Needlenose Gar Tank Mates & Compatibility

Needlenose Gar

Xenentodon cancila

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TemperamentSemi-Aggressive (6/10)

Adult Size30 cm

Temperature22–28°C

Water TypeBrackish Tolerant

Swim ZoneSurface

StockingSolo or group

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Compatible on paper, but will Needlenose Gar fit your setup?

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Needlenose Gar & Abei Puffer

Xenentodon cancila · Pao abei

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAbei Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Achara Catfish

Xenentodon cancila · Leiarius marmoratus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAchara Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Adolfo Cory

Xenentodon cancila · Corydoras adolfoi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAdolfo Cory: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Adonis Pleco

Xenentodon cancila · Acanthicus adonis

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAdonis Pleco: Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Aequidens Jenaro Herrera

Xenentodon cancila · Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAequidens Jenaro Herrera: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Xenentodon cancila · Aequidens diadema

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Xenentodon cancila · Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAequidens sp. Atabapo: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Afra Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Cynotilapia afra

Needlenose Gar & African Arowana

Xenentodon cancila · Heterotis niloticus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Arowana: Mostly Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & African Butterfly Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Anomalochromis thomasi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & African Butterfly Fish

Xenentodon cancila · Pantodon buchholzi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & African Clawed Frog

Xenentodon cancila · Xenopus laevis

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Clawed Frog: Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & African Dwarf Frog

Xenentodon cancila · Hymenochirus boettgeri

Needlenose Gar & African Jewel Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Hemichromis bimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & African Knifefish

Xenentodon cancila · Xenomystus nigri

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & African Lungfish

Xenentodon cancila · Protopterus annectens

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Lungfish: Highly Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & African Pike

Xenentodon cancila · Hepsetus odoe

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Pike: Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & African Pipefish

Xenentodon cancila · Enneacampus ansorgii

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAfrican Pipefish: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Agassiz Cory

Xenentodon cancila · Corydoras agassizii

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAgassiz Cory: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Apistogramma agassizii

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAgassiz's Dwarf Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Xenentodon cancila · Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAjamaru Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Allen's Rainbowfish

Xenentodon cancila · Chilatherina alleni

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAllen's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Alligator Gar

Xenentodon cancila · Atractosteus spatula

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAlligator Gar: Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Alligator Pleco

Xenentodon cancila · Pterygoplichthys scrophus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveAlligator Pleco: Mostly Peaceful