List of brackish aquarium fish species

Cyprinidontiformes

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Max size	Tank Type	Care Level	Description	Temperature Range	pH range	Water Hardness	Salinity
Guppy Guppy The guppy , also known as the millionfish, is one of the most popular freshwater aquarium fish species in the world. It is a small member of the Poeciliidae family [females long, males long] and like all other members of the family, is live-bearing....	Poecilia reticulata			Community	Easy	Many color and tail pattern varieties exist
Black molly	Poecilia sphenops Poecilia sphenops Poecilia sphenops is a species of fish, of the genus Poecilia, known under the common name molly; to distinguish it from its congeners, it is sometimes called short-finned molly or common molly. They inhabit fresh water streams and coastal brackish and marine waters of Mexico...			Community	Easy
Sailfin molly Sailfin molly The sailfin molly, Poecilia latipinna, is a species of fish, of the genus Poecilia. They inhabit fresh, brackish, and coastal waters from North Carolina to Texas and the Yucatán Peninsula of Mexico.- Taxonomy :...	Poecilia latipinna			Community	Easy	Gold and silver varieties commonly found.

Common name	Taxonomy	Picture	Max size	Tank Type	Care Level	Description	Temperature Range	pH range	Water Hardness	Salinity
Four-eyed fish Four-eyed fish The four-eyed fishes are a genus, Anableps, of fishes in the family Anablepidae. They have eyes raised above the top of the head and divided in two different parts, so that they can see below and above the water surface at the same time...	Anableps spp.		12"		Easy	These fish can see above and below water.
American Flagfish Flagfish The flagfish or American flagfish, Jordanella floridae, is a killifish native to Florida. It received its name because the male fish resembles the American flag, with a large black/blue dot and alternating red and black/blue stripes on its body. It is a common, native fish in Florida that is...	Jordanella floridae			Community	Easy	May eat hair algae, but also may eat plants.

Catfish

Catfish

Catfishes are a diverse group of ray-finned fish. Named for their prominent barbels, which resemble a cat's whiskers, catfish range in size and behavior from the heaviest and longest, the Mekong giant catfish from Southeast Asia and the second longest, the wels catfish of Eurasia, to detritivores...

Pufferfish

Common name	Taxonomy	| Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	| Remarks	Temperature range	pH range	Water hardness	Salinity
Common Toadfish, Toado	Tetractenos hamiltoni		4"	Species tank or with other fish too large to bully.	Easy to Intermediate	Rarely seen in the aquarium trade, even in Australia, where it is native. Adaptable to a wide range of conditions and habitats, from marginal, polluted freshwater-brackish creeks to fully marine seagrass flats, as long as the habitat is sheltered from strong currents.
Figure 8 pufferfish	Tetraodon biocellatus		4"	Best kept as species only	Intermediate	Requires brackish aquarium conditions with very low Nitrite and Nitrate levels to be kept successfully.
Green spotted puffer	Tetraodon nigroviridis Tetraodon nigroviridis Tetraodon nigroviridis is one of the pufferfish known as the green spotted puffer. It is found across South and Southeast Asia in coastal freshwater and brackish water habitats. Tetraodon nigroviridis reaches a maximum length of about 15 cm...		6"	Best kept as species only	Intermediate to Difficult	Often sold as freshwater fish, but this species actually thrives in brackish water. As the fish matures, it requires the salinity levels to slowly increase with age. Must be kept in aquarium with very low Nitrite and Nitrate levels to be kept successfully. A highly varied diet is a necessary requirement for this species. Prawns, muscle meat, mysid, squid and aquatic snails are all relished. Provide Shelled food to naturally trim the puffers constantly growing teeth.				1.008-1.018

Gobies

Cichlids

Common name	Taxonomy	| Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	| Remarks	Temperature range	pH range	Water hardness	Salinity
Cichlids
Blackchin tilapia	Sarotherodon melanotheron melanotheron		11"
Orange chromide Orange chromide The Orange chromide is a species of fish endemic to freshwater and brackish streams, lagoons and estuaries in southern India and Sri Lanka. The species is popular with fishkeeping hobbyists, and is kept frequently in aquariums...	Etroplus maculatus		3"
Green chromide Green chromide The green chromide is a species of cichlid fish from freshwater and brackish water in southern India and Sri Lanka...	Etroplus suratensis Etroplus suratensis The green chromide is a species of cichlid fish from freshwater and brackish water in southern India and Sri Lanka...		15"

Other fishes

Common name	Taxonomy	| Picture	Size	Tank Type	Care Level	| Remarks	Temperature range	pH range	Water hardness	Salinity
Siamese tigerfish Siamese tigerfish The Siamese tigerfish is a species of fish from Thailand. It has vertical yellow and black strips running the length of its body, and the dorsal fin has a spiny appearance. .-In the aquarium:...	Datnioides microlepis		18"			These fish must be kept in large aquaria. These fish are not brackish water!	22–26 °C (72–79 °F)	7.6–8.0
New Guinea tigerfish	Datnioides campbelli		13"	Keep with other big fishes that can not fit to it's mouth		These fish must be kept in large aquaria.	22–26 °C (72–79 °F)	7.6–8.0
Reedfish Reedfish The Reedfish, Erpetoichthys calabaricus, Ropefish , or Snakefish is a species of freshwater fish in the bichir family and order. It is the only member of the genus Erpetoichthys...	Erpetoichthys calabaricus		15.7"	Species
Senegal Bichir, Gray Bichir Gray bichir The Senegal Bichir, Polypterus senegalus, also known as the Gray Bichir and Cuvier's Bichir, is sometimes called the "dinosaur eel" at many local pet chains - a misnomer, as the creature is not an eel... , Cuvier's Bichir	Polypterus senegalus	http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5b/Polypterus_senegalus_senegalus.jpg/800px-Polypterus_senegalus_senegalus.jpg	14"	Species	Can be found in the Lekki Lagoon, Lagos, Nigeria
Celebes Rainbowfish	Marosatherina ladigesi		3.1"			Commonly sold for freshwater, but does better in brackish.	20-28 C (68-82 F)	7.0 to 7.5	150 to 200 mg/l
Silver moony Silver moony The silver moony also known as mono argentus, silver moonfish, fingerfish or Malayan angel, is a perciform fish, usually found in the Red Sea and East Africa to Samoa, North to the Yaeyamas, south to New Caledonia and Australia . Silver moony has a silver body in a triangular shape. The big eyes...	Monodactylus argenteus		10"			These fish are also known from marine habitats.
African moony	Monodactylus sebae Monodactylus sebae The African moony, Monodactylus sebae, is a fingerfish in the family Monodactylidae. It is a brackish and saltwater fish from the eastern Atlantic, ranging from the Canary Islands down to Angola...		10"			These fish are also known from marine habitats.
Indian glassy fish Indian glassy fish The Indian glassy fish, Parambassis ranga, is a species of freshwater fish in the Asiatic glassfish family of order Perciformes. It is native to an area of south Asia from Pakistan to Malaysia....	Parambassis ranga		3.1"			These fish are often dyed Painted fish The term painted fish refers to ornamental aquarium fish which have been artificially coloured to appeal to consumers. This artificial colouring, also known as juicing, is achieved by a number of methods, such as injecting the fish with a hypodermic syringe containing bright fluorescent colour dye,... .
Targetfish, Jarbua terapon	Terapon jarbua Terapon jarbua Terapon jarbua, Target Fish, Crescent Bass, Crescent Perch or Tiger Bass is a Grunter from the Indo-Pacific. It occasionally makes its way into the aquarium trade...		14"			These fish breed in saltwater and the young return to freshwater.
Banded archerfish Banded archerfish The banded archerfish is a brackish water perciform fish of the archerfish genus Toxotes. It is silvery in colour and has a dorsal fin towards the posterior end. It has distinctive, semi-triangular markings along its sides. It is best known for its ability to spit a jet of water to "shoot down"...	Toxotes jaculatrix		12"			These fish have the ability to shoot water to hit their insect prey.
Green Scat, Ruby Scat	Scatophagus argus Scatophagus argus Scatophagus argus belong to the scat family and occur in 2 basic color morphs which are called Green Scat and Ruby Scat or Red Scat. As a whole, the species is called Spotted Scat. This fish is generally distributed around the Indo-Pacific region, to Japan, New Guinea and Southeastern Australia...		15"	Community, especially with Monodactylus sp. (Monos)	Intermediate	A ravenous herbivore that quickly defoliates any aquatic plants in the aquarium. One of the few common brackish water plants in the trade, the Java Fern (Microsorum pteropus) appears to be toxic to these fish and should not be planted with "scats".

See also

• List of fish common names
• List of aquarium fish by scientific name
• List of freshwater aquarium fish species
• List of freshwater aquarium plant species
• List of freshwater aquarium amphibian species
• List of marine aquarium fish species