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Origin

South America

677 species and 45 plants originate here.

Black Barred Silver Dollar

Myloplus schomburgkii

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
12 cm
Minimum tank
173 litres
Temperature
23–27 °C

Black Darter Tetra

Poecilocharax weitzmani

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
5 cm
Minimum tank
40 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Black Diamond Corydoras CW49

Hoplisoma sp. CW049

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

Black Emperor Tetra

Nematobrycon palmeri var. "Amphiloxus Black"

Care level
Intermediate
Adult size
4.2 cm
Minimum tank
81 litres
Temperature
23–27 °C

Black Ghost Knifefish

Apteronotus albifrons

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
50 cm
Minimum tank
648 litres
Temperature
23–28 °C

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
3–3.5 cm
Minimum tank
70 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Black Phantom Tetra

Megalamphodus megalopterus

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
3.6 cm
Minimum tank
72 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

Black Skirt Tetra

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5–6 cm
Minimum tank
70 litres
Temperature
20–26 °C

Black Stripe Dwarf Cichlid

Taeniacara candidi

Care level
Specialist
Adult size
4–7 cm
Minimum tank
60 litres
Temperature
25–30 °C

Black Venezuela Corydoras

Osteogaster aenea var. "Black Venezuela"

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
5–6.5 cm
Minimum tank
75 litres
Temperature
21–28 °C

Black-winged Hatchetfish

Carnegiella marthae

Care level
Beginner
Adult size
2.8 cm
Minimum tank
54 litres
Temperature
20–28 °C

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 Panaque Plecostomus L239

Baryancistrus beggini

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
11.2–15 cm
Minimum tank
250 litres
Temperature
26–31 °C

Blue Panda Apistogramma

Apistogramma panduro

Care level
Advanced
Adult size
4–6.5 cm
Minimum tank
60 litres
Temperature
23–28 °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

Brevirostris Corydoras

Hoplisoma brevirostris

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