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 & Bloodfin Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Aphyocharax anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Acara

Lepomis macrochirus · Andinoacara pulcher

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Acara: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Back Blue Eye

Lepomis macrochirus · Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Botia

Lepomis macrochirus · Yasuhikotakia modesta

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Botia: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Lepomis macrochirus · Cyrtocara moorii

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Dolphin (Hap): Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Emperor Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Inpaichthys kerri

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Pearl Shrimp

Lepomis macrochirus · Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Point Cichlid

Lepomis macrochirus · Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Point Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Rainbowfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Melanotaenia caerulea

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Sifter

Lepomis macrochirus · Cribroheros robertsoni

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Sifter: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Knodus borki

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Blue Tilapia

Lepomis macrochirus · Oreochromis aureus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBlue Tilapia: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Melanotaenia boesemani

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBoeseman's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Bolivian Ram

Lepomis macrochirus · Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBolivian Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Brevis Shelldweller

Lepomis macrochirus · Neolamprologus brevis

Bluegill Sunfish & Brilliant Rasbora

Lepomis macrochirus · Rasbora einthovenii

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBrilliant Rasbora: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra

Lepomis macrochirus · Hemigrammus bleheri

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBrilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Bristlenose Pleco

Lepomis macrochirus · Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBristlenose Pleco: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Bronze Corydoras

Lepomis macrochirus · Corydoras aeneus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBronze Corydoras: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Brown Bullhead Catfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Ameiurus nebulosus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBrown Bullhead Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Brown Camo Shrimp

Lepomis macrochirus · Caridina babaulti var. Brown

Bluegill Sunfish & Brown Hoplo Catfish

Lepomis macrochirus · Hoplosternum littorale

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBrown Hoplo Catfish: Peaceful

Bluegill Sunfish & Brown Puffer

Lepomis macrochirus · Pao turgidus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBrown Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Bluegill Sunfish & Buccochromis lepturus

Lepomis macrochirus · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Bluegill Sunfish: AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive