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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 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