Schooling freshwater fish: T
All schooling freshwater fish whose common name starts with T, in alphabetical order. Each card links to its care guide.
30 species and 2 varieties

Tailspot cory
Hoplisoma caudimaculatum
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–81°F (20–27°C)
Taiwan barb
Puntius snyderi
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)61–77°F (16–25°C)
Tambopata glass tetra
Tyttocharax tambopatensis
Freshwater0.7 in (1.9 cm) · 5 gal (20 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Tambraparni barb
Dawkinsia tambraparniei
Freshwater5.1 in (13 cm) · 42 gal (160 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
Teardrop rasbora
Rasbora lacrimula
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Thac Ba minnow
Tanichthys thacbaensis
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)
Thinlip sharkminnow barb
Labiobarbus leptocheilus
Freshwater8.7 in (22 cm) · 66 gal (250 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Threadfin glassfish
Gymnochanda filamentosa
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Threadfin rainbowfish
Iriatherina werneri
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 13 gal (50 L)72–86°F (22–30°C)
Three-lined pencilfish
Nannostomus trifasciatus
Freshwater1.3 in (3.3 cm) · 15 gal (55 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Three-spined stickleback
Gasterosteus aculeatus
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)50–64°F (10–18°C)
Three-spot headstander
Pseudanos trimaculatus
Freshwater7.5 in (19 cm) · 70 gal (265 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Three-striped African catfish
Pareutropius buffei
Freshwater3.1 in (8 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Threeline neolebias
Neolebias trilineatus
Freshwater1.3 in (3.3 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
Threespot barb
Enteromius trispilos
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 24 gal (90 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Threestripe cory
Hoplisoma trilineatum
Freshwater2.2 in (5.5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Tiantian barb
Pethia tiantian
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)68–77°F (20–25°C)
Ticto barb
Pethia ticto
Freshwater2.4 in (6 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)64–75°F (18–24°C)
Tiger barb
Puntigrus tetrazona
Freshwater2.8 in (7 cm) · 20 gal (75 L)68–79°F (20–26°C)2 varieties
Tinfoil barb
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Freshwater13.8 in (35 cm) · 180 gal (680 L)72–82°F (22–28°C)
Tor mahseer
Tor tor
Freshwater59.1 in (150 cm) · 502 gal (1,900 L)61–77°F (16–25°C)
Transparent blue-eye
Pseudomugil pellucidus
Freshwater1.6 in (4 cm) · 11 gal (40 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Trewavas's neolebias
Neolebias trewavasae
Freshwater1.8 in (4.5 cm) · 14 gal (54 L)73–81°F (23–27°C)
True glass catfish
Kryptopterus bicirrhis
Freshwater5.9 in (15 cm) · 26 gal (100 L)70–79°F (21–26°C)
True penguin tetra
Thayeria obliqua
Freshwater3 in (7.6 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Tucano tetra
Tucanoichthys tucano
Freshwater0.8 in (2 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Tukano cory
Hoplisoma tukano
Freshwater2 in (5 cm) · 16 gal (60 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
Twin-striped barb
Desmopuntius gemellus
Freshwater3.5 in (9 cm) · 29 gal (110 L)73–82°F (23–28°C)
Twospot rasbora
Rasbora elegans
Freshwater7.9 in (20 cm) · 53 gal (200 L)72–81°F (22–27°C)
Twostripe pencilfish
Nannostomus digrammus
Freshwater1.4 in (3.5 cm) · 12 gal (45 L)75–82°F (24–28°C)
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