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Brazil

506 species and 48 plants originate here.

Blackstripe Corydoras

Hoplisoma bondi

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4–5.5 cm
Minimum tank
75 litres
Temperature
22–27 °C

Blacktop Corydoras

Corydoras acutus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
5.5–7 cm
Minimum tank
100 litres
Temperature
22–27 °C

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Megalamphodus erythrostigma

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Bloodfin Tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5.5 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
18–28 °C

Blue Cheek Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma eunotus

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4.5–7 cm
Minimum tank
60 litres
Temperature
23–30 °C

Blue Diamond Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus var. "Blue Diamond"

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

Blue Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus var. "Blue"

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
12–15 cm
Minimum tank
350 litres
Temperature
28–30 °C

Blue Purple Emperor Tetra

Inpaichthys kerri

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
3.5 cm
Minimum tank
87 litres
Temperature
24–27 °C

Bolivian Ram Cichlid

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6–9 cm
Minimum tank
80 litres
Temperature
23–28 °C

Bottom Sword Guppy

Poecilia reticulata var. "Bottom Sword"

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

Brilliant Blue Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus var. "Brilliant Blue"

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

Broken Line Tetra

Hemigrammus ulreyi

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
87 litres
Temperature
23–27 °C

Bronze Corydoras

Osteogaster aenea

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6–7.5 cm
Minimum tank
100 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Bronze Corydoras Longfin

Osteogaster aenea var. "Longfin"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6–7.5 cm
Minimum tank
100 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Brown Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
12–15 cm
Minimum tank
350 litres
Temperature
26–30 °C

Bucktooth Tetra

Exodon paradoxus

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

Buenos Aires Tetra

Psalidodon anisitsi

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
6 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
16–28 °C

Burgess Corydoras

Hoplisoma burgessi

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
4–5.5 cm
Minimum tank
75 litres
Temperature
22–27 °C

Cabomba Piauhyensis Red

Cabomba piauhyensis 'Red'

Care level
Advanced
Placement
Background
Light
High, Medium
CO₂
Strongly Beneficial

Cactus Plecostomus L079

Pseudacanthicus sp. (L079)

Care level
Specialist
Minimum tank
400 litres
Temperature
25–30 °C

Calico Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus var. "Calico"

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

Candy-striped Peckoltia L015

Peckoltia vittata

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
11.2–15 cm
Minimum tank
90 litres
Temperature
24–29 °C

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
3–3.5 cm
Minimum tank
55 litres
Temperature
23–29 °C

Carinatus Plecostomus L166

Hypostomus carinatus

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

Checkerboard Cichlid

Dicrossus filamentosus

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
5–9 cm
Minimum tank
80 litres
Temperature
26–30 °C

Checkerboard Discus

Symphysodon aequifasciatus var. "Checkerboard"

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

Chessboard Cichlid

Dicrossus maculatus

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

Chocolate Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon vilmae

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