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Abramites hypselonotus

Anostomidae

15 cm

living in small groups

When searching for food, it often swims with it head bowed down. During breeding, the female deposits it eggs in areas where aquatic vegetation is dense.

Acanthicus adonis

Loricariidae

80 cm

solitary

scavenger and herbivorous

Acarichthys heckelii

Cichlidae

18 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Acaronia nassa

Cichlidae

16 cm

living as a couple or alone

carnivorous

Acnodon normani

Characidae

12 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Aequidens tetramerus

Cichlidae

14 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Agamyxis pectinifrons

Doradidae

10 cm

solitary

carnivorous, scavenger and omnivorous

Ammocryptocharax elegans

Crenuchidae

3 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Ancistrus dolichopterus

Loricariidae

12 cm

solitary

herbivorous

Ancistrus hoplogenys

Loricariidae

12 cm

solitary

carnivorous, omnivorous and planctophage

Anostomus anostomus

Anostomidae

14 cm

living in small groups

Anostomus ternetzi

Anostomidae

10 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Apistogramma agassizii

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma allpahuayo

Cichlidae

4 cm

living in colonies

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma bitaeniata

Cichlidae

4 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma cacatuoides

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma diplotaenia

Cichlidae

3 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous and planctophage

Apistogramma eunotus

Cichlidae

8 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma inconspicua

Cichlidae

6 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma mendezi

Cichlidae

5 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma pulchra

Cichlidae

3 cm

living as a couple

carnivorous and scavenger

Apistogramma sp. 'Vielfleck'

Cichlidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous, scavenger and soil-eating

Apteronotus albifrons

Apteronotidae

38 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Arapaima gigas

Arapaimidae

200 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous and omnivorous

Astronotus ocellatus

Cichlidae

25 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

It must be kept in a good sized aquarium with efficient filtration, as it is used to chewing it food and scattering it. It is sometimes aggressive toward other species. It breeds easily in captivity. There are several varieties.

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

Loricariidae

25 cm

solitary

omnivorous

Biotodoma cupido

Cichlidae

13 cm

living in small groups

soil-eating

Biotoecus opercularis

Cichlidae

5 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous and soil-eating

Boehlkea fredcochui

Characidae

5 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous, omnivorous and planctophage

Boulengerella maculata

Ctenoluciidae

28 cm

living as a couple or in a group

carnivorous

Brachyplatystoma platynemum

Pimelodidae

50 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Pimelodidae

50 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Brochis multiradiatus

Callichthyidae

6 cm

gregarious

scavenger

Bryconella pallidifrons

Characidae

2 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

Carnegiella strigata

Gasteropelecidae

3 cm

living in shoals

carnivorous

The female has a broader abdomen than the male. To escape predators, it can make impressive leaps out of the water and "fly" by using its pectoral fins. That is why it is recommended to keep it in a covered aquarium.

Chilodus gracilis

Chilodontidae

15 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Chilodus punctatus

Chilodontidae

20 cm

living in small groups

herbivorous

Cichla kelberi

Cichlidae

35 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Colomesus asellus

Tetraodontidae

7 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Colomesus psittacus

Tetraodontidae

25 cm

solitary

carnivorous

Colossoma macropomum

Serrasalmidae

70 cm

living in a group or alone

carnivorous and omnivorous with herbivorous tendency

Copella nattereri

Lebiasinidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Copella vilmae

Lebiasinidae

4 cm

living in small groups

carnivorous

Corydoras aeneus

Callichthyidae

6 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Small barbs located around its mouth enable it to search for food in the sand or mud. It goes regularly at the surface to breathe oxygen from the air. It acclimate easily to aquarium.

Corydoras ambiacus

Callichthyidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Corydoras arcuatus

Callichthyidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Corydoras armatus

Callichthyidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Corydoras atropersonatus

Callichthyidae

4 cm

living in shoals

omnivorous

Amazone - Discover fishes living in this basin

Abramites hypselonotus

Acanthicus adonis

Acarichthys heckelii

Acaronia nassa

Acnodon normani

Aequidens tetramerus

Agamyxis pectinifrons

Ammocryptocharax elegans

Ancistrus dolichopterus

Ancistrus hoplogenys

Anostomus anostomus

Anostomus ternetzi

Apistogramma agassizii

Apistogramma allpahuayo

Apistogramma bitaeniata

Apistogramma cacatuoides

Apistogramma diplotaenia

Apistogramma eunotus

Apistogramma inconspicua

Apistogramma mendezi

Apistogramma pulchra

Apistogramma sp. 'Vielfleck'

Apteronotus albifrons

Arapaima gigas

Astronotus ocellatus

Baryancistrus chrysolomus

Biotodoma cupido

Biotoecus opercularis

Boehlkea fredcochui

Boulengerella maculata

Brachyplatystoma platynemum

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Brochis multiradiatus

Bryconella pallidifrons

Carnegiella strigata

Chilodus gracilis

Chilodus punctatus

Cichla kelberi

Colomesus asellus

Colomesus psittacus

Colossoma macropomum

Copella nattereri

Copella vilmae

Corydoras aeneus

Corydoras ambiacus

Corydoras arcuatus

Corydoras armatus

Corydoras atropersonatus

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