Half Banded Spiny Eel Tank Mates & Compatibility

Half Banded Spiny Eel

Macrognathus circumcinctus

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TemperamentMostly Peaceful (3/10)

Adult Size20 cm

Temperature24–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneBottom

StockingSolo or group

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Half Banded Spiny Eel

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Half Banded Spiny Eel & Abei Puffer

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Pao abei

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAbei Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Achara Catfish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Leiarius marmoratus

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAchara Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Adolfo Cory

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Corydoras adolfoi

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAdolfo Cory: Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Adonis Pleco

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Acanthicus adonis

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAdonis Pleco: Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Aequidens Jenaro Herrera

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAequidens Jenaro Herrera: Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Aequidens diadema

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAequidens sp. Atabapo: Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Afra Cichlid

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Cynotilapia afra

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Arowana

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Heterotis niloticus

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Arowana: Mostly Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Butterfly Cichlid

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Anomalochromis thomasi

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Butterfly Fish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Pantodon buchholzi

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Clawed Frog

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Xenopus laevis

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Clawed Frog: Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Dwarf Frog

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Hymenochirus boettgeri

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Dwarf Frog: Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Jewel Cichlid

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Hemichromis bimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Knifefish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Xenomystus nigri

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Lungfish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Protopterus annectens

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Lungfish: Highly Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Pike

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Hepsetus odoe

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Pike: Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & African Pipefish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Enneacampus ansorgii

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAfrican Pipefish: Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Agassiz Cory

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Corydoras agassizii

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAgassiz Cory: Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Apistogramma agassizii

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAgassiz's Dwarf Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAjamaru Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Allen's Rainbowfish

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Chilatherina alleni

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAllen's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Alligator Gar

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Atractosteus spatula

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAlligator Gar: Aggressive

Half Banded Spiny Eel & Alligator Pleco

Macrognathus circumcinctus · Pterygoplichthys scrophus

Possible with Caution

Half Banded Spiny Eel: Mostly PeacefulAlligator Pleco: Mostly Peaceful