Beginner freshwater fish: E

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

11 species and 4 varieties

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  Edith's betta

  Betta edithae

  Freshwater
  2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)

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  Eel kuhli loach

  Pangio anguillaris

  Freshwater
  4.7 in (12 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Egyptian mouthbrooder

  Pseudocrenilabrus multicolor

  Freshwater
  3.1 in (8 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Ehrhardt's cory

  Hoplisoma ehrhardti

  Freshwater
  2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)66–77°F (19–25°C)

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  Elegant cory

  Gastrodermus elegans

  Freshwater
  2.1 in (5.4 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)

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  Ember tetra

  Hyphessobrycon amandae

  Freshwater
  0.8 in (2 cm) · 9 gal (35 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Emperor tetra

  Nematobrycon palmeri

  Freshwater
  2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Endler's livebearer

  Poecilia wingei

  Freshwater·Brackish
  1.6 in (4 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)4 varieties

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  Espei rasbora

  Trigonostigma espei

  Freshwater
  1.5 in (3.8 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Exclamation-point rasbora

  Boraras urophthalmoides

  Freshwater
  0.6 in (1.6 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Eyespot rasbora

  Brevibora dorsiocellata

  Freshwater
  1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 9 gal (35 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)