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Banded Cichlid Tank Mates & Compatibility

Banded Cichlid

Heros notatus

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TemperamentMostly Peaceful (4/10)
Adult Size25 cm
Temperature23–29°C
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom
StockingSolo or group
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Banded Cichlid & Freshwater Flounder

Heros notatus · Trinectes maculatus

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Flounder: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Heros notatus · Caridina cf. spongicola

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Heros notatus · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Freshwater Sole

Heros notatus · Brachirus selheimi

Ideal Tank Mates
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Heros notatus · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Frogmouth Catfish

Heros notatus · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Frontosa

Heros notatus · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Heros notatus · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Heros notatus · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Gardner's Killifish

Heros notatus · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Garnet Tetra

Heros notatus · Hemigrammus pulcher

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Heros notatus · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & German Blue Ram

Heros notatus · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Heros notatus · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Ghost Shrimp

Heros notatus · Palaemonetes paludosus

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Giant Danio

Heros notatus · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Giant Gourami

Heros notatus · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Banded Cichlid & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Heros notatus · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Heros notatus · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Glass Catfish

Heros notatus · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Glowlight Danio

Heros notatus · Danio choprae

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Glowlight Tetra

Heros notatus · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Heros notatus · Parotocinclus jumbo

Not Recommended
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Banded Cichlid & Gold Barb

Heros notatus · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution
Banded Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful