Amazon Puffer Tank Mates & Compatibility

Amazon Puffer

Colomesus asellus

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TemperamentMostly Peaceful (3/10)

Adult Size8 cm

Temperature22–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom, Surface

StockingGroup of 3+

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Amazon Puffer & Kabia rainbowfish

Colomesus asellus · Glossolepis kabia

Ideal Tank Mates

Amazon Puffer: Mostly Peaceful Kabia rainbowfish: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & Abei Puffer

Colomesus asellus · Pao abei

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAbei Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Achara Catfish

Colomesus asellus · Leiarius marmoratus

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAchara Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Adolfo Cory

Colomesus asellus · Corydoras adolfoi

Ideal Tank Mates

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAdolfo Cory: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & Adonis Pleco

Colomesus asellus · Acanthicus adonis

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAdonis Pleco: Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Aequidens Jenaro Herrera

Colomesus asellus · Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAequidens Jenaro Herrera: Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Colomesus asellus · Aequidens diadema

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Colomesus asellus · Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAequidens sp. Atabapo: Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Afra Cichlid

Colomesus asellus · Cynotilapia afra

Amazon Puffer & African Arowana

Colomesus asellus · Heterotis niloticus

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Arowana: Mostly Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & African Butterfly Cichlid

Colomesus asellus · Anomalochromis thomasi

Ideal Tank Mates

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & African Butterfly Fish

Colomesus asellus · Pantodon buchholzi

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & African Clawed Frog

Colomesus asellus · Xenopus laevis

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Clawed Frog: Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & African Dwarf Frog

Colomesus asellus · Hymenochirus boettgeri

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Dwarf Frog: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & African Jewel Cichlid

Colomesus asellus · Hemichromis bimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & African Knifefish

Colomesus asellus · Xenomystus nigri

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & African Lungfish

Colomesus asellus · Protopterus annectens

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Lungfish: Highly Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & African Pike

Colomesus asellus · Hepsetus odoe

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Pike: Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & African Pipefish

Colomesus asellus · Enneacampus ansorgii

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Pipefish: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & Agassiz Cory

Colomesus asellus · Corydoras agassizii

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAgassiz Cory: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Colomesus asellus · Apistogramma agassizii

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAgassiz's Dwarf Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Amazon Puffer & Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Colomesus asellus · Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAjamaru Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & Allen's Rainbowfish

Colomesus asellus · Chilatherina alleni

Ideal Tank Mates

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAllen's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Amazon Puffer & Alligator Gar

Colomesus asellus · Atractosteus spatula

Possible with Caution

Amazon Puffer: Mostly PeacefulAlligator Gar: Aggressive