Smallest Saltwater/Freshwater Fish

[Davey_8313]

I'm really bored right now and looking at all these cleanest fish, biggest fish thread and was just wondering what are the smallest fish? Fresh and saltwater?

 

[indiana.dutton]

Fresh: Paedocypris progenetica
Salt:IDK.

 

[Oddball]

As above. At less than a third of an inch, the 7.9mm Paedocypris progenetica is the current documented smallest fish.

 

[Tstove15]

are we talking smallest fish in the world? or smalles kept aquarium fish

 

[piranhakeeper800]

i think dominose are the smallest fish

 

[Oddball]

I think the smallest SW fish is the Philippine dwarf goby at less than a half inch. The domino damsel reaches 5.5+ inches.

Pandaka pygmaea

 

[swede]

if we are talking strictly gills and tails, i would trust oddball. but if you wanna know the smallest SW with a little bit of open mindedness its phytoplankton

 

[Eoibio]

Hmm whats the smallest kept in the home aquaria?

 

[Oddball]

Not sure. The smallest I've kept is a colony of Catalina gobys (Lythrypnus dalli) in a small chilled tank. References say they grow anywhere from 1.5" to 2". My 3 year old colony never passed the 1" mark.

 

[Davey_8313]

Wow, that is a tiny fish...