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Schooling freshwater fish: A

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

39 species

Ablabes barb
Enteromius ablabes
Freshwater
3.1 in (8 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Adolfo's cory
Hoplisoma adolfoi
Freshwater
2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Adonis tetra
Lepidarchus adonis
Freshwater
1 in (2.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Adujai lizard tetra
Iguanodectes adujai
Freshwater
2.8 in (7 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
African banded barb
Barbus fasciolatus
Freshwater
2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
African butter catfish
Schilbe intermedius
Freshwater
19.7 in (50 cm) · 264 gal (1,000 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
African butterfly barb
Barbus hulstaerti
Freshwater
1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)63–75°F (17–24°C)
African glass cat
Parailia pellucida
Freshwater
4.7 in (12 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
African moon tetra
Bathyaethiops caudomaculatus
Freshwater
3.1 in (8 cm) · 22 gal (85 L)72–77°F (22–25°C)
African oneline tetra
Nannaethiops unitaeniatus
Freshwater
2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Agassiz's cory
Brochis agassizii
Freshwater
2.8 in (7 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Agulha tetra
Hyphessobrycon agulha
Freshwater
2 in (5.2 cm) · 17 gal (65 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Ajamaru Lakes rainbowfish
Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
Freshwater
4.3 in (11 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Albater cory
Aspidoras albater
Freshwater
1.6 in (4 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–77°F (22–25°C)
Allen's rainbowfish
Chilatherina alleni
Freshwater
3 in (7.6 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Altus tetra
Brachypetersius altus
Freshwater
2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Amanda Jane's cory
Brochis amandajanea
Freshwater
2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Amapa tetra
Hyphessobrycon amapaensis
Freshwater
1.4 in (3.6 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Amazon puffer
Colomesus asellus
Freshwater
4.7 in (12 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Amber-finned lampeye
Foerschichthys flavipinnis
Freshwater
1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Ammer rainbowfish
Melanotaenia ammeri
Freshwater
4.6 in (11.7 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)77–86°F (25–30°C)
Ancestor cory
Hoplisoma noxium
Freshwater
2.4 in (6 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Anduzei pencilfish
Nannostomus anduzei
Freshwater
0.7 in (1.9 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Annandale danio
Devario annandalei
Freshwater
4.3 in (11 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Ant tetra
Hyphessobrycon myrmex
Freshwater
1.1 in (2.9 cm) · 10 gal (38 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Antenna whiptail
Pterosturisoma microps
Freshwater
6.3 in (16 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Apiaka cory
Hoplisoma apiaka
Freshwater
1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Apollo shark minnow
Luciosoma setigerum
Freshwater
11.8 in (30 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Apsara barb
Dawkinsia apsara
Freshwater
3.5 in (9 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Arowana tetra
Gnathocharax steindachneri
Freshwater
2 in (5 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Arulius barb
Dawkinsia arulius
Freshwater
4.7 in (12 cm) · 37 gal (140 L)66–77°F (19–25°C)
Asian glass hatchetfish
Parachela oxygastroides
Freshwater
7.9 in (20 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Aspidoras cory-cat
Aspidoras raimundi
Freshwater
1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Assam giant danio
Devario assamensis
Freshwater
4.3 in (11 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Aurora tetra
Moenkhausia aurora
Freshwater
2 in (5.2 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Australian rainbowfish
Melanotaenia fluviatilis
Freshwater
4.3 in (11 cm) · 30 gal (115 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Axelrod's glass tetra
Brittanichthys axelrodi
Freshwater
1.3 in (3.3 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Axelrod's neolebias
Neolebias axelrodi
Freshwater
0.9 in (2.2 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Azure tetra
Heterocharax virgulatus
Freshwater
1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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