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 & Freshwater Flounder

Pantodon buchholzi · Trinectes maculatus

African Butterfly Fish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Pantodon buchholzi · Caridina cf. spongicola

African Butterfly Fish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Pantodon buchholzi · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Freshwater Sole

Pantodon buchholzi · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Pantodon buchholzi · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Frogmouth Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Frontosa

Pantodon buchholzi · Cyphotilapia frontosa

African Butterfly Fish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

African Butterfly Fish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Pantodon buchholzi · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Gardner's Killifish

Pantodon buchholzi · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Garnet Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Hemigrammus pulcher

African Butterfly Fish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Pantodon buchholzi · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & German Blue Ram

Pantodon buchholzi · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Pantodon buchholzi · Pseudomugil gertrudae

African Butterfly Fish & Ghost Shrimp

Pantodon buchholzi · Palaemonetes paludosus

African Butterfly Fish & Giant Danio

Pantodon buchholzi · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Giant Gourami

Pantodon buchholzi · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

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

African Butterfly Fish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Proloricaria prolixa

African Butterfly Fish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Glass Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGlass Catfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Glowlight Danio

Pantodon buchholzi · Danio choprae

African Butterfly Fish & Glowlight Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

African Butterfly Fish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Pantodon buchholzi · Parotocinclus jumbo

African Butterfly Fish & Gold Barb

Pantodon buchholzi · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution

African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveGold Barb: Peaceful