Freshwater Aquarium Fish

When talking about pets in home, the list is incomplete without fish. Freshwater aquarium fish has also become an essential member of the family like dogs, cats, rabbits and other pets. There are many species that are available to add to the beauty of your aquarium. An aquarium can also be a way to decorate the home. Also, you can search on the Internet for many fish for sale at affordable prices as well as for their compatibility with other fish.

These types are divided into two groups - live bearers and egg layers. Live bearers are associated with the group known as cyprinodonts and give birth to the young ones instead of laying eggs. Some of the live bearing fish are guppies, four-eyed fish, mollies, platies-moonfish and swordtail fish. The fish belonging to the egg-laying category are neon tetra and goldfish. They lay eggs after fertilization by the male fish.

Types of Fish for Aquarium

As far as freshwater fish are concerned, it can be of different shape, size, and color. They can be elongated, round, big or small. Even the colors of aquatic fish are very attractive. Here are some of the freshwater fish belonging to different categories.

CATEGORY	FISH
Anabantids	Dwarf Gourami Flame Gourami Honey Gourami Kissing Gourami Black Paradisefish Opaline Gourami Pearl Gourami Siamese Fighting Fish Betta Fish Spiketailed Paradise fish
Aquarium Catfish	Banjo Catfish Bristlenose Chinese Algae Eater Corydoras Green Catfish Leopard Catfish Plecostomus Spotted Catfish Bumble Bee Catfish Upside Down Catfish
Characins	Black Neon Tetra Black Phantom Tetra Cardinal Tetra Congo Tetra Emperor Tetra Bleeding Heart Tetra Black Widow Buenos Aires Tetra Silver Dollar Red Belly Piranha Flame Tetra Glowlight Tetra Head and Tail Light Tetra Neon Tetra Fish Rummy Nosed Tetra Serpae Tetra Hatchetfish Pencilfish Bloodfin Penguin Fish X-Ray Fish
Cichlids	Freshwater Angelfish Blue Acara Firemouth Severum Convict Green Terror Jack Dempsey Red Oscar Discus Festivum Ram
Cyprinids	Cherry Barb Bala Shark Black Shark Blue Danio Giant Danio White Cloud Zebra Danio Flying Fox Green Tiger Barb Red Tailed Shark Rosy Barb Tiger Barb Tinfoil Barb
Killifish	Lyretail
Livebearers	Guppy fish Molly Platy Swordtail Knife Livebearer
Loaches	Clown Loach Dwarf Loach Horseface Loach

Fish Compatibility

Fish are one of the most tender and sensitive aquatic creature. So, it is essential to know the compatibility of a fish to another before you select one for your aquarium because the stress and fight among the fish can bring an end to their lives. Fish are again categorized into three, based on their behavior like, aggressive, semi-aggressive and community fish. The compatibility of aquarium fish can be found out by studying their behavior.

Fish Diseases

Aquarium care is a very important aspect when you are keeping one in your house. So, you have to take special care of the hygiene and health of each fish. A fish suffering from any disease can infect others as well, so it becomes a must to remove the infected fish from the tank as soon as possible. These diseases can be caused due to bacteria, fungi or virus.

You must do a little research to choose the type of fish that you want in your aquarium, check its compatibility and study other things required for its maintenance. These are some of the best aquarium fish that can be kept in your tank. But make sure that you take proper care and maintenance of the fish to ensure their long life.