Schooling freshwater fish: F
All schooling freshwater fish whose common name starts with F, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
33 species
Fairy cory
Hoplisoma atropersonatum
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)
False bandit cory
Hoplisoma melini
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
False blochi cory
Brochis delphax
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
False eight-banded barb
Eirmotus octozona
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)False hemiodus
Argonectes longiceps
Freshwater11.8 in (30 cm) · 159 gal (600 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
False network catfish
Brochis sodalis
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
False rummynose tetra
Petitella georgiae
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Fasin rainbowfish
Melanotaenia fasinensis
Freshwater5.4 in (13.8 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Fathead minnow
Pimephales promelas
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)50–72°F (10–22°C)
Festive sharkminnow barb
Labiobarbus festivus
Freshwater7.9 in (20 cm) · 66 gal (250 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Fiery baril
Opsarius ardens
Freshwater4.1 in (10.5 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Filament barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Filament tetra
Hemigrammus filamentosus
Freshwater1.7 in (4.3 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Filamentous lampeye
Poropanchax luxophthalmus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Finescale cyprichromis
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)
Fire bar danio
Devario maetaengensis
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–77°F (18–25°C)
Five-banded barb
Desmopuntius pentazona
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Fiveband tiger barb
Puntigrus partipentazona
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Fiveline bonylip barb
Osteochilus pentalineatus
Freshwater2.2 in (5.6 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Flag tetra
Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)70–81°F (21–27°C)
Flame tetra
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 10 gal (38 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Flameback bleeding heart tetra
Hyphessobrycon pyrrhonotus
Freshwater2.1 in (5.4 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Foersch's barb
Desmopuntius foerschi
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Forktail blue-eye
Pseudomugil furcatus
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 22 gal (85 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Four-line pimelodus
Pimelodus albofasciatus
Freshwater11.8 in (30 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Four-spot headstander
Pseudanos varii
Freshwater8.3 in (21 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Fourspot hemiodus
Hemiodus quadrimaculatus
Freshwater6.3 in (16 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Fowler's cory
Corydoras fowleri
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Fowler's hemiodus
Bivibranchia fowleri
Freshwater7.5 in (19 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Freshwater needlefish
Xenentodon cancila
Freshwater13.8 in (35 cm) · 85 gal (320 L)66–86°F (19–30°C)
Froehlich's cory
Hoplisoma froehlichi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Frontosa cichlid
Cyphotilapia frontosa
Freshwater12.6 in (32 cm) · 227 gal (860 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Fuller's cory
Corydoras fulleri
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
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