South America
Arawana
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Temp24–30°C
pH6–7.5
Size90 cm
DietOmnivore
SwimTop
DifficultyModerate
Arawana
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
fish
Top-swimming aquarium fish
Species typically occupying the upper water column — pair with mid and bottom dwellers to use the full tank height.
28 species
- Asia
Asian bonytongue
Scleropages formosus
Temp24–30°CpH6–7.5Size90 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyExpertAsian bonytongue
Scleropages formosus
- Africa
Banded panchax
Pseudepiplatys annulatus
Temp23–26°CpH6.5–7Size4 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateBanded panchax
Pseudepiplatys annulatus
- Africa
Blue lyretail
Fundulopanchax gardneri
Temp22–26°CpH6–7.2Size6.5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateBlue lyretail
Fundulopanchax gardneri
- Asia
Crescent betta
Betta imbellis
Temp20–28°CpH6–7Size6 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateCrescent betta
Betta imbellis
- South America
Endlers guppy
Poecilia wingei
Temp24–30°CpH7–8.5Size2 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyEasyEndlers guppy
Poecilia wingei
- Oceania
Forktail rainbowfish
Pseudomugil furcatus
Temp—pH6–8Size5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateForktail rainbowfish
Pseudomugil furcatus
- Africa
Freshwater butterflyfish
Pantodon buchholzi
Temp25–30°CpH6–7.5Size11.9 cmDietInsectivoreSwimTopDifficultyModerateFreshwater butterflyfish
Pantodon buchholzi
- Asia
Giant danio
Devario aequipinnatus
Temp22–24°CpH6–8Size15 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateGiant danio
Devario aequipinnatus
- South America
Glass bloodfin
Prionobrama filigera
Temp22.8–26.7°CpH6–7.8Size6 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateGlass bloodfin
Prionobrama filigera
- Oceania
Honey blue eye
Pseudomugil mellis
Temp24–28°CpH6–8Size3.5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateHoney blue eye
Pseudomugil mellis
- Asia
Honey gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Temp22–27°CpH6–8Size13.7 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateHoney gourami
Trichogaster chuna
- Asia
Japanese rice fish
Oryzias latipes
Temp5–30°CpH7–8Size4 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateJapanese rice fish
Oryzias latipes
- Asia
Javanese ricefish
Oryzias javanicus
Temp22–28°CpH7.5–8.5Size4.5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateJavanese ricefish
Oryzias javanicus
- Asia
Pearl gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Temp23.9–30°CpH6–8Size12 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModeratePearl gourami
Trichopodus leerii
- North America
Sailfin molly
Poecilia latipinna
Temp24–28°CpH7.5–8.5Size15 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyExpertSailfin molly
Poecilia latipinna
- Asia
Siamese fighting fish
Betta splendens var.
Temp24–30°CpH6–8Size6.5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateSiamese fighting fish
Betta splendens var.
- Asia
Siamese fighting fish
Betta splendens hybrid
Temp24–30°CpH6–8Size6.5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyEasySiamese fighting fish
Betta splendens hybrid
- Asia
Siamese fighting fish
Betta splendens
Temp24–30°CpH6–8Size6.5 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateSiamese fighting fish
Betta splendens
- South America
Splash tetra
Copella arnoldi
Temp22–28°CpH6–8Size4.2 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateSplash tetra
Copella arnoldi
- Asia
Spotted blue-eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
Temp23–28°CpH6–6Size3.8 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateSpotted blue-eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
- Asia
Striped panchax
Aplocheilus lineatus
Temp22–26°CpH6–7.5Size10 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateStriped panchax
Aplocheilus lineatus
- Asia
Three spot gourami
Trichogaster trichopterus
Temp22–28°CpH6–8Size15 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateThree spot gourami
Trichogaster trichopterus
- Asia
White cloud mountain minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
Temp14–22°CpH6–8Size4 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyEasyWhite cloud mountain minnow
Tanichthys albonubes
- Asia
Zebra Archerfish
Toxotes blythii
Temp25–30°CpH7–8Size15 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateZebra Archerfish
Toxotes blythii
- Asia
Zebra danio
Danio rerio
Temp—pH6–8Size3.8 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyEasyZebra danio
Danio rerio
- Asia
Oryzias woworae
Temp24–28°CpH6–7Size2.8 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyModerateOryzias woworae
Osteoglossum ferreirae
Temp24–30°CpH5–6.5Size80 cmDiet—SwimTopDifficultyExpertOsteoglossum ferreirae