African Butterfly Fish Tank Mates & Compatibility

African Butterfly Fish

Pantodon buchholzi

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TemperamentSemi-Aggressive (5/10)

Adult Size12 cm

Temperature24–30°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface

StockingSolo or group

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African Butterfly Fish & Delhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir)

Pantodon buchholzi · Polypterus delhezi

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDelhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir): Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Delicate Blue-Eye

Pantodon buchholzi · Pseudomugil tenellus

African Butterfly Fish & Demasoni Cichlid (Mbuna)

Pantodon buchholzi · Chindongo demasoni

African Butterfly Fish & Denison Barb (Roseline Shark)

Pantodon buchholzi · Sahyadria denisonii

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDenison Barb (Roseline Shark): Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Diamond Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Moenkhausia pittieri

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDiamond Tetra: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dickfeld's Julie

Pantodon buchholzi · Julidochromis dickfeldi

African Butterfly Fish & Discus

Pantodon buchholzi · Symphysodon aequifasciatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDiscus: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dojo Loach (Weather Loach)

Pantodon buchholzi · Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDojo Loach (Weather Loach): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Domino Synodontis

Pantodon buchholzi · Synodontis notatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDomino Synodontis: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Dourada

Pantodon buchholzi · Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDourada: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Duboisi Cichlid (Tropheus)

Pantodon buchholzi · Tropheus duboisi

African Butterfly Fish & Duplicareus Corydoras

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras duplicareus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDuplicareus Corydoras: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dusky Millions Fish

Pantodon buchholzi · Phalloceros caudimaculatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDusky Millions Fish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Chain Loach

Pantodon buchholzi · Ambastaia sidthimunki

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Cory (Tailspot Cory)

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras hastatus

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Flag Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Laetacara curviceps

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Flag Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Gourami

Pantodon buchholzi · Trichogaster lalius

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Green Pike Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Crenicichla compressiceps

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Green Pike Cichlid: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Molly

Pantodon buchholzi · Poecilia chica

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Molly: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox)

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia praecox

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Pea Puffer

Pantodon buchholzi · Carinotetraodon travancoricus

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Pencilfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Nannostomus marginatus

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Petricola

Pantodon buchholzi · Synodontis lucipinnis

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveDwarf Petricola: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Dwarf Rasbora

Pantodon buchholzi · Boraras maculatus