Discus, a popular aquarium fish
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Rainforest fish
Tropical rainforest waters -- including rivers, creeks, lakes, and swamps -- are the home to the majority of freshwater fish species. The Amazon Basin alone has over 3000 known species and possibly as many unidentified species.
Many of the tropical fish kept in freshwater aquariums are originally from the rainforest. Fish like Angelfish, neon tetras, Discus, and common algae-eating catfish are from the tropical forests of South America, while Danios, Gouramis, Siamese Fighting Fish (or Betta), and the Clown Loach are from Asia.
The Mongabay Kids site (kids.mongabay.com) aims to help children learn about rainforests and the environment. This site is still under development and I am working to add additional content as time permits. If you have comments or are interested in submitting educational content for the site, please feel free to contact me.
The site is available in many different languages, including Portuguese, Chinese, French, Spanish, Japanese, and German.
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