Pangasiidae, Pangasius spp. Loricariidae, Hypostomus spp. |
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