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.

Cold-water fish

• Goldfish
• Koi
• White Cloud Mountain minnow

Tropical fish

• Live-bearing
  • Guppy
  • Molly
  • Platy
  • Swordtail

• Egg-laying
  • Cichlids
    • Angelfish
    • Discus
    • Oscar
  • Tetras (Characidae)
    • Black tetra
    • Cardinal tetra
    • Cave tetra
    • Common hatchetfish
    • Green neon tetra
    • Neon tetra
    • Silver Dollar
  • Labyrinth fish (Anabantidae)
    • Blue Gourami
    • Siamese Fighting Fish
  • Cyprinidae
    • Barbs
      • Cherry Barb
      • Gold Barb
      • Pentazona Barb
      • Red Line Torpedo Barb
      • Rosy Barb
      • Black Ruby Barb
      • Tiger Barb
      • Ticto Barb
      • Tinfoil Barb
    • Danios
      • Giant Danio
      • Pearl Danio
      • Turquoise Danio
      • Zebra Danio
  • Loaches (Cobitidae)
    • Clown Loach
    • Kuhli Loach
  • Catfish (Siluriformes)
    • Armored Catfish (Callichthyidae)
      • Peppered Cory
    • Armored Suckermouth Catfish (Loricariidae)
      • Bristlenose Catfish
    • Glass catfish

See also

• List of fish common names