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Total: 1237 species found
Name Aquarists Category Region Description
Corydoras paleatus 2 Catfish South America Native to southern regions of South American including Southern Brazil, …
Corydoras sterbai 3 Catfish South America A popular cory native to Brazil and Bolivia
Leporacanthicus triactis 1 Catfish South America The Three Beacon Pleco is native to the upper Rio …
Peckoltia compta (L134) 4 Catfish South America The 'Leopard Frog Pleco' is native to the Amazon and …
Hypancistrus sp. (L201) 2 Catfish South America Black body with white or yellow polka dots. Adults reach …
Panaqolus albivermis 2 Catfish South America Attractive pleco native to the upper Amazon River basin.
Leporacanthicus joselimai (L264) 1 Catfish South America Beautiful 'Sultan Pleco' native to Rio Tapajos in Brazil.
Peckoltia sp. L494 1 Catfish South America The 'Paru Tiger' pleco is native to Rio Paru.
Hypancistrus sp. Padauari Zebra (L499)   Catfish South America
Synodontis grandiops 3 Catfish Africa Catfish endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Synodontis multipunctatus 3 Catfish Africa The 'Cuckoo Catfish' native to Lake Tanganyika is known for …
Synodontis njassae 1 Catfish Africa
Xiphophorus helleri 4 Livebearers Central America The green swordtail is the original wild swordtail native to …
Xiphophorus kallmani CARES 3 Livebearers North America The 'Bronze Swordtail' native to Mexico.
Xiphophorus mayae 2 Livebearers Central America A wild swordtail native to Guatemala and Honduras.
Xiphophorus montazumae 4 Livebearers Central America The Montezuma Swordtail, native to northeastern Mexico.
Haplochromis sp. 'rainbow' CARES 5 Cichlids Africa An African cichlid CARES species native to Lake Nawampassa collected …
Mylochromis spilostichus 1 Cichlids Africa Haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi
Protomelas sp. 'Steveni Imperial' 1 Cichlids Africa An undescribed Lake Malawi Hap
Julidochromis ornatus 3 Cichlids Africa Lake Tanganyikan rock dweller
Neolamprologus pulcher 5 Cichlids Africa Lake Tanganyikan rock dweller
Trematochromis benthicola 1 Cichlids Africa Lake Tanganyikan rock dweller
Paralabidochromis chilotes 'Ruti Island' CARES 4 Cichlids Africa
Paralabidochromis chilotes 'Zue Island' CARES   Cichlids Africa
Lipochromis parvidens CARES   Cichlids Africa This species was believed to be extinct for over 30 …
Coptodon dageti 3 Cichlids Africa A west African Tilapia species found in the lakes and …
Enterochromis sp. 'blue obliquidens' CARES 1 Cichlids Africa
Chilatherina sentaniensis CARES 2 Rainbowfish Asia Critically endangered rainbowfish out of Lake Sentani and its tributaries. …
Pseudomugil luminatus CARES 5 Rainbowfish Asia A beautiful 3-4 cm blue-eye endemic to rivers in Australia …
Pseudomugil gertrudae 7 Rainbowfish Asia A beautiful 3-4 cm blue-eye endemic to rivers in the …
Betta mahachaiensis 1 Anabantids Asia Endemic to a small region adjacent to Bangkok. Destined for …
Betta siamorientalis 1 Anabantids Asia Splendens complex betta endemic to Vietnam and Thailand. Bubblenester that …
Betta brownorum CARES 1 Anabantids Asia In the coccina complex, endemic to Borneo. Unique in that …
Tateurndina ocellicauda 1 All Others Asia The peacock gudgeon or peacock goby is a tropical freshwater …
Hypancistrus contradens 1 Catfish South America Nice looking pleco with polka dot pattern readily available in …
Chalinochromis cyanophleps 1 Cichlids Africa
Paretroplus menarambo CARES 2 Cichlids Africa Robust and boisterous yet striking primitive cichlid species from Madagascar. …
Neolamprologus pectoralis 1 Cichlids Africa
Chalinochromis ndobnoi 1 Cichlids Africa
Trophius moorii Red Rainbow 1 Cichlids Africa
Altolamprologus calvus 'yellow' 6 Cichlids Africa Yellow form of Altolamprologus calvus from Lake Tanganyika. Currently endangered …
Ameca splendens CARES 11 Livebearers North America The Butterfly Splitfin is a critically endangered species native to …
Synodontis flavitaeniatus 1 Catfish Africa
Herichthys carpintis 2 Cichlids Central America A large Central American cichlid well established in the hobby. …
Melanotaenia lacustris CARES   Rainbowfish Oceania Rainbowfish native to Papua New Guinea. Found in a highland …
Xiphophorus maculatus 3 Livebearers Central America A wild type Platy from the Usumacinta River, which runs …
Otopharynx Lithobates 'Black Orange Dorsal' 1 Cichlids Africa German Line Bred strain of Otopharynx Lithobates not found in …
Crenicichla sp. 'Atabapo Red II' 1 Cichlids South America Atabapo Red II does not turn nearly as bright of …
Gnathonemus petersi 1 All Others Africa A long time popular fish commonly called 'Elephantnose' featuring unique …
Triglachromis otostigma 1 Cichlids Africa
Aulonocara ethelwynnae CARES 1 Cichlids Africa A haplochromine cichlid endemic to Lake Malawi, only occurring in …
Benitochromis riomuniensis 1 Cichlids Africa
Pelvicachromis taeniatus Dehane   Cichlids Africa
Nannacara anomala 6 Cichlids South America
Hypancistrus sp. L333 Belo Monte 2 Catfish South America
Anomalochromis thomasi 5 Cichlids Africa
Benitochromis nigrodorsalis CARES 2 Cichlids Africa Cichlid native to coastal Cameroon and Bioko. Found in coastal …
Apistogramma kullanderi 2 Cichlids South America
Nanochromis transvestitus 1 Cichlids South America
Danakilia sp. 'Shukoray' CARES 2 Cichlids Africa
Benitochromis finleyi 1 Cichlids Africa
Benitochromis conjunctus 1 Cichlids Africa
Pterochromis congicus 4 Cichlids Africa
Allodontichthys zonistius CARES 1 Livebearers North America The Bandfin Splitfin goodeid is native to Mexico. It is …
Pseudochalceus kyburzi 1 Characins South America
Poecilia catemaconis 1 Livebearers North America
Poecilia hondurensis 2 Livebearers Central America
Brachyrhaphis roseni CARES 1 Livebearers Central America Livebearer native to Costa Rica and Panama. Found in creeks …
Gambusia rhizophorae 1 Livebearers North America
Hemirhamphodon phaiosoma 1 Livebearers Asia
Enneacampus kaupi 1 All Others Africa Small Freshwater Pipefish from West Africa. Imported from Idenau region …
Enneacampus ansorgii   Cichlids Africa Freshwater Pipefish imported from Idenau region of Cameroon.
Lamprologus callipterus 1 Cichlids Africa An unusual shell dweller endemic to Lake Tanganyika. Males grow …
Oreochromis esculentus CARES 6 Cichlids Africa A cichlid from the Lake Victoria region, now mostly in …
Hypancistrus sp. L236 3 Catfish South America L236 comes in a few different "colors". Regular, super white …
Yssichromis piceatus CARES 5 Cichlids Africa Endangered cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria. Dominant males develop an …
Pseudotropheus johannii ‘Gome’ 1 Cichlids Africa All young are orange. Once sexual maturity is reached, males …
Apistogramma bitaeniata 1 Cichlids South America
Osteogaster sp. CW010 1 Catfish South America A beautiful cory with a greenish body that has a …
Pterophyllum altum 2 Cichlids South America Native to Colombia and Venezuela, where it occurs in the …
Hoplisoma duplicareum 1 Catfish South America
Boraras brigittae 2 Cyprinids Other Region A beautiful red nano fish that stays under 1"
Hyphessobrycon amandae 2 Characins South America
Celestichthys margaritatus 4 Cyprinids Asia
Paracheirodon axelrodi 1 Characins South America
Betta ideii 2 Anabantids Asia Unimaculata complex. Paternal Mouthbrooder. Jet black or dark brown, Males …
Stomatepia mariae CARES 5 Cichlids Africa Cichlid endemic only found in Lake Barombi Mbo in Cameroon …
Nannostomus sp. Cenepa 'Super Red' 1 Characins South America The Cenepa Red Pencilfish or Super Red Cenepa Pencilfish is …
Pelvicachromis subocellatus 2 Cichlids Africa A beautiful West African cichlid with females showing a striking …
Andinoacara rivulatus 1 Cichlids South America A large South American cichlid which can show a wide …
Enterochromis paropius CARES 4 Cichlids Africa Open water/deep water Victorian haplochromine.
Geophagus pyrocephalus 1 Cichlids South America This Cichlid is small and peaceful, with its roots in …
Melanotaenia boesemani CARES 5 Rainbowfish Asia Contrary to most Rainbowfish species, male Boesemani Rainbows (Melanotaenia boesemani) …
Melanotaenia trifasciata 2 Rainbowfish Asia The Goyder River Banded Rainbowfish (Melanotaenia trifasciata) is an exceptionally …
Andinoacara sp. 'Electric Blue' 3 Cichlids South America The electric blue acara may be a hybrid of several …
Corydoras aeneus 2 Catfish South America The Bronze Cory Catfish (Corydoras aeneus) is a classic Corydora …
Mikrogeophagus ramirezi 3 Cichlids South America A long time popular cichlid native to the Orinoco River …
Telmatochromis temporalis 1 Cichlids Africa From cichlidae.com "A brown member of the genus with a …
Julidochromis dickfeldi 3 Cichlids Africa Elongated cichlid with a torpedo shape. Brown/black striping like most …
Panamius panamensis   Cichlids Central America central american cichlid
Julidochromis marksmithi CARES 5 Cichlids Africa One of the more recently described 'Julies' from Lake Tanganyika, …
Hyphessobrycon wadai 1 Characins South America A beautiful peaceful tetra native to Brazil's upper Tapajos River …
Limia islai CARES 7 Livebearers Central America Relatively recent addition to the hobby, the 'Tiger Limia' is …
Xystichromis cf. nuchisquamulatus 4 Cichlids Africa An endemic cichlid native to Lake Victoria
Neochromis greenwoodi CARES 3 Cichlids Africa An endangered cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria.
Haplochromis sp. Banda Island 1 Cichlids Africa An endangered cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria.
Paralabidochromis sauvagei 2 Cichlids Africa An endangered Lake Victorian cichlid listed as a CARES species.
Zoogoneticus tequila CARES 7 Livebearers North America The Tequila Splitfin is native to the Upper Rio Ameca …
Girardinichthys metallicus 1 Livebearers Central America
Sarotherodon caroli CARES 1 Cichlids Africa Known as Fissi by locals, this is a Cichlid species …
Limia vittata 4 Livebearers Central America
Pterophyllum scalare 9 Cichlids South America The classic angelfish is a wildly popular and line-bred aquarium …
Apistogramma cacatuoides 9 Cichlids South America
Paracheirodon simulans 2 Characins South America
Garra flavatra 2 Cyprinids Asia
Cyprinodon floridae 2 Cyprinids North America
Oryzias latipes 3 Cyprinids Other Region
Loricaria simillima 1 Catfish South America The Marbled Whiptail Catfish is a widely distributed species of …
Xenotaenia resolanae CARES 1 Livebearers North America A livebearer native to 2 river drainage basins on the …
Geophagus sveni 1 Cichlids South America A stunning geophagus within the 'surinimensis' group, endemic to Rio …
Neolamprologus buescheri 3 Cichlids Africa Rock dwelling cichlid endemic to Lake Tanganyika.
Neolamprologus brevis 4 Cichlids Africa Shell dwelling species endemic to Lake Tanganyika. This is one …
Apistogramma sp. Rio Abacaxis D39 1 Cichlids South America
Apistogramma Megastoma 1 Cichlids South America
Apistogramma Ladislao 1 Cichlids South America
Apistogramma Balsapuerto 1 Cichlids South America
Colomesus asellus   All Others South America Colomesus asellus, the Amazon puffer, asellus puffer, South American freshwater …
Thoracochromis buysi 2 Cichlids Africa Endemic to Namibia. A riverine species that was collected by …
Neochromis simotes CARES 2 Cichlids Africa A cichlid from Victoria Nile near Jinja in the Lake …
Cichlasoma dimerus 2 Cichlids South America A cool water tolerant South American cichlid found in Brazil, …
Sarotherodon knauerae CARES 2 Cichlids Africa Sarotherodon knauerae is a species of cichlid endemic to Lake …
Coptodon nigrans 1 Cichlids Africa Tilapian endemic to Lake Ejagham in Cameroon
Archocentrus centrarchus 2 Cichlids Central America Archocentrus centrarchus, also known as the Flier Cichlid, is a …
Ptyochromis fischeri CARES 3 Cichlids Africa A cichlid endemic to Lake Victoria.
Pundamilia sp. 'zebra Nyererei' 1 Cichlids Africa
Mchenga thinos 1 Cichlids Africa An open water haplochromine of Lake Malawi found throughout the …
Copadichromis cyaneus 1 Cichlids Africa
Corydoras oiapoquensis 1 Catfish South America Similar to the well known Panda Cory, but with a …
Neolamprologus kungweensis 4 Cichlids Africa A small Lake Tanganyikan lamprologine 'opportunistic shell dweller' first collected …
Placidochromis phenochilus CARES 4 Cichlids Africa A haplochromine cichlid from Lake Malawi featuring deep blue coloration …
Pundamilia nyererei CARES 10 Cichlids Africa
Wallaciia compressiceps 1 Cichlids South America Small, elongated species much like its larger pike cousins, but …
Enterochromis coprologus CARES 2 Cichlids Africa Small sized species with a large eye in proportion to …
Haplochromis sp. 'black torpedo' CARES 3 Cichlids Africa Small sized species from Lake Nawampasa. Collected by Kim Peterson …
Haplochromis sp. 'pointy snout' CARES 2 Cichlids Africa Medium sized Lake Victorian, collected by Kim Peterson and Joel …
Oreochromis (Alcolapia) ndalalani CARES 1 Cichlids Africa Small sized species, very colorful and active, adapted to survive …
Platytaeniodus sp. 'red tail sheller' 3 Cichlids Africa Small sized species, beautiful and active swimmer, and not very …
Chindongo flavus CARES 1 Cichlids Africa Small sized species, somewhat aggressive, but beautiful fish
Fundulopanchax sjoestedti CARES 9 Killifish Africa A large west African killifish well established in the hobby. …
Lamprologus speciosus 2 Cichlids Africa The 'black ocellatus' is a shell dweller endemic to the …
Ivanacara bimaculata 8 Cichlids South America A dwarf cichlid from South America native to Guyana's blackwater …
Betta pallifina 4 Anabantids Asia A wild type Betta from Unimaculata complex. It is a …
Xiphophorus clemenciae 2 Livebearers Central America A swordtail native to southern Mexico with a natural distribution …
Cubanichthys pengelleyi 1 Killifish Central America A small colorful killie found only in spring fed ponds …
Spectrolebias reticulatus CARES 1 Killifish South America A very small and colorful annual killie. Maximum length about …
Wallaceochromis humilis 2 Cichlids Africa One of the larger (males can reach ~5") and less …
Maylandia estherae 1 Cichlids Africa A polymorphic haplochromine but the red/orange variety is most popular, …
Callochromis macrops 2 Cichlids Africa As the common name suggests, this cichlid has rather large …
Fundulus cingulatus   Cyprinids North America A native North American killifish inhabiting swampy and slow moving …
Campellolebias dorsimaculatus CARES   Killifish South America A critically endangered killifish native to the Ribeira de Iguape …
Nematolebias whitei Nematolebias whitei   Killifish South America A Brazilian killifish endangered in the wild.
Pachypanchax arnoulti CARES   Killifish Africa An endangered killifish endemic to Madagascar. The species was identified …
Pachypanchax omalonotus CARES   Killifish Africa A killifish endemic to western and northern Madagascar. Endangered in …
Pachypanchax patriciae CARES 1 Killifish Africa An endangered killifish from Madagascar. Identified by Dr. Paul Loiselle …
Pachypanchax sakaramyi CARES 2 Killifish Africa A killifish native to Madagascar
Pachypanchax sparksorum CARES 1 Killifish Africa A killifish native to Madagascar. Identified by Dr. Paul V. …
Pachypanchax varatraza CARES   Killifish Africa An endangered killifish native to Madagascar. Identified by Dr. Paul …
Pachypanchax sp. 'analava' CARES   Killifish Africa An unidentified killifish from Madagascar.
Pachypanchax sp. 'loza' CARES   Killifish Africa An unidentified killifish native to Madagascar.
Pachypanchax sp. 'mahamasina' CARES   Killifish Africa An unidentified killifish native to Madagascar.
Pachypanchax sp. 'sofia' CARES   Killifish Africa An unidentified killifish native to Madagascar.
Chapalichthys pardalis CARES 2 Livebearers North America A goodeid native to Mexico. Critically endangered in the wild.
Xiphophorus pygmaeus 1 Livebearers Central America A small swordtail species native to northeast Mexico including Río …
Xenotoca eiseni CARES 1 Livebearers North America The red tailed goodeid is native to Mexico.
Darienheros calobrensis 1 Cichlids Central America Medium sized, moderately aggressive central American Cichlid. Relatively easy to …
Otopharynx lithobates 1 Cichlids Africa A relatively peaceful Rock dwelling hap from the southern portion …
Betta ocellata 5 Anabantids Asia A unimaculata complex betta that reaches ~4 inches. Relatively peaceful …
Betta patoti CARES 7 Anabantids Asia Basic Information Group: Unimaculata Max size: 3.5” pH: 5-7 Temp: …
Paratilapia Polleni CARES 2 Cichlids Africa A cichlid from Madagascar collected in rice fields.
Xystichromis sp. 'kyoga flameback' CARES 2 Cichlids Africa
Limia Perugiae 1 Livebearers Central America
Haplochromis nigroides CARES 2 Cichlids Africa Small haplochromine endemic to Lake Kivu. Like all haplochromines, it …
Labidochromis caeruleus 3 Cichlids Africa
Haplochromis sp. 'yellow Ndurwa' 3 Cichlids Africa Probably a new collection of Labrochromis ishmaeli.
Synodontis Petricola 7 Catfish Africa
Labidochromis sp. Hongi 3 Cichlids Africa
Nimbochromis venustus 2 Cichlids Africa
Corydoras panda 'leucistic'   Catfish South America All white body with black eyes. Grow to 2 inches …
Osteogaster sp. CW009 1 Catfish South America Grows up to 3 inches 20-27° C water temperature Soft …
Sciaenochromis fryeri 1 Cichlids Africa
Parancistrus nudiventris 1 Catfish South America An attractive spotted pleco originally established in the hobby as …
Aulonocara rubescens 1 Cichlids Africa
Cyprichromis microlepidotus 1 Cichlids Africa A larger species of the Cyprichromis. Males come in many …
Julidochromis sp. 'Kombe' 2 Cichlids Africa Smaller of the Julies.
Lamprologus signatus 1 Cichlids Africa One of the smallest of all cichlids. Live over mud …
Neolamprologus gracilis 2 Cichlids Africa Substrate cave spawner. A fairly large number of eggs in …
Lipochromis sp. 'redback cryptodon' CARES 1 Cichlids Africa Paedophagous species (eats eggs or fry of other species). Species …
Xenotilapia sp. 'Papilio Sunflower' 1 Cichlids Africa
Steatocranus casuarius 1 Cichlids Africa Pair substrate spawner. Ready breeder, even in small aquaria.
Xenotilapia sp. 'Bathyphilus Yellow' 1 Cichlids Africa Sand-dwelling species.