The Ultimate List of Tropical Freshwater Aquarium Fish Species: Names and Photos

Adolfo’s catfish

Algae eaters

Altum angelfish

Angelfish

Archer fish

Badis badis

Bala shark

Banjo catfish

Beckford’s pencilfish

Betta fish

Bichir

Black ghost knifefish

Black neon tetra

Black pacu

Black tetra

Blood parrot

Bloodfin tetra

Blue acara

Blue botia

Blue dolphin moorii

Boesemani rainbow

Bolivian ram

Bristlenose pleco

Buenos Aires tetra

Bumblebee goby

Butterfly loach

Cardinal tetra

Celestial pearl danio

Cherry barb

Chinese Algae Eater

Clawed frog

Clown knifefish

Clown loach

Cockatoo cichlid

Comet

Congo tetra

Convict cichlid

Corydoras julii

Denison barb

Diamond tetra

Discus

Dojo loach

Dwarf frog

Dwarf gourami

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish

Dwarf pencilfish

Dwarf puffer fish

Elephantnose fish

Ember tetra

Emperor tetra

Endler’s guppy

Exotic freshwater fishes

Fahaka pufferfish

Fancy guppy

Fire eel

Firemouth cichlid

Fishes for the beginners

Fishes not for the beginners

Flame tetra

Flowerhorn

Frontosa cichlid

Giant gourami

Glass catfish

GloFish

Glowlight tetra

Gold barb

Goldfishes

Green spotted puffer fish

Green terror

Harlequin rasbora

Honey gourami

Hoplo catfish

Indian glass fish

Iridescent shark

Jack Dempsey fish

Jewel cichlid

Keyhole cichlid

Killifish

Kissing gourami

Kribensis

Kuhli loach

Leopard bush fish

Lionhead cichlid

Jaguar cichlid

Molly

Motoro stingray

Neon tetra

Nothobranchius

Odessa barb

Opaline gourami

Oranda

Oscar cichlid

Otocinclus catfish

Panda cory

Paradise fish

Peacock gudgeon

Pearl gourami

Pearlscale

Phoenix Rasbora

Pictus catfish

Platy

Plecostomus

Pygmy cory

Rainbow shark

Ram cichlid

Red terror cichlid

Red-bellied piranha

Red-eyed tetra

Red-tailed black shark

Redtail catfish

Rope fish

Rosy barb

Rummy nose tetra

Sailfin pleco

Salvin’s cichlid

Scarlet badis

Serpae Tetra

Shubunkin

Siamese Algae Eater

Silver arowana

Silver dollars fish

Snakeheads

Sparkling gourami

Striped panchax killifish

Striped Raphael catfish

Sun catfish

Swordtail

Texas cichlid

Tiger barb

Tinfoil barb

Uaru cichlid 

Upside-down catfish

Veiltail

White cloud mountain minnow

X-ray fish

Yoyo loach

Yucatan molly

Zebra oto

Zebra pleco

Zebra danio

Explore Popular Aquarium Fish Names with Pictures – Beginner-Friendly Guide! Discover a colorful array of aquarium fish species with visuals for easy identification. Looking for visually stunning tropical fish species? Browse our collection of aquarium fish names with clear pictures, allowing you to quickly identify almost all popular fishes.