Schooling freshwater fish: N

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

23 species and 3 varieties

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  Nain dwarf cory

  Gastrodermus nanus

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Nambiquara royal tetra

  Inpaichthys nambiquara

  Freshwater
  1.3 in (3.4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Nano cory

  Gastrodermus gracilis

  Freshwater
  1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Napo cory

  Gastrodermus napoensis

  Freshwater
  2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Napo tetra

  Moenkhausia naponis

  Freshwater
  2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Narayan barb

  Pethia narayani

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)

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  Narrow hatchetfish

  Triportheus angulatus

  Freshwater
  9.8 in (25 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Negodagua tetra

  Hyphessobrycon negodagua

  Freshwater
  1.3 in (3.4 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)

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  Neon golden-stripe shark

  Sarcocheilichthys parvus

  Freshwater
  3.5 in (9 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)61–75°F (16–24°C)

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  Neon rainbowfish

  Melanotaenia praecox

  Freshwater
  3.1 in (8 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Neon tetra

  Paracheirodon innesi

  Freshwater
  1.5 in (3.8 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)70–77°F (21–25°C)3 varieties

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  New Guinea blue-eye

  Pseudomugil novaeguineae

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)79–86°F (26–30°C)

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  New Guinea rainbowfish

  Melanotaenia affinis

  Freshwater
  4.7 in (12 cm) · 30 gal (115 L)68–86°F (20–30°C)

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  Niger tetra

  Arnoldichthys spilopterus

  Freshwater
  3.9 in (10 cm) · 50 gal (190 L)75–81°F (24–27°C)

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  Niger yellow Congo tetra

  Alestopetersius smykalai

  Freshwater
  2.8 in (7 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)

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  Nigerian yellow line tetra

  Rhabdalestes septentrionalis

  Freshwater
  2.8 in (7 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Nijssen's cory

  Gastrodermus nijsseni

  Freshwater
  1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Ninescale rasbora

  Rasbora ennealepis

  Freshwater
  2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)

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  Noboli distichodus

  Distichodus noboli

  Freshwater
  7.5 in (19 cm) · 40 gal (150 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)

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  Northern longnose cory

  Corydoras septentrionalis

  Freshwater
  2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)

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  Notidanos tetra

  Hyphessobrycon notidanos

  Freshwater
  1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)

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  Nototaenia lampeye

  Procatopus nototaenia

  Freshwater
  2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)

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  Nurse tetra

  Brachyalestes nurse

  Freshwater
  9.8 in (25 cm) · 106 gal (400 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)