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Checkered Barb

Oliotius oligolepis

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
68 litres
Temperature
18–25 °C

Checkered Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
15 cm
Minimum tank
108 litres
Temperature
20–30 °C

Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
4–5 cm
Minimum tank
55 litres
Temperature
20–27 °C

Chessboard Cichlid

Dicrossus maculatus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
5–10 cm
Minimum tank
100 litres
Temperature
26–30 °C

Chili Rasbora

Boraras brigittae

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
1.5–2 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Chinese High Fin Banded Shark

Myxocyprinus asiaticus

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
90 cm
Minimum tank
5760 litres
Temperature
15.5–21 °C

Chinese Hillstream Loach

Pseudogastromyzon cheni

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
4.2–6 cm
Minimum tank
60 litres
Temperature
18–24 °C

Chocolate Gourami

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
26–31 °C

Chocolate Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon vilmae

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
3 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Clown Barb

Barbodes everetti

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
12 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
18–28 °C

Clown Featherback Knifefish

Chitala ornata

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
100 cm
Minimum tank
2430 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Clown Killifish

Epiplatys annulatus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
3.5 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
21–30 cm
Minimum tank
500 litres
Temperature
25–30 °C

Clown Plecostomus L104/L162

Panaqolus maccus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
7.5–10 cm
Minimum tank
90 litres
Temperature
24–29 °C

Clown Rasbora

Rasbora kalochroma

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
10 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
23–28 °C

Clown Squeaker

Synodontis decorus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
30 cm
Minimum tank
243 litres
Temperature
22–27 °C

Cobalt Blue Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus var. "Cobalt Blue"

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
15–18 cm
Minimum tank
350 litres
Temperature
27–31 °C

Cobalt Blue Goby

Stiphodon semoni

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
22–28 °C

Cobra Guppy

Poecilia reticulata var. "Cobra"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
3–6 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
17–28 °C

Cochin Puffer

Pao cochinchinensis

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
7 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Cochliodon Plecostomus L310

Hypostomus cochliodon

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
22.5–30 cm
Minimum tank
300 litres
Temperature
22–29 °C

Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma cacatuoides

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5–8 cm
Minimum tank
60 litres
Temperature
24–28 °C

Colombian Redfin Tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6.5 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Colossus Corydoras

Hoplisoma colossus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
5–6.5 cm
Minimum tank
75 litres
Temperature
22–27 °C

Combtail Betta

Betta splendens var. "Combtail"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5–7 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
22–30 °C

Common Goldfish

Carassius auratus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
12–22 cm
Minimum tank
150 litres
Temperature
10–24 °C

Common Otocinclus

Otocinclus vittatus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4.5 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
21–26 °C

Common Plecostomus

Hypostomus plecostomus

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
50 cm
Minimum tank
648 litres
Temperature
22–30 °C