Green Sunfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Green Sunfish

Lepomis cyanellus

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TemperamentHighly Aggressive (9/10)

Adult Size25 cm

Temperature10–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Bottom

StockingSolo only

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Green Sunfish & Buccochromis lepturus

Lepomis cyanellus · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Lepomis cyanellus · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBuccochromis rhoadesii: Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Lepomis cyanellus · Exodon paradoxus

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Buenos Aires Tetra

Lepomis cyanellus · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Buettikoferi Bichir

Lepomis cyanellus · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Lepomis cyanellus · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Bullseye Catfish

Lepomis cyanellus · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Bullseye Snakehead

Lepomis cyanellus · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Lepomis cyanellus · Chilatherina bulolo

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Lepomis cyanellus · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Bumblebee Cichlid

Lepomis cyanellus · Pseudotropheus crabro

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveBumblebee Cichlid: Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Lepomis cyanellus · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Green Sunfish & Butterfly Goodeid

Lepomis cyanellus · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Lepomis cyanellus · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveButterfly Peacock Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Green Sunfish & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Lepomis cyanellus · Dekeyseria brachyura

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveButterfly Pleco (L168): Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Cairns Rainbowfish

Lepomis cyanellus · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Lepomis cyanellus · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Lepomis cyanellus · Caridina dennerli

Green Sunfish & Cardinal Tetra

Lepomis cyanellus · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Green Sunfish & Celebes Halfbeak

Lepomis cyanellus · Nomorhamphus liemi

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Celebes Rainbowfish

Lepomis cyanellus · Marosatherina ladigesi

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Green Sunfish & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Lepomis cyanellus · Danio margaritatus

Green Sunfish & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Lepomis cyanellus · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Green Sunfish & Chanchito

Lepomis cyanellus · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Green Sunfish: Highly AggressiveChanchito: Semi-Aggressive