Best Fish for a 55-Gallon Tank

186 species in our database are suited to a 55-gallon aquarium. Mix one schooling group with a centerpiece fish and a small cleanup crew, then verify the combination with the stocking calculator.

Schooling fish

Neon TetraCardinal TetraRummynose TetraBlack Skirt TetraSerpae TetraGuppyEndler's LivebearerPlatyZebra DanioHarlequin RasboraChili RasboraCherry BarbTiger BarbRosy BarbWhite Cloud MinnowBronze CoryPanda CoryOtocinclusKuhli LoachMarble HatchetfishEmber TetraBlack Neon TetraLemon TetraGlowlight TetraCongo TetraBloodfin TetraDiamond TetraBuenos Aires TetraEmperor TetraSilver Tip TetraX-Ray TetraGreen Neon TetraCelestial Pearl DanioLambchop RasboraScissortail RasboraPearl DanioGiant DanioGlowlight DanioGold BarbOdessa BarbCheckerboard BarbFive-Banded BarbNeon Dwarf RainbowfishThreadfin RainbowfishCelebes RainbowfishPygmy CorySterbai CoryJulii CoryGlass CatfishUpside-Down CatfishZebra LoachHillstream LoachSiamese Algae EaterLeast KillifishRosy Red MinnowGold TetraPenguin TetraRed Eye TetraFlame TetraBleeding Heart TetraColombian TetraGalaxy RasboraPhoenix RasboraEmerald Eye RasboraAxelrod's RasboraLeopard DanioGold Ring DanioRuby BarbMelon BarbForktail Blue-eyeEmerald CoryAlbino CoryThree-Striped CoryAdolfo's CoryHabrosus CoryZebra OtoDwarf Chain LoachClown KillifishHigh-Fin PlatyBalloon MollyAmerican FlagfishIndian Glassfish

Centerpiece fish

Betta (male)AngelfishGerman Blue RamBolivian RamApistogrammaKribensisConvict CichlidDwarf GouramiPearl GouramiThree-Spot GouramiBristlenose PlecoHoney GouramiSparkling GouramiKissing GouramiMoonlight GouramiChocolate GouramiParadise FishKeyhole CichlidFiremouth CichlidJack DempseyGreen TerrorSeverumElectric Blue AcaraBlue AcaraRainbow CichlidYellow Lab CichlidDemasoni CichlidAcei CichlidAuratus CichlidPeacock CichlidMultifasciatusJulidochromisRubber Lip PlecoClown PlecoChinese Algae EaterRainbow SharkRed Tail SharkFlying FoxDwarf PufferfishFigure-8 PufferAfrican Butterfly FishGolden Wonder KillifishBamboo ShrimpRabbit SnailSnakeskin GouramiLicorice GouramiCroaking GouramiThick-Lipped GouramiPeaceful BettaStrawberry BettaGolden RamFlag AcaraGold SeverumSalvini CichlidYellow Dwarf CichlidAgassiz's Dwarf CichlidHongsloi CichlidCheckerboard CichlidElectric Yellow CichlidRed Zebra CichlidCompressed CichlidBrichardiCalvus CichlidShell-DwellerStriped Raphael CatfishLeopard Frog Pleco (L134)Zebra Pleco (L046)Gold Nugget Pleco (L177)Vampire ShrimpBlue Dream ShrimpYellow ShrimpBlack Diamond ShrimpBumblebee ShrimpRed Claw CrabLyretail Killifish

Cleanup crew

Bronze CoryPanda CoryOtocinclusBristlenose PlecoKuhli LoachCherry ShrimpAmano ShrimpNerite SnailMystery SnailGhost ShrimpAssassin SnailRamshorn SnailMalaysian Trumpet Snail