Peaceful community fish: G
All community fish whose common name starts with G, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
66 species and 27 varieties
Galaxy otocinclus
Parotocinclus haroldoi
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Galaxy panaqolus
Panaqolus albomaculatus
Freshwater5.5 in (14 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Gallagher's catfish
Rhinodoras gallagheri
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 70 gal (265 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Gangetic scissortail rasbora
Rasbora rasbora
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Garnet tetra
Hemigrammus pulcher
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Gary Lange's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia garylangei
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Geoffroy's cory
Corydoras geoffroy
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Ghost pleco
Ancistomus snethlageae
Freshwater8.7 in (22 cm) · 66 gal (250 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Giant brochis
Brochis britskii
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Giant kuhli loach
Pangio myersi
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Giant otocinclus
Hypoptopoma psilogaster
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Giant raphael catfish
Megalodoras uranoscopus
Freshwater23.6 in (60 cm) · 264 gal (1,000 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Giant whiptail catfish
Sturisomatichthys aureus
Freshwater7.9 in (20 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Gill's molly
Poecilia gillii
FreshwaterBrackish3.9 in (10 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)
Gilt darter
Percina evides
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)59–70°F (15–21°C)
Glass bloodfin tetra
Prionobrama filigera
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Glass catfish
Kryptopterus vitreolus
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 30 gal (115 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Glowing ember barb
Enteromius candens
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Glowlight carplet
Horadandia atukorali
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Glowlight rasbora
Trigonostigma hengeli
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Glowlight tetra
Hemigrammus erythrozonus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 18 gal (70 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Goblin sundadanio
Sundadanio goblinus
Freshwater0.9 in (2.3 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Gold hovering catfish
Chandramara chandramara
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Gold laser cory
Osteogaster melanotaenia
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 17 gal (65 L)68–73°F (20–23°C)
Gold marble bristlenose pleco
Ancistrus claro
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Gold neon dwarf goby
Stiphodon percnopterygionus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Gold pygmy horseface loach
Kottelatlimia pristes
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Gold ring danio
Danio tinwini
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)64–79°F (18–26°C)
Gold spot otocinclus
Parotocinclus spilosoma
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Gold spot sailfin pleco
Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus
Freshwater15.7 in (40 cm) · 119 gal (450 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Gold-spotted doradid
Wertheimeria maculata
Freshwater11.8 in (30 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Gold-spotted halfbeak
Hemirhamphodon chrysopunctatus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Golden curimata
Cyphocharax multilineatus
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Golden dwarf barb
Pethia gelius
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)
Golden dwarf sucker
Otocinclus macrospilus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Golden lyretail killifish
Aphyosemion australe
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 10 gal (38 L)70–75°F (21–24°C)
Golden pencilfish
Nannostomus beckfordi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 18 gal (70 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)
Golden spot goby
Stiphodon rutilaureus
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Golden striped goby
Stiphodon aureofuscus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Golden tetra
Hemigrammus rodwayi
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Golden topminnow
Fundulus chrysotus
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 22 gal (85 L)59–75°F (15–24°C)
Golden vampire pleco
Leporacanthicus heterodon
Freshwater6.3 in (16 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)79–86°F (26–30°C)
Goldfish
Carassius auratus
Freshwater12 varieties
Goldie River rainbowfish
Melanotaenia goldiei
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)
Gomez's cory
Brochis gomezi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Gongota loach
Canthophrys gongota
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)
Gossei cory
Hoplisoma gossei
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Graceful rasbora
Trigonopoma gracile
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Grant's cory
Hoplisoma granti
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Greater scissortail
Rasbora caudimaculata
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Green belly goby
Lentipes ikeae
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Green Borneo sucker
Gastromyzon lepidogaster
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Green chromide
Etroplus suratensis
FreshwaterBrackish11.8 in (30 cm) · 145 gal (550 L)68–86°F (20–30°C)
Green dwarf distichodus
Distichodus teugelsi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Green farlowella
Acestridium dichromum
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Green lizard tetra
Iguanodectes spilurus
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 32 gal (120 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Green neon rasbora
Microdevario kubotai
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Green neon tetra
Paracheirodon simulans
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)
Green swordtail
Xiphophorus hellerii
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)68–82°F (20–28°C)6 varieties
Green turushuki catfish
Hemidoras morrisi
Freshwater6.3 in (16 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Green-eye tetra
Moenkhausia chlorophthalma
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Guapore cory
Gastrodermus guapore
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Guianense otocinclus
Hypoptopoma guianense
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Gunawan's licorice gourami
Parosphromenus gunawani
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Guntea loach
Lepidocephalichthys guntea
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
FreshwaterBrackish2.4 in (6 cm) · 13 gal (50 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)9 varieties
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