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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
Showing 385 - 408 of 735 Tank Mates

African Butterfly Fish & Lemon Cichlid (Leleupi)

Pantodon buchholzi · Neolamprologus leleupi

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLemon Cichlid (Leleupi): Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Lemon Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLemon Tetra: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma)

Pantodon buchholzi · Ctenopoma acutirostre

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLeopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma): Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Leopard Cory

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras leopardus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLeopard Cory: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)

Pantodon buchholzi · Peckoltia compta

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLeopard Frog Pleco (L134): Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Leopard Pleco

Pantodon buchholzi · Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLeopard Pleco: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Leopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond)

Pantodon buchholzi · Potamotrygon leopoldi

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLeopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond): Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Lesser Spiny Eel

Pantodon buchholzi · Macrognathus aculeatus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLesser Spiny Eel: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Licorice Gourami

Pantodon buchholzi · Parosphromenus deissneri

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLicorice Gourami: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Lima Shovelnose Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Sorubim lima

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLima Shovelnose Catfish: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Livingston's Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Nimbochromis livingstonii

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLivingston's Cichlid: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Long-Finned African Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Brycinus longipinnis

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLong-Finned African Tetra: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Longear Sunfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Lepomis megalotis

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLongear Sunfish: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Longnose Gar

Pantodon buchholzi · Lepisosteus osseus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLongnose Gar: Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Lorentz's Rainbowfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Chilatherina lorentzii

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLorentz's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Loricaria lata (L010)

Pantodon buchholzi · Loricaria lata

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLoricaria lata (L010): Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Loricaria lentiginosa

Pantodon buchholzi · Loricaria lentiginosa

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLoricaria lentiginosa: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Loricaria lundbergi

Pantodon buchholzi · Loricaria lundbergi

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLoricaria lundbergi: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Loricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish)

Pantodon buchholzi · Loricaria pumila

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLoricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Loricaria spinulifera

Pantodon buchholzi · Loricaria spinulifera

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLoricaria spinulifera: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Loxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082)

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras loxozonus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLoxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Lyretail Killifish

Pantodon buchholzi · Aphyosemion australe

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveLyretail Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & MacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish)

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia maccullochi

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveMacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish): Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Macaw Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveMacaw Cichlid: Aggressive