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 & Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Pantodon buchholzi · Dichotomyctere ocellatus

African Butterfly Fish & Filament Barb

Pantodon buchholzi · Dawkinsia filamentosa

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFilament Barb: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Finger Fish

Pantodon buchholzi · Monodactylus argenteus

African Butterfly Fish & Fire Eel

Pantodon buchholzi · Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFire Eel: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Fire Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Hyphessobrycon flammeus

African Butterfly Fish & Firemouth Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Thorichthys meeki

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFiremouth Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Five Banded Barb

Pantodon buchholzi · Desmopuntius pentazona

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFive Banded Barb: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Flag Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

African Butterfly Fish & Flagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory)

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras robineae

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Flagtail Prochilodus

Pantodon buchholzi · Semaprochilodus insignis

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlagtail Prochilodus: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Flash Pleco (L204)

Pantodon buchholzi · Panaqolus albomaculatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlash Pleco (L204): Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Flavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus)

Pantodon buchholzi · Chindongo flavus

African Butterfly Fish & Florida Flagfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Jordanella floridae

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlorida Flagfish: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Florida Gar

Pantodon buchholzi · Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlorida Gar: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Flower Stingray

Pantodon buchholzi · Potamotrygon schroederi

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlower Stingray: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Flowerhorn Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Hybrid cichlid (Amphilophus cross)

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlowerhorn Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Fly River Rainbowfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia sexlineata

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFly River Rainbowfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Flying Fox

Pantodon buchholzi · Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlying Fox: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Flyspeck Hardyhead

Pantodon buchholzi · Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFlyspeck Hardyhead: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Forktail Blue-eye

Pantodon buchholzi · Pseudomugil furcatus

African Butterfly Fish & Fort Maguire Peacock

Pantodon buchholzi · Aulonocara hansbaenschi

African Butterfly Fish & Fosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus)

Pantodon buchholzi · Fossorochromis rostratus

African Butterfly Fish & Freshwater Angelfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Pterophyllum scalare

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFreshwater Angelfish: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Freshwater Barracuda

Pantodon buchholzi · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive