Schooling freshwater fish: D
All schooling freshwater fish whose common name starts with D, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
31 species and 5 varieties
Daisy's ricefish
Oryzias woworae
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 9 gal (35 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Danionella cerebrum
Freshwater0.5 in (1.3 cm) · 8 gal (30 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Darter characin
Apareiodon affinis
Freshwater7.1 in (18 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)64–77°F (18–25°C)
Debauwi cat
Pareutropius debauwi
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Deccan mahseer
Tor khudree
Freshwater39.4 in (100 cm) · 502 gal (1,900 L)64–79°F (18–26°C)
Delicate blue-eye
Pseudomugil tenellus
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)77–90°F (25–32°C)
Desert rainbowfish
Melanotaenia splendida tatei
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)64–86°F (18–30°C)
Diamond tetra
Moenkhausia pittieri
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Dirty bandit cory
Hoplisoma loxozonum
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)70–75°F (21–24°C)
Discus
Symphysodon aequifasciatus
Freshwater7.9 in (20 cm) · 65 gal (245 L)79–90°F (26–32°C)5 varieties
Disk tetra
Myloplus schomburgkii
Freshwater15.7 in (40 cm) · 170 gal (645 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Dority's rainbowfish
Glossolepis dorityi
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)77–86°F (25–30°C)
Dracula fish
Danionella dracula
Freshwater0.7 in (1.7 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Dragon-head whiptail
Rhadinoloricaria macromystax
Freshwater5.7 in (14.5 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Drape-fin barb
Oreichthys crenuchoides
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Duboulayi's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia duboulayi
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 30 gal (115 L)64–82°F (18–28°C)
Duplicate cory
Hoplisoma duplicareum
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Dusky tetra
Moenkhausia phaeonota
Freshwater2.2 in (5.6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Dwarf amber barb
Barboides gracilis
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Dwarf barb
Pethia phutunio
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Dwarf botia
Ambastaia sidthimunki
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–86°F (20–30°C)
Dwarf cory
Gastrodermus hastatus
Freshwater1.3 in (3.2 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Dwarf distichodus
Distichodus decemmaculatus
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Dwarf glass chanda
Gymnochanda ploegi
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Dwarf hi-fin barb
Oreichthys parvus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.6 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Dwarf medaka
Oryzias minutillus
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Dwarf pencilfish
Nannostomus marginatus
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Dwarf pufferfish
Carinotetraodon travancoricus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Dwarf rainbowfish
Melanotaenia maccullochi
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Dwarf rasbora
Boraras maculatus
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 7 gal (25 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Dwarf scissortail rasbora
Rasbosoma spilocerca
Freshwater1.3 in (3.2 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
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