Advanced freshwater fish: W

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

8 species

Wallago catfish
Wallago attu
Freshwater
59.1 in (150 cm) · 528 gal (2,000 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Waseri betta
Betta waseri
Freshwater
3.6 in (9.1 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Weeks' bichir
Polypterus weeksii
Freshwater
21.3 in (54 cm) · 159 gal (600 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
West African bottlenose mormyrid
Mormyrus rume
Freshwater
31.5 in (80 cm) · 185 gal (700 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
White spot eel
Mastacembelus unicolor
Freshwater
21.7 in (55 cm) · 119 gal (450 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
White-spotted cichlid
Tropheus duboisi
Freshwater
4.7 in (12 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Wine-red betta
Betta burdigala
Freshwater
1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Wolf cichlid
Parachromis dovii
Freshwater
27.6 in (70 cm) · 250 gal (946 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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