Schooling freshwater fish: P
All schooling freshwater fish whose common name starts with P, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
53 species
Pacific blue-eye
Pseudomugil signifer
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 25 gal (95 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)
Painted rainbowfish
Melanotaenia picta
Freshwater4.2 in (10.7 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)77–86°F (25–30°C)
Pale chub
Zacco platypus
Freshwater7.9 in (20 cm) · 79 gal (300 L)54–75°F (12–24°C)
Panda cory
Hoplisoma panda
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–77°F (22–25°C)
Panda darter tetra
Aphyocharax nattereri
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Panda garra
Garra flavatra
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Pantanal cory
Brochis pantanalensis
Freshwater3 in (7.5 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Panther danio
Danio aesculapii
Freshwater1.4 in (3.6 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Paraguay glass tetra
Prionobrama paraguayensis
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–81°F (20–27°C)
Parkinson's rainbowfish
Melanotaenia parkinsoni
Freshwater4.3 in (11 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Parrot tetra
Hyphessobrycon psittacus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Parvellus tetra
Hyphessobrycon parvellus
Freshwater1 in (2.6 cm) · 10 gal (38 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Paska's blue-eye
Pseudomugil paskai
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Pastaza cory
Corydoras pastazensis
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 22 gal (85 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Pastel lily tetra
Psalidodon xavante
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Pearl danio
Danio albolineatus
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 18 gal (70 L)61–77°F (16–25°C)
Pearl of the Congo barb
Clypeobarbus pleuropholis
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Pearl sundadanio
Sundadanio margarition
Freshwater0.9 in (2.4 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Pearly rasbora
Rasboroides vaterifloris
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Penguin tetra
Thayeria boehlkei
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Peppered cory
Hoplisoma paleatum
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 21 gal (80 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Peru black cory
Corydoras semiaquilus
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Peruvian tetra
Hyphessobrycon peruvianus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Peugeot's tetra
Hyphessobrycon peugeoti
Freshwater1.5 in (3.8 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Philippe's neolebias
Neolebias philippei
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Phoenix rasbora
Boraras merah
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Piaba tetra
Serrapinnus piaba
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)Piabinhas tetra
Hyphessobrycon piabinhas
Freshwater1.5 in (3.8 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Pink cory
Hoplisoma axelrodi
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Pinnistriatus tetra
Hyphessobrycon pinnistriatus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.6 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Pinocchio whiptail
Hemiodontichthys acipenserinus
Freshwater5.3 in (13.5 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Pinstripe damba cichlid
Paretroplus menarambo
Freshwater9.8 in (25 cm) · 95 gal (360 L)79–84°F (26–29°C)
Plain metynnis
Metynnis hypsauchen
Freshwater5.5 in (14 cm) · 70 gal (265 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Poecilus shield skin
Aspidoras poecilus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Polka-dot loach
Botia kubotai
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Pongo characin
Parodon cf. pongoensis
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 30 gal (112 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Pool barb
Puntius sophore
Freshwater3.9 in (10 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)68–81°F (20–27°C)
Popondetta blue-eye
Pseudomugil connieae
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Porthole rasbora
Rasbora cephalotaenia
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Powell's neolebias
Neolebias powelli
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Preto tetra
Moenkhausia pretoensis
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Pretty cory
Brochis pulchra
Freshwater2.6 in (6.5 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Price's rainbowfish
Chilatherina pricei
Freshwater4 in (10.2 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)75–84°F (24–29°C)
Prionotos cory
Scleromystax prionotos
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Procyon tetra
Hyphessobrycon procyon
Freshwater1.5 in (3.8 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Punctatus cory
Corydoras punctatus
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Purple pencilfish
Nannostomus rubrocaudatus
Freshwater1.2 in (3 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Purple tetra
Hyphessobrycon metae
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Purple-fin barb
Cyclocheilichthys janthochir
Freshwater7.1 in (18 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Pygmy carplet
Paedocypris progenetica
Freshwater0.5 in (1.2 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Pygmy cory
Gastrodermus pygmaeus
Freshwater1.3 in (3.3 cm) · 13 gal (50 L)72–79°F (22–26°C)
Pygmy hatchetfish
Carnegiella myersi
Freshwater1 in (2.5 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)73–79°F (23–26°C)
Pygmy rainbowfish
Melanotaenia pygmaea
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)73–84°F (23–29°C)
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