Advanced freshwater fish: C

All advanced freshwater fish whose common name starts with C, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.

22 species and 1 variety

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  Caledonian red nose goby

  Lentipes kaaea

  Freshwater
  2.4 in (6 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Canara pearlspot

  Etroplus canarensis

  Freshwater
  4.3 in (11 cm) · 55 gal (210 L)72–90°F (22–32°C)

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  Caquetá whiptail

  Spatuloricaria caquetae

  Freshwater
  13.8 in (35 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Cebu orange tail goby

  Sicyopus cebuensis

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Celebes halfbeak

  Nomorhamphus liemi

  Freshwater
  3.5 in (9 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)

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  Celebes rainbow

  Marosatherina ladigesi

  Freshwater·Brackish
  3.1 in (8 cm) · 25 gal (95 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Celestial eye

  Carassius auratus

  Freshwater
  5.9 in (15 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–73°F (18–23°C)

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  Channel catfish

  Ictalurus punctatus

  Freshwater
  39.4 in (100 cm) · 1,057 gal (4,000 L)50–86°F (10–30°C)

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  Chen's lizard loach

  Formosania chenyiyui

  Freshwater
  3.6 in (9.2 cm) · 25 gal (95 L)61–75°F (16–24°C)

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  Chinese high-fin banded shark

  Myxocyprinus asiaticus

  Freshwater
  26.8 in (68 cm) · 528 gal (2,000 L)57–75°F (14–24°C)

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  Chinese longsnout catfish

  Leiocassis longirostris

  Freshwater
  27.6 in (70 cm) · 264 gal (1,000 L)61–79°F (16–26°C)

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  Chocolate frogmouth catfish

  Chaca bankanensis

  Freshwater
  7.9 in (20 cm) · 45 gal (170 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Churchill mormyrid

  Petrocephalus simus

  Freshwater
  4.7 in (12 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Cobalt blue goby

  Stiphodon semoni

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 13 gal (50 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)

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  Congo bichir

  Polypterus congicus

  Freshwater
  38.2 in (97 cm) · 264 gal (1,000 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Congo featherfin knifefish

  Papyrocranus congoensis

  Freshwater
  13.8 in (35 cm) · 119 gal (450 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Congo pufferfish

  Tetraodon miurus

  Freshwater
  5.9 in (15 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Cornish jack

  Mormyrops anguilloides

  Freshwater
  59.1 in (150 cm) · 1,057 gal (4,000 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Critter goby

  Lentipes crittersius

  Freshwater
  1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Crocodile catfish

  Bagarius suchus

  Freshwater
  27.6 in (70 cm) · 660 gal (2,500 L)64–73°F (18–23°C)

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  Crossband chocolate gourami

  Sphaerichthys selatanensis

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)79–86°F (26–30°C)

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  Cupid cichlid

  Biotodoma cupido

  Freshwater
  4.7 in (12 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)68–86°F (20–30°C)

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  Curved snout mormyrid

  Campylomormyrus rhynchophorus

  Freshwater
  8.7 in (22 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)