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An artificial pond in which alive aquatic creatures or plants are kept is called an aquarium. Nowadays, aquariums are been considered a part of interior design in houses. Presently, the aquarium is a flourishing industry that is now growing day by day. In the present investigation, a total of 99 species of aquarium fishes from 36 families are has been reported from the different aquarium shops in Mumbai city. The Cichlidae is a dominant family with 22 species respectively. In this study, there are 2 species listed as critically endangered (CR), 2 species listed as endangered (EN), 7 species are vulnerable (VU), 4 species are near threatened (NT) and 45 species are the least concern(LC) categories, according to IUCN red list. Data from 35 species was not evaluated (NE) and data was deficit of 4 species (DD). Out of 99 species, 98 species were exotic and only 1 was indigenous species. Additional data concerning various aspects (e.g., natural environment, native range, common name, and conservation status) was collected from the Life Catalogue, Fish base, the IUCN red list, and scientific literature. In the final conclusion, the aquarium fish area in Mumbai city is practically uncontrolled given the presence of threatened species and species capable of establishing nonindigenous populations, if they are released into the wild.