About this atlas
Aquarist Atlas is a free, non-commercial educational reference about freshwater aquarium fish and the rivers and lakes they come from. The body of water is the spine: each species is described and mapped from primary sources, and tied back to the wild habitat it belongs to.
What this is
It is a reference work — an encyclopedia of aquarium fish and their natural waters — meant to be read and learned from. It is not a shop, a forum, a personal blog, or an advertising vehicle. There is nothing to buy and no user accounts; the whole site is a static, freely readable atlas. Coverage spans cichlids, Corydoras, plecos (Loricariidae) and a growing set of other freshwater families, alongside the lakes and river systems they inhabit.
How it is written
Every article is researched and written by hand, and every factual claim — a valid scientific name, size, authority, conservation status, distribution, water chemistry — is meant to trace back to a real, citable source. We treat the Catalog of Fishes (California Academy of Sciences) as the authority for valid names, and lean on FishBase, the IUCN Red List, GBIF occurrence records and the primary scientific literature. We write in metric first, prefer saying less to guessing, and do not fabricate figures or citations.
What you will not find
No adult content, gambling, malware, downloads, or user-generated material. It is a plain educational reference, suitable for students, hobbyists, educators and researchers. The companion fish health & disease guides are general educational information, not veterinary advice.
Who makes it
Aquarist Atlas is an independent project, written and maintained by a single hobbyist-author with a background in keeping and reading about these fish. It is funded by no one and sells nothing.
Contact
Corrections, questions, and permission or reuse requests are all welcome — email contact@aquaristatlas.com and we’ll respond. For how the material may be reused, see our terms & reuse.