List of brackish aquarium fish species
Common name Taxonomy Size Remarks
Siamese tigerfish Datnioides microlepis 18 These fish must be kept in large aquaria
New Guinea tigerfish Datnioides campbelli 13 These fish must be kept in large aquaria
Silver moony Monodactylus argenteus 10 These fish are also known from marine habitats
African moony Monodactylus sebae 10 These fish are also known from marine habitats
Indian glassy fish Parambassis ranga 3.1 These fish are often dyed
Targetfish , Jarbua terapon Terapon jarbua 14 These fish breed in saltwater and the young return to freshwater
Banded archerfish Toxotes jaculatrix 12 These fish have the ability to shoot water to hit their insect prey
Green Scat , Ruby Scat Scatophagus argus 15 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
Hogchoker Trinectes maculatus 3 Often sold under the misnomers Freshwater Flounder or Freshwater Fluke , but is in fact a brackish water fish
Other fish
This is a list of commonly seen fish that can be kept in a brackish water aquarium.