Freshwater Fish Care Database
Care parameters for popular aquarium species — size, tank, temp, temperament.
Care parameters for popular freshwater aquarium fish and invertebrates — adult size, minimum tank, temperature, temperament, and care level. Tap any species for the full guide, then size your tank with the stocking calculator.
73 species
| Species | Adult | Min tank | Temp | Temperament | Care |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
 Amano Shrimp | 2.0" | 10g | 70–80°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Angelfish | 6.0" | 29g | 76–84°F | Semi-aggressive | Moderate |
 Apistogramma Cacatuoides | 3.0" | 20g | 75–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Moderate |
 Assassin Snail | 1.0" | 5g | 70–80°F | Peaceful | Carnivore |
 Bala Shark | 12.0" | 120g | 72–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
| Bamboo Shrimp | 3.0" | 20g | 73–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Betta | 2.8" | 5g | 76–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
 Black Neon Tetra | 1.5" | 15g | 73–81°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Black Skirt Tetra | 2.5" | 20g | 70–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Boesemani Rainbowfish | 4.0" | 30g | 75–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Bolivian Ram | 3.0" | 30g | 72–79°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Bristlenose Pleco | 5.0" | 25g | 73–81°F | Peaceful | Easy |
| Bristlenose Pleco (Albino) | 5.0" | 25g | 73–81°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Bronze Cory | 2.8" | 20g | 72–79°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Cardinal Tetra | 2.0" | 20g | 73–81°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Celestial Pearl Danio | 1.0" | 10g | 73–79°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Cherry Barb | 2.0" | 20g | 73–81°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Cherry Shrimp | 1.5" | 5g | 65–80°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Chili Rasbora | 0.7" | 5g | 76–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Clown Loach | 12.0" | 75g | 75–86°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Clown Pleco | 3.5" | 20g | 73–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Congo Tetra | 3.0" | 30g | 73–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Convict Cichlid | 5.0" | 30g | 70–82°F | Aggressive | Easy |
 Corydoras Catfish | 2.5" | 20g | 72–78°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Discus | 8.0" | 55g | 82–88°F | Peaceful | Advanced |
 Dwarf Gourami | 3.5" | 10g | 77–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Dwarf Mexican Crayfish | 1.6" | 5g | 65–77°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
 Electric Yellow Lab | 4.0" | 40g | 74–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Moderate |
 Ember Tetra | 0.8" | 10g | 73–84°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Endler's Livebearer | 1.0" | 10g | 72–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Firemouth Cichlid | 6.0" | 30g | 75–86°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
 German Blue Ram | 2.5" | 20g | 78–85°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Ghost Shrimp | 1.5" | 5g | 65–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Glowlight Tetra | 1.5" | 10g | 74–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Gold Barb | 2.8" | 20g | 65–78°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Goldfish (Fancy) | 8.0" | 20g | 65–75°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Guppy | 2.0" | 10g | 72–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Harlequin Rasbora | 2.0" | 10g | 73–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Hatchetfish | 1.5" | 15g | 75–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Hillstream Loach | 2.5" | 30g | 68–75°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Honey Gourami | 2.0" | 10g | 72–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Killifish (Gardneri) | 2.5" | 10g | 72–79°F | Semi-aggressive | Moderate |
 Kribensis | 3.5" | 20g | 75–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
| Kuhli Loach | 4.0" | 20g | 73–86°F | Peaceful | Easy |
| Kuhli Loach | 4.0" | 20g | 73–86°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Lemon Tetra | 2.0" | 20g | 72–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Malaysian Trumpet Snail | 1.0" | 5g | 70–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Molly | 4.0" | 20g | 72–80°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Mystery Snail | 2.0" | 5g | 68–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Neon Tetra | 1.5" | 10g | 70–81°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Nerite Snail | 1.0" | 5g | 72–78°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Oscar | 12.0" | 55g | 74–81°F | Aggressive | Moderate |
 Otocinclus | 2.0" | 20g | 72–79°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Panda Cory | 2.0" | 20g | 68–77°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Paradise Fish | 4.0" | 20g | 61–79°F | Aggressive | Easy |
 Pea Puffer | 1.0" | 5g | 74–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Moderate |
 Pearl Gourami | 4.5" | 30g | 77–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Pictus Catfish | 5.0" | 55g | 75–81°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Platy | 2.5" | 10g | 70–80°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Pygmy Cory | 1.0" | 10g | 72–79°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Rainbow Shark | 6.0" | 50g | 72–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
 Ramshorn Snail | 1.0" | 5g | 70–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Rosy Barb | 2.5" | 30g | 64–75°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Rummynose Tetra | 2.0" | 20g | 75–84°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Serpae Tetra | 1.75" | 20g | 72–79°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
 Siamese Algae Eater | 6.0" | 30g | 75–81°F | Peaceful | Herbivore |
 Silver Dollar | 6.0" | 75g | 75–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Sparkling Gourami | 1.5" | 10g | 76–82°F | Peaceful | Moderate |
 Swordtail | 5.5" | 20g | 70–82°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Tiger Barb | 3.0" | 20g | 68–79°F | Semi-aggressive | Easy |
 White Cloud Mountain Minnow | 1.5" | 10g | 60–72°F | Peaceful | Easy |
 Yoyo Loach | 5.0" | 40g | 73–82°F | Semi-aggressive | Moderate |
 Zebra Danio | 2.0" | 10g | 64–77°F | Peaceful | Easy |