Schooling freshwater fish: G
All schooling freshwater fish whose common name starts with G, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
44 species
Gangetic loach
Botia rostrata
Freshwater4.7 in (12 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)66–81°F (19–27°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)
Giant brochis
Brochis britskii
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Giant danio
Devario aequipinnatus
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 50 gal (190 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Giant river hatchetfish
Triportheus rotundatus
Freshwater9.8 in (25 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)73–82°F (23–28°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)
Glass goby
Gobiopterus chuno
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Glass tetra
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 18 gal (70 L)75–82°F (24–28°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 danio
Danio choprae
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°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 barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–75°F (18–24°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 ring danio
Danio tinwini
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)64–79°F (18–26°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 pencilfish
Nannostomus beckfordi
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 18 gal (70 L)70–81°F (21–27°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)
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)
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 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 fire tetra
Aphyocharax rathbuni
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°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 tiger loach
Syncrossus hymenophysa
Freshwater8.3 in (21 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)77–86°F (25–30°C)
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)
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