Aquarium Fish Profiles

Anabantids

Licorice Gourami
(Parosphromenus deissneri)

Paradise Fish
(Macropodus opercularis)

Siamese Fighting Fish
(Betta splendens )

Sparkling Gourami
(Trichopsis pumilus)

Tiger Barb
(Puntius tetrazona)

Cichlids

Blue Ram
(Microgeophagus ramirezi)

Bolivian Ram
(Microgeophagus altispinosa)

Chilumba Cichlid
(Aulonocara stuartgranti)

Convict Cichlids
(Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum)

Discus
(Symphysodon discus discus)

Electric Yellow Cichlids
(labidochromis caeruleus)

Firebird Cichlid
(Aulonocara hansbaenschi)

Grant's Peacock Cichlid
(Aulonocara stuartgranti)

Jack Dempsey
(Cichlasoma octofasciatum)

Jaguar Cichlid
(Parachromis Managuensis )

Kribensis
(Pelvicachromis pulcher)

Mason Peacock Cichlid
(Aulonocara maisoni)

Midas Cichlid
(Amphilophus citrinellus)

Nyassee "flame Back" Red V.
(Haplochromis nyassee sp.)

Oscar
(Astronotus ocellatus)

Pearly Compressiceps
(Altolamprologus calvus)

Red Top Zebra
(Pseudotropheus zebra)

Scalare Angelfish
(Pterophyllum scalare)

Severum
(Heros efasciatus)

Texas Cichlid
(Herichthys cyanoguttatus)

Tropheus
(Tropheus sp. Black Bemba)

Yellow Regal African Cichlid
(Aulonocara baenschi)

Zebra Tilapia
(Tilapia buttikoferi)

Ancient Fish

Black Ghost Knifefish
(Apteronotus albifrons)

Leopard Ctenopoma
(Ctenopoma acutirostre)

Mekong Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius mekongensis )

Nunus Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius nunus)

Philippine Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius aggregatus)

Sabanus Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius sabanus)

Senegal Bichir
(Polypterus senegalus)

Sua Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius sua)

Tire Track Eel
(Mastacembelus armatus)

Xanthomelas Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius xanthomelas)

Xanthozona Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius xanthozona)

Catfish

Bristlenose Pleco
(Ancistrus sp.)

Bronze Cory
(Corydoras aeneus)

Clown Pleco
(Panaque maccus)

Common Pleco
(Hypostomus plecostomus)

Gold Nugget Pleco
(Baryancistrus sp)

Gulper Catfish
(Asterophysus batrachus )

Hoplo Catfish
(Hoplosternum thoracatum)

Jaguar Catfish
(Liosomadorus oncinus)

Leopard Cory
(Corydoras trilineatus )

Panda Corydoras
(Corydoras panda)

Sterbai Corydoras
(Corydoras sterbai)

Synodontis Ocellifer Catfish
(Synodontis ocellifer)

Twig Catfish
(Farlowella vittata)

Upside Down Catfish
(Synodontis nigriventris)

Walking Catfish
(Clarias batrachus)

Whiptail Catfish
(Rineloricaria sp. pantanal)

Whiptail Catfish
(Rineloricaria fallax)

Cyprinids and Atherinids

Arrow Loach
(Nemacheilus masyai)

Bala Shark
(Balantiocheilus melanopterus)

Barbucca Diabolica
(Barbucca diabolica)

Black Shark
(Labeo chrysophekadion)

Boesemann
(Melanotaenia boesemani)

Brown Forktail Loach
(Vaillantella cinnamomea)

Cherry Barb
(Puntius titteya)

China Hi Fin Shark
(Myxocyprinus asiaticus)

Chinese Algae Eater
(Gyrinocheilus aymonieri)

Clown Loach
(Chromobotia macracanthus)

Dojo Loach
(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)

Eel Loach
(Pangio anguillaris)

Filament Barb
(Puntius filamentosus)

Forktail Loach
(Vaillantella maaasi)

Garra Micropulvinus
(Garra micropulvinus)

Goldfish
(Carassius auratus auratus)

Hillstream Loach
(Beaufortia kweichowensis)

Horse Faced Loach
(Acantopsis choirohynchus)

Kuhli Loach
(Pangio kuhlii)

Orange Finned Loach
(Yasuhikotakia modesta)

Panda Garra
(Garra flavatra)

Rainbow Shark
(Epalzeorhynchos frenatus)

Red Tailed Shark
(Epalzeorhynchos bicolor )

Skunk Loach
(Yasuhikotakia morleti)

Threadfin Rainbowfish
(Iriatherina werneri)

Weather Loach
(Misgurnus anguillicaudatus)

Yoyo Loach
(Botia almorhae)

Zebra Danio
(Brachydanio rerio)

Zebra Loach
(Botia striata)

Livebearers

Guppy
(Poecilia reticulata)

Platy
(Xiphophorus maculatus)

Sailfin Molly
(Poecilia latipinna)

Swordtail
(Xiphophorus helleri)

Characins

Black Darter Tetra
(Poecilocharax weitzmani)

Black Neon Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi)

Black Phantom Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon megalopterus)

Black Widow Tetra
(Gymnocorymbus ternetzi)

Black-Winged Hatchetfish
(Carnegiella marthae )

Bleeding Heart Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma)

Blind Cave Tetra
(Astyanax mexicanus)

Bloodfin Tetra
(Aphyocharax anisitsi)

Cardinal Tetra
(Paracheirodon axelrodi)

Cochu's Blue Tetra
(Boehlkea fredcochui)

Coral Red Pencilfish
(Nannostomus mortenthaleri)

Costello or January Tetra
(Hemigrammus hyanuary)

Diamond Tetra
(Moenkhausia pittieri)

Dwarf Pencilfish
(Nannostomus marginatus)

Ember Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon amandae)

Emperor Tetra
(Nematobrycon palmeri)

False Penguin Tetra
(Thayeria boehlkei)

Flame Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon flammeus)

Glowlight Tetra
(Hemigrammus erythrozonus [Durbin 1909])

Golden Pencilfish
(Nannostomus beckfordi)

Golden Tetra
(Hemigrammus rodwayi)

Green Neon Tetra
(Paracheirodon simulans)

Head & Tail Light Tetra
(Hemigrammus ocellifer)

Kerri Tetra
(Inpaichthys kerri [Gery & Junk, 1977])

Loreto Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon loretoensis)

Marble Hatchetfish
(Carnegiella strigata)

Neon Tetra
(Paracheirodon innesi)

Penguin Tetra
(Thayeria obliqua)

Pretty Tetra
(Hemigrammus pulcher)

Pristella Tetra
(Pristella maxillaris (Ulrey, 1894))

Rainbow Emperor Tetra
(Nematobrycon lacortei)

Red Eye Tetra
(Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae)

Roberts Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon bentosi)

Rosy Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon rosaceus)

Serpae Tetra
(Hyphessobrycon eques)

Silver Dollar
(Metynnis hypsauchen)

Silver Hatchetfish
(Gasteropelecus sternicla)

Silvertip Tetra
(Hasemania nana)

Splashing Tetra
(Copella arnoldi)

Spotted Headstander
(Chilodus punctatus)

Puffer Fish

Figure 8 Puffer
(Tetraodon biocellatus)

Floating

Substrate Rooted

Echinodorus parviflorus 'Tropica'
(Dwarf Sword)

Echinodorus macrophyllus [(Kunth) Micheli, 1881]
(Large-leaf Amazon Sword)

Echinodorus osiris [Rataj 1970]
(Melon Swordplant)

Echinodorus tenellus [Buchenau, 1869]
(Pygmy chain sword)

Echinodorus martii
(Ruffled Amazon Sword)

Stem

Red Eared Slider
(Trachemys scripta elegans)

Saltwater Species

Clown Triggerfish
(Balistoides Conspicillum)

Fire Goby
(Nemateleotris Magnifica)

Lined Seahorse
(Hippocampus erectus)

Panther Grouper
(Cromileptes altivelis)

Percula Clownfish
(Amphiprion percula)

Porcupine Puffer
(Diodon nicthemerus)

Raccoon Butterflyfish
(Chaetodon lunula)

Tomato Clownfish
(Amphiprion frenatus)

Yellow Tail Damsel
(Chrysiptera parasema)

Yellowtail Coris
(Coris Gaimard)

Zebra Moray
(Gymnomuraena zebra)

Dwarf Angelfish

Bicolor Angelfish
(Centropyge bicolor)

Cherub Angel
(Centropyge argi)

Coral Beauty Angel
(Centropyge bispinosus)

Eibli Angelfish
(Centropyge eibli)

Flameback Pygmy Angelfish
(Centropyge aurantonota)

Large Angelfish

Anglerfish, Frogfish, & Toadfish

Basslets & Dottybacks

Butterflyfish

Vagabond Butterfly
(Chaetodon vagabundus)

Clownfish, Chromis, & Damselfish

Blue Chromis
(Chromis viridis)

Fiji Blue Devil Damsel
(Chrysyptera taupou)

Gold Strip Maroon Clownfish
(Premnas biaculeatus)

Ocellaris Clownfish
(Amphiprion ocellaris)

Tangs & Rabbitfish

Black Tang
(Zebrasoma rostratum)

Chevron Tang
(Ctenochaetus hawaiiensis)

Clown Tang
(Acanthurus lineatus)

Gem Tang
(Zebrasoma gemmatum)

Kole Tang
(Ctenochaetus strigosus)

Mimic Tang (Chocolate Tang)
(Acanthurus pyroferus)

Naso Tang
(Naso lituratus)

Orange Shoulder Tang
(Acanthurus olivaceus)

Pacific Blue Tang
(Paracanthurus hepatus)

Powder Blue Tang
(Achanthurus leucosternon)

Powder Brown Tang
(Acanthurus japonicus)

Purple Tang
(Zebrasoma xanthurum)

Sailfin Tang
(Zebrasoma veliferum (desjardini))

Scopas Tang
(Zebrasoma scopas)

Sohal Tang
(Acanthurus sohal)

Tomini Tang
(Ctenochaetus tominiensis)

Unicorn Tang
(Naso brevirostris)

Yellow Tang
(Zebrasoma flavescens)

Wrasses & Hogfish

Kabili Bumblebee Goby
(Brachygobius kabiliensis)

Monodactylus Argenteus
(Monodactylus argenteus)

Monodactylus Sebae
(Monodactylus sebae)

Orange Chromide
(Etroplus maculatus)

Scat
(Scatophagus argus)