List of freshwater aquarium fish species

A vast number of species of fish have been successfully kept in the home aquarium. This list gives only some of the most commonly-kept species.

Live-bearing
- Guppies & Mollies (Poecilia)
  - Guppy (Poecilia reticulata)
  - Sailfin Molly (Poecilia latipinna)
- Platies & Swordtails (Xiphophorus)
  - Southern Platy (Xiphophorus maculatus)
  - Variable Platy (Xiphophorus variatus)
  - Green Swordtail (Xiphoporus helleri)
Egg-laying
- Catfish (Siluriformes)
  - Armored Catfish (Callichthyidae)
    - Cory catfish (Corydoras sp.)
  - Armored Suckermouth Catfish (Loricariidae, aka Plecos)
    - Bristlenose Catfish
    - Common Plecos
    - Dwarf Suckermouth Catfish (Otocinclus)
  - Glass catfish
  - Iridescent Shark
- Characins (Characidae)
- Cichlids (Cichlidae)
- Cyprinids (Cyprinidae)
- Knifefish and Eels (Gymnotiform)
  - Black Ghost Knifefish
- Labyrinth fish (Anabantidae)
  - Blue Gourami
  - Siamese Fighting Fish
- Loaches (Cobitidae)
- Bichirs and Reedfish (Polypteriformes)
  - Senegal Bichir

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