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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 121 - 144 of 735 Tank Mates

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Acara

Pantodon buchholzi · Andinoacara pulcher

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Acara: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Back Blue Eye

Pantodon buchholzi · Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Back Blue Eye: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Botia

Pantodon buchholzi · Yasuhikotakia modesta

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Botia: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Pantodon buchholzi · Cyrtocara moorii

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Dolphin (Hap): Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Emperor Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Inpaichthys kerri

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Emperor Tetra: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Pearl Shrimp

Pantodon buchholzi · Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Pearl Shrimp: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Point Cichlid

Pantodon buchholzi · Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Point Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Rainbowfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia caerulea

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Rainbowfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Sifter

Pantodon buchholzi · Cribroheros robertsoni

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Sifter: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Knodus borki

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Blue Tilapia

Pantodon buchholzi · Oreochromis aureus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBlue Tilapia: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Bluegill Sunfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Lepomis macrochirus

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

African Butterfly Fish & Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Melanotaenia boesemani

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

African Butterfly Fish & Bolivian Ram

Pantodon buchholzi · Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBolivian Ram: Mostly Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Brevis Shelldweller

Pantodon buchholzi · Neolamprologus brevis

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrevis Shelldweller: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Brilliant Rasbora

Pantodon buchholzi · Rasbora einthovenii

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrilliant Rasbora: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra

Pantodon buchholzi · Hemigrammus bleheri

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Bristlenose Pleco

Pantodon buchholzi · Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBristlenose Pleco: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Bronze Corydoras

Pantodon buchholzi · Corydoras aeneus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBronze Corydoras: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Brown Bullhead Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Ameiurus nebulosus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrown Bullhead Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Brown Camo Shrimp

Pantodon buchholzi · Caridina babaulti var. Brown

Not Recommended
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrown Camo Shrimp: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Brown Hoplo Catfish

Pantodon buchholzi · Hoplosternum littorale

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrown Hoplo Catfish: Peaceful

African Butterfly Fish & Brown Puffer

Pantodon buchholzi · Pao turgidus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBrown Puffer: Highly Aggressive

African Butterfly Fish & Buccochromis lepturus

Pantodon buchholzi · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution
African Butterfly Fish: Semi-AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive