Fish Species Demographics

Ive always loved fish since I was a little girl and now that I have my own home I am free to own however many my heart desires. However, here is a list of species I notably like and either have already owned or would like to own.



Bettas are the most complex when it comes to variety within aquarium fish. Known as the siamese fighting fish, it comes in mostly three distinguishing traits: color, fin type, and patterns.

Picture	Species	Care Level	Rarity	Fin Type	Pattern	Diet
	Blue Dream Betta Betta mahachaiensis	Intermediate	Semi-Rare / Wild caught	Spade	Blue, Snake-like	Omnivore
	Spot Fin Betta Betta macrostomas	Experienced	Rare / Vulnerable	Plakat	Solid with black accents	Omnivore

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Clown Loach Chromobotia macracanthus	Intermediate	Yes, minimum of 5	12 inches	Omnivore	10+ years
	Burma Border Loach Botia kubotai	Intermediate	Yes, minimum of 4	4-5 inches	Omnivore	8-12 years
	Kuhli Loach Pangio semicincta	Easy	No, however, minimum of 3	3-4 inches	Omnivore	7-10 years
	Borneo Sucker Loach Gastromyzon punctulatus	Intermediate	No, however, minimum of 4	1.5-2 inches	Omnivore	4 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Neon Tetra Paracheirodon innesi	Easy	Yes, minimum of 6	1-1.5 inches	Omnivore	6-8 years
	Black Skirt Tetra Gymnocorymbus ternetzi	Intermediate	Yes, minimum of 6	1-2.5 inches	Omnivore	3-5 years
	Rummy Nose Tetra Hemigrammus bleheri	Easy	Yes, minimum of 6	1.5-2.5 inches	Omnivore	6-8 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Celestial Pearl Danio aka Galaxy Rasbora Danio margaritatus	Intermediate	Yes, minumum of 5-6	1 inch	Omnivore	3-5 years
	Cherry Barb Puntius titteya	Easy	Yes, minimum of 6. 1 male to 2 female ratio	1-2 inches	Omnivore	5-6 years
	Harlequin Rasbora Trigonostigma heteromorpha	Easy	Yes, minimum of 4	2 inches	Omnivore	5-8 years
	Zebrafish aka Leopard Danio Danio rerio	Easy	Yes, minimum of 5-10	2-2.5 inches	Omnivore	3-5 years
	Rainbow Shark Epalzeorhynchos frenatum	Intermediate	No	4-6 inches	Omnivore	5-8 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Sunset Platy Xiphophorus Maculatus	Easy	Yes, minimum of 6	3 inches	Omnivore	2-3 years
	Black Moscow Guppy Poecilia reticulata	Easy	Yes, minimum of 3	2.5 inches	Omnivore	2 years
	Red Blonde Guppy Poecilia reticulata	Easy	Yes, minimum of 3	2.5 inches	Omnivore	2 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Bluefin Notho Killifish Nothobranchius rachovii	Intermediate	Yes, one male to 6 female ratio	2.5-3 inches	Carnivore	1-2 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Three Spot Gourami Trichopodus trichopterus	Easy	Yes, 4 with a 1 male to 3 female ratio	5 inches	Omnivore	5 years
	Powdered Blue Gourami Trichogaster lalius	Easy	Yes, 2-3 with 1 male to 2-3 female ratio	3-5 inches	Omnivore	5 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Schooling	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Dwarf Pea Puffer Carinotetraodon travancoricus	Intermediate	Yes, 4-5 with 1 male to 3-4 females	1.5 inches	Carnivore	4 years

Picture	Species	Care Level	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Cherry Shrimp Neocaridina davidi	Easy	1.5 inches	Omnivore	1-2 years
	Blue Dream Shrimp Neocaridina davidi	Easy	1.5 inches	Omnivore	1-2 years

Plecos and other catfish have a special place in my heart so here is a closer look at each species I find the most interesting.

Plecostomus

Picture	Species	L Number	Native Area	Size	Lifespan	Notes
	Albino Bristlenose Ancistrus sp.	-	South America	3-5 inches	5 years	Nocturnal when full grown
	Clown Pleco Panaque maccus	L104	South America	3.5 inches	10-12 years	Is a wood-eating fish
	Blue Phantom Pleco Hemiancistrus sp.	L128	Venezuela	7 inches	6-8 years	Prefers some current with water just on the soft side of neutral
	Green Phantom Pleco Hemiancistrus subviridis	L200	South America	5-6 inches	10-12 years	This fish revels in fast flowing water
	Longfin Green Dragon Pleco Ancistrus sp.	-	South America	4-5 inches	5-6 years	Bogwood is an essential part of this fishes diet
	Chameleon Whiptail Catfish Pseudohemiodon apithanos	-	South America	5.5-6 inches	5-8 years	-
	Farlowella aka Twig Catfish Farlowella platorynchus	-	South America	9 inches	5-15 years	-
	Atabapo Butterfly Pleco Dekeyseria picta	L052
	Colombian Zebra Pleco Hypancistrus debilittera	L129

Corydora

Picture	Species	L/CW Number	Native Area	Size	Diet	Lifespan
	Bandit Corydora Corydoras metae	ln9	South America: Meta River basin in Colombia	2-3 inches	Omnivore	5 years
	Panda Corydora Corydoras panda	ln9	South America: Upper Amazon River basin	1.5-2 inches	Omnivore	10 years
	False Network Catfish Corydoras sodalis	ln8sc3	South America: Amazon River in Loreto, Peru and Amazonas, Brazil	2.5-3 inches	Omnivore	5 years