Freshwater fish profiles

Quick care profiles for popular community fish and shrimp: adult size, the smallest tank, temperature, group size and which fish they get along with.

Fish profiles

• Amano shrimp: 2 in, 10+ gal, 70–80°F
• Black skirt tetra: 2.5 in, 20+ gal, 72–80°F
• Cardinal tetra: 2 in, 20+ gal, 75–82°F
• Cherry barb: 2 in, 20+ gal, 73–81°F
• Ember tetra: 0.8 in, 10+ gal, 73–82°F
• Harlequin rasbora: 2 in, 10+ gal, 72–80°F
• Kuhli loach: 4 in, 20+ gal, 75–86°F
• Otocinclus: 1.75 in, 20+ gal, 72–79°F
• Pearl gourami: 4.5 in, 30+ gal, 77–82°F
• Rummynose tetra: 2 in, 20+ gal, 75–82°F
• Serpae tetra: 1.75 in, 20+ gal, 72–79°F
• Tiger barb: 3 in, 30+ gal, 72–80°F
• White cloud mountain minnow: 1.5 in, 10+ gal, 60–72°F
• Zebra danio: 2 in, 20+ gal, 65–77°F

Full care guides

• Angelfish
• Betta
• Bristlenose pleco
• Cherry shrimp
• Common goldfish
• Corydoras
• Dwarf gourami
• Endler's livebearer
• Fancy goldfish
• Guppy
• Honey gourami
• Molly
• Mystery snail
• Neon tetra
• Nerite snail
• Platy
• Pygmy corydoras
• Swordtail