Bluegill Sunfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

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TemperamentAggressive (7/10)

Adult Size25 cm

Temperature10–26°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom

StockingSolo or group

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Bluegill Sunfish & Freshwater Flounder

Lepomis macrochirus · Trinectes maculatus

Bluegill Sunfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Lepomis macrochirus · Caridina cf. spongicola

Bluegill Sunfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Lepomis macrochirus · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Freshwater Sole

Lepomis macrochirus · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Lepomis macrochirus · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Frontosa

Lepomis macrochirus · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Lepomis macrochirus · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Lepomis macrochirus · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Gardner's Killifish

Lepomis macrochirus · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Garnet Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Hemigrammus pulcher

Bluegill Sunfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Lepomis macrochirus · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & German Blue Ram

Lepomis macrochirus · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Bluegill Sunfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Lepomis macrochirus · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Bluegill Sunfish & Ghost Shrimp

Lepomis macrochirus · Palaemonetes paludosus

Bluegill Sunfish & Giant Danio

Lepomis macrochirus · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Giant Gourami

Lepomis macrochirus · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Glass Catfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Glowlight Danio

Lepomis macrochirus · Danio choprae

Bluegill Sunfish & Glowlight Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Bluegill Sunfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Lepomis macrochirus · Parotocinclus jumbo

Bluegill Sunfish & Gold Barb

Lepomis macrochirus · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveGold Barb: Peaceful