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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.
- Live-bearing
- Guppies & Mollies (Poecilia)
- Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
- Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna)
- Platies & Swordtails (Xiphophorus)
- Southern Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus)
- Variable Platy (Xiphophorus variatus)
- Green Swordtail (Xiphoporus helleri)
- Guppies & Mollies (Poecilia)
- Egg-laying
- Catfish (Siluriformes)
- Armored Catfish (Callichthyidae)
- Cory catfish (Corydoras sp.)
- Armored Suckermouth Catfish (Loricariidae, aka Plecos)
- Bristlenose Catfish
- Common Plecos
- Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish (Otocinclus)
- Glass catfish
- Armored Catfish (Callichthyidae)
- Characins (Characidae)
- Cichlids (Cichlidae)
- Cyprinids (Cyprinidae)
- Knifefish and Eels (Gymnotiform)
- Labyrinth fish (Anabantidae)
- Loaches (Cobitidae)
- Clown Loach
- Dojo Loach
- Dwarf Loach
- Skunk Loach
- Horseface Loach
- Kuhli Loach
- Longnose Loach
- Bichirs and Reedfish (Polypteriformes)
- Catfish (Siluriformes)
See also
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