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Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) Tank Mates & Compatibility

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

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TemperamentAggressive (8/10)
Adult Size17 cm
Temperature24–28°C
Water TypeBrackish Required
Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom
StockingSolo only
Showing 625 - 648 of 735 Tank Mates

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Snakehead Fighter

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Betta channoides

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Snowball Shrimp

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Chindongo socolofi

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sorong Rainbowfish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Melanotaenia fredericki

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sparkling Gourami

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Trichopsis pumila

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spot Pangasius

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Pangasius larnaudii

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Tanganicodus irsacae

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotted Gar

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Lepisosteus oculatus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotted Headstander

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Chilodus punctatus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotted Rainbowfish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Glossolepis maculosus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Chaetostoma milesi

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Apistogramma steindachneri

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sterba's Corydoras

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Corydoras sterbai

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Striped Raphael Catfish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Platydoras armatulus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Stripefin Eartheater

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sturgeon Catfish

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Platystomatichthys sturio

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Otopharynx lithobates

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sumo Loach

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Schistura balteata

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSumo Loach: Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sunset Hap

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Xiphophorus variatus

Not Recommended
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish) & Swordtail

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis · Xiphophorus hellerii

Possible with Caution
Ceylon Puffer (Brackish): AggressiveSwordtail: Mostly Peaceful