Beginner freshwater fish: T

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

14 species and 3 varieties

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  Tailspot cory

  Hoplisoma caudimaculatum

  Freshwater
  2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–81°F (20–27°C)

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  Taiwan barb

  Puntius snyderi

  Freshwater
  3.1 in (8 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)61–77°F (16–25°C)

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  Talking catfish

  Acanthodoras spinosissimus

  Freshwater
  5.9 in (15 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Temporalis cichlid

  Telmatochromis temporalis

  Freshwater
  3.9 in (10 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Thac Ba minnow

  Tanichthys thacbaensis

  Freshwater
  1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  Thick-lipped gourami

  Trichogaster labiosa

  Freshwater
  3.5 in (9 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Three spot gourami

  Trichopodus trichopterus

  Freshwater
  5.1 in (13 cm) · 30 gal (115 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)3 varieties

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  Threespot barb

  Enteromius trispilos

  Freshwater
  2.8 in (7 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)

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  Threestripe croaking gourami

  Trichopsis schalleri

  Freshwater
  2 in (5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)

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  Ticto barb

  Pethia ticto

  Freshwater
  2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)

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  True penguin tetra

  Thayeria obliqua

  Freshwater
  3 in (7.6 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Two-banded killifish

  Chromaphyosemion bitaeniatum

  Freshwater
  2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 10 gal (38 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Two-spot catfish

  Mystus bimaculatus

  Freshwater
  4.7 in (12 cm) · 30 gal (114 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)

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  Twostripe pencilfish

  Nannostomus digrammus

  Freshwater
  1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)