Peaceful community fish: S
All community fish whose common name starts with S, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
102 species and 4 varieties
Saddle-back loach
Homaloptera orthogoniata
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 45 gal (170 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Sahul rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sahulensis
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)
Salt and pepper cory
Hoplisoma habrosum
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
San Marcos goodeid
Xenotoca doadrioi
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–79°F (18–26°C)
Sands cory
Hoplisoma davidsandsi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Santa Cruz cory
Hoplisoma cruziense
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Sarare cory
Corydoras sarareensis
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Sarawak rasbora
Rasbora sarawakensis
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Sardine cichlid
Cyprichromis leptosoma
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 45 gal (170 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)
Scarlet livebearer
Micropoecilia picta
FreshwaterBrackish1.6 in (4 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)Schalleri betta
Betta schalleri
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Scheel's lampeye
Poropanchax scheeli
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Scherer's hatchetfish
Carnegiella schereri
Freshwater1 in (2.6 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Schwartz's catfish
Hoplisoma schwartzi
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Scissortail rasbora
Rasbora trilineata
Freshwater5.5 in (14 cm) · 45 gal (170 L)72–77°F (22–25°C)
Scratched inpa tetra
Inpaichthys parauapiranga
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Sembra rainbowfish
Melanotaenia sembrae
Freshwater4.6 in (11.7 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Senegal kuhli cat
Amphilius rheophilus
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Sentani rainbowfish
Chilatherina sentaniensis
Freshwater4.5 in (11.5 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)77–86°F (25–30°C)
Serian Borneo sucker
Gastromyzon scitulus
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Serpae tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 17 gal (65 L)68–82°F (20–28°C)
Serratus cory
Corydoras serratus
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Setna barb
Pethia setnai
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Seuss's cory
Brochis seussi
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Shadow catfish
Hyalobagrus flavus
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 13 gal (50 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Sharpnose chocolate gourami
Sphaerichthys acrostoma
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Sheepshead minnow
Cyprinodon variegatus
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)68–81°F (20–27°C)
Shelford's kuhli loach
Pangio shelfordii
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Shining pencilfish
Nannostomus nitidus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Shortfin molly
Poecilia mexicana
FreshwaterBrackish4.3 in (11 cm) · 32 gal (120 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Siamese algae eater
Crossocheilus oblongus
Freshwater6.3 in (16 cm) · 37 gal (140 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)Siamese flying barb
Laubuka siamensis
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Siamese glassfish
Parambassis siamensis
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Sichuan hillstream loach
Sinogastromyzon szechuanensis
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)57–72°F (14–22°C)
Sidestripe rasbora
Rasbora paviana
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 32 gal (120 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)Sierra Leone yellow fin barb
Enteromius leonensis
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Silver hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus levis
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Silvertip tetra
Hasemania nana
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 18 gal (70 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Similis lampeye
Procatopus similis
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Simulatus cory
Corydoras simulatus
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Simulatus tetra
Hyphessobrycon simulatus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.6 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Sipaliwini cory
Hoplisoma sipaliwini
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Sittaung danio
Danio sysphigmatus
Freshwater3.3 in (8.5 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Six-banded barb
Desmopuntius hexazona
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Sixray cory
Aspidoras pauciradiatus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 13 gal (50 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)
Skunk cory
Brochis arcuata
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Slender hemiodus
Hemiodus gracilis
Freshwater7.1 in (18 cm) · 66 gal (250 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Slender horseface loach
Acantopsis ioa
Freshwater6.3 in (16 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Slender rasbora
Rasbora daniconius
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 32 gal (120 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Small-eyed bee catfish
Akysis microps
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Smallscale hemiodus
Hemiodus microlepis
Freshwater11 in (28 cm) · 159 gal (600 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)Smooth-belly Borneo sucker
Gastromyzon psiloetron
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 25 gal (95 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Snakeskin barb
Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Snakeskin gourami
Trichopodus pectoralis
Freshwater9.8 in (25 cm) · 61 gal (230 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)
Somphongs's rasbora
Trigonostigma somphongsi
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Sondhi danio
Devario sondhii
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Songkhram ricefish
Oryzias songkhramensis
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Southern molly
Poecilia vivipara
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Southern platy
Xiphophorus maculatus
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)4 varieties
Spadetail checkerboard cichlid
Dicrossus maculatus
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)79–86°F (26–30°C)
Spadetail licorice gourami
Parosphromenus filamentosus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Spiketail paradisefish
Pseudosphromenus cupanus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)68–82°F (20–28°C)
Spiketail platy
Xiphophorus xiphidium
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)Spilotogena betta
Betta spilotogena
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Spined loach
Cobitis taenia
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 32 gal (120 L)39–68°F (4–20°C)
Spiny monster pleco
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Freshwater11.8 in (30 cm) · 119 gal (450 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Spot-tail curimata
Curimatopsis evelynae
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Spotfin hatchetfish
Thoracocharax stellatus
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Spotscale barb
Barbus holotaenia
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 32 gal (120 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)
Spotted blue-eye
Pseudomugil gertrudae
Freshwater1.5 in (3.8 cm) · 17 gal (65 L)70–82°F (21–28°C)
Spotted cory
Brochis ambiacus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)
Spotted danio
Danio nigrofasciatus
Freshwater1.5 in (3.7 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)64–79°F (18–26°C)
Spotted hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus maculatus
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Spotted headstander
Chilodus punctatus
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 22 gal (85 L)68–82°F (20–28°C)
Spotted hillstream loach
Gastromyzon punctulatus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–75°F (20–24°C)
Spotted hoplo
Megalechis thoracata
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)
Spotted metynnis
Metynnis maculatus
Freshwater7.1 in (18 cm) · 92 gal (350 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Spotted raphael catfish
Agamyxis pectinifrons
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Spotted silver dollar
Metynnis lippincottianus
Freshwater5.5 in (14 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Spotted splash tetra
Copella nattereri
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Spotted tiger pleco
Peckoltia brevis
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Starlight bristlenose pleco (L183)
Ancistrus dolichopterus
Freshwater5.5 in (14 cm) · 30 gal (115 L)79–84°F (26–29°C)
Starry Borneo sucker
Gastromyzon stellatus
Freshwater2.4 in (6.2 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Starry night bristlenose pleco
Ancistrus hoplogenys
Freshwater7.1 in (18 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)77–84°F (25–29°C)
Sterba's cory
Hoplisoma sterbai
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Stoliczka's barb
Pethia stoliczkana
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–79°F (18–26°C)
Strawberry rasbora
Boraras naevus
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Striped barb
Desmopuntius johorensis
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–79°F (23–26°C)
Striped flying barb
Esomus metallicus
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Striped glass catfish
Kryptopterus macrocephalus
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 36 gal (135 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Striped raphael catfish
Platydoras armatulus
Freshwater8.7 in (22 cm) · 45 gal (170 L)75–86°F (24–30°C)
Striped sisorid catfish
Glyptothorax schmidti
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Striped spined loach
Cobitis striata
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)57–72°F (14–22°C)
Striped woodcat
Trachelyopterichthys taeniatus
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Sturgeon catfish
Lamontichthys filamentosus
Freshwater6.3 in (16 cm) · 36 gal (135 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)
Sumatran licorice gourami
Parosphromenus sumatranus
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Sumatran neon loach
Pangio bitaimac
Freshwater3.7 in (9.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Sumatran rasbora
Rasbora sumatrana
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Susi rainbowfish
Melanotaenia susii
Freshwater5.5 in (14 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Swamp blue-eye
Pseudomugil paludicola
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)79–86°F (26–30°C)
Swamp licorice gourami
Parosphromenus paludicola
Freshwater1.5 in (3.7 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Sychr's catfish
Brochis sychri
Freshwater1.7 in (4.3 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)
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