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Chocolate Cichlid Tank Mates & Compatibility

Chocolate Cichlid

Hypselecara temporalis

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TemperamentMostly Peaceful (4/10)
Adult Size30 cm
Temperature25–30°C
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom
StockingSolo or group
Showing 289 - 312 of 735 Tank Mates

Chocolate Cichlid & Freshwater Flounder

Hypselecara temporalis · Trinectes maculatus

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFreshwater Flounder: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Hypselecara temporalis · Caridina cf. spongicola

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Hypselecara temporalis · Wallago attu

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Freshwater Sole

Hypselecara temporalis · Brachirus selheimi

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Hypselecara temporalis · Thalassophryne amazonica

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Frogmouth Catfish

Hypselecara temporalis · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Chocolate Cichlid & Frontosa

Hypselecara temporalis · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Chocolate Cichlid & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Hypselecara temporalis · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Hypselecara temporalis · Nandus nandus

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Gardner's Killifish

Hypselecara temporalis · Fundulopanchax gardneri

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Garnet Tetra

Hypselecara temporalis · Hemigrammus pulcher

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Hypselecara temporalis · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Possible with Caution
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & German Blue Ram

Hypselecara temporalis · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Hypselecara temporalis · Pseudomugil gertrudae

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Ghost Shrimp

Hypselecara temporalis · Palaemonetes paludosus

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Giant Danio

Hypselecara temporalis · Devario aequipinnatus

Possible with Caution
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Giant Gourami

Hypselecara temporalis · Osphronemus goramy

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Hypselecara temporalis · Proloricaria prolixa

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Hypselecara temporalis · Prionobrama filigera

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Glass Catfish

Hypselecara temporalis · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Glowlight Danio

Hypselecara temporalis · Danio choprae

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Glowlight Tetra

Hypselecara temporalis · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Chocolate Cichlid & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Hypselecara temporalis · Parotocinclus jumbo

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

Chocolate Cichlid & Gold Barb

Hypselecara temporalis · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Not Recommended
Chocolate Cichlid: Mostly PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful