Cyprinids
| Barbs |
| Common name | Taxonomy | Picture | Size | Tank Type | Care Level | Remarks | Temp Range | Acceptable pH | Recommended water hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Arulius barb | Puntius arulius | 12 cm (4.7 in) | |||||||
| Bigspot barb, Duncker's barb | Puntius dunckeri | 13 cm (5.1 in) | Peaceful when small but should not be kept with other species at adulthood. | ||||||
| Black ruby barb | Puntius nigrofasciatus | 6.5 cm (2.6 in) | |||||||
| Checker barb | Puntius oligolepis | 5 cm (2.0 in) | |||||||
| Cherry barb | Puntius titteya | 4.8 cm (1.9 in) | Community | Easy | very peaceful, and works well with white clouds and neon tetras | ||||
| Clipper barb | Barbus callipterus | 7.5 cm (3.0 in) | |||||||
| Clown barb | Puntius everetti | 15 cm (5.9 in) | |||||||
| Gold barb | Puntius semifasciolatus | 8 cm (3.1 in) | Community | Easy | |||||
| Golden barb | Puntius gelius | 5 cm (2.0 in) | |||||||
| Greenstripe barb | Puntius vittatus | 5 cm (2.0 in) | |||||||
| Melon barb | Puntius fasciatus | 15 cm (5.9 in) | |||||||
| Odessa barb | Puntius padamya | 8 cm (3.1 in) | Community | Easy | |||||
| Onespot barb | Puntius terio | 15 cm (5.9 in) | |||||||
| Pentazona barb, fiveband barb | Puntius pentazona | 5 cm (2.0 in) | this species may be confused with tiger barb due to similarities | ||||||
| Pool barb | Puntius sophore | 18 cm (7.1 in) | |||||||
| Partipentazona barb | Puntius partipentazona | 3.8 cm (1.5 in) | |||||||
| Red line torpedo barb, Denison's barb | Puntius denisonii | 15 cm (5.9 in) | |||||||
| Rosy barb | Puntius conchonius | 13 cm (5.1 in) | Community | Easy | |||||
| Shortfin barb | Barbus brevipinnis | 4.6 cm (1.8 in) | |||||||
| Spanner barb, t-barb | Puntius lateristriga | 20 cm (7.9 in) | |||||||
| Spotted barb, common barb | Puntius binotatus | 19.5 cm (7.7 in) | |||||||
| Spottedsail barb, dwarf barb | Puntius phutunio | 7.8 cm (3.1 in) | |||||||
| Swamp barb | Puntius chola | 15 cm (5.9 in) | |||||||
| Ticto barb | Barbus ticto | 10 cm (3.9 in) | |||||||
| Tic-tac-toe barb | Puntius stoliczkanus | 5 cm (2.0 in) | |||||||
| Tiger barb, sumatra barb | Puntius tetrazona | 7.5 cm (3.0 in) | Community | Easy | There are many varieties as well as hybrids with other barbs. Good community schooling fish. They are fin nippers. | ||||
| Tinfoil barb | Barbonymus schwanenfeldii | 36 cm (14 in) | This species is much larger than most other barbs |
| Cold-water cyprinids |
| Common name | Taxonomy | Picture | Size | Tank Type | Care Level | Remarks | Temp Range | Acceptable pH | Recommended water hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Goldfish | Carassius auratus | 15+ cm (6+ in) | Community | Easy | variations: Black Moor, Bubble Eye, Butterfly Tail, Calico, Celestial Eye, Comet, Common, Fantail, Lionchu, Lionhead, Oranda, Panda Moor, Pearlscale, Pompom, Ranchu, Ryukin, Shubunkin, Telescope eye, Veiltail | ||||
| Koi, common carp | Cyprinus carpio | 30+ cm (12+ in) | Pond | Easy | the fancy variations of common carp are known as koi. | ||||
| White Cloud Mountain minnow | Tanichthys albonubes | 3.8 cm (1.5 in) | Pond/Community | Easy | lutino variety can also be found in the aquarium trade | ||||
| Common dace | Leuciscus leuciscus | 40 cm (16 in) | 39 to 72 °F (4 to 22 °C) | 6.0 to 8.0 | |||||
| Rosy red minnow, fathead minnow | Pimephales promelas | 5-7.5 cm (2–3 in) | Pond/Minnow Tank | Easy | sold as feeder fish; the gold variety known as "rosy red" is very common (the image is of the "rosy red" strain) | 10 - 21 °C (50 - 70 °F) | 7.0 - 7.5 | ||
| Southern redbelly dace | Phoxinus erythrogaster | 7.5–10 cm (3–4 in) | Pond/Minnow Tank | Easy |
| Danios and other danionins |
| Common name | Taxonomy | Picture | Size | Tank Type | Care Level | Remarks | Temp Range | Acceptable pH | Recommended water hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bengal danio, Sind danio | Danio devario | ||||||||
| Giant danio | Devario aequipinnatus | ||||||||
| Malabar danio | Devario malabaricus | 11.5–14 cm (4.5-5.5 in) | Community | Easy | |||||
| Pearl danio | Danio albolineatus | 6.5 cm (2.6 in) | Easy | subspecies:blue-redstripe danio, Kedah danio | |||||
| Queen danio | Devario regina | ||||||||
| Spotted danio | Danio nigrofasciatus | Easy | |||||||
| Turquoise danio | Brachydanio kerri | ||||||||
| Zebra danio | Brachydanio rerio | 5 cm (2.0 in) | Easy | there are many variations of this fish: leopard danio,the spotted colour morph, and GloFish, the genetically modified fluorescent fish. |
| Rasboras |
| Common name | Taxonomy | Picture | Size | Tank Type | Care Level | Remarks | Temp Range | Acceptable pH | Recommended water hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Harlequin rasbora | Trigonostigma heteromorpha | 5 cm (2.0 in) | Community | Easy | Also known as Harlequin tetra | ||||
| Espei rasbora | 5 cm (2.0 in) | Community | Easy | ||||||
| Hengeli rasbora | 5 cm (2.0 in) | Community | Easy | ||||||
| Blackline rasbora, red-tailed rasbora | Rasbora borapetensis | ||||||||
| Red-striped rasbora | Rasbora pauciperforata | 7.5 cm (3.0 in) | Community | Range: Sumatra | 22 - 29 °C (72 - 85 °F) | ||||
| Volcano rasbora | Rasbora vulcanus |
| Other cyprinids |
| Common name | Taxonomy | Picture | Size | Tank Type | Care Level | Remarks | Temp Range | Acceptable pH | Recommended water hardness |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Bala shark | Balantiocheilus melanopterus | 40 cm (16 in) | Community | ||||||
| Flying fox (fish) | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus | this species may be sold as Siamese algae eater | |||||||
| Red-tailed black shark | Epalzeorhynchos bicolor | 7 in | community | easy | albino variation available | ||||
| Red-finned shark | Epalzeorhynchos frenatum | 7 in | community | easy | albino variation available | ||||
| Cambodian log sucker, false Siamese algae eater | Garra cambodgiensis | this species may be sold as Siamese algae eater | |||||||
| Chinese algae eater | Gyrinocheilus aymonieri | Easy | This species may be sold as Siamese algae eater. A gold colored form also exists. Could be territorial | ||||||
| Siamese algae eater | Crossocheilus siamensis | Community | Easy | Many other cyprinids are sometimes mistakenly sold under this name. Very likely to jump out of the aquarium especially after reaching adult size. Very useful for getting rid of algae when it is young but prefer fish food upon reaching adulthood. |
Read more about this topic: List Of Freshwater Aquarium Fish Species