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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Needlenose Gar & Buccochromis lepturus

Xenentodon cancila · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Xenentodon cancila · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Needlenose Gar & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Xenentodon cancila · Exodon paradoxus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Buenos Aires Tetra

Xenentodon cancila · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Buettikoferi Bichir

Xenentodon cancila · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Bullseye Catfish

Xenentodon cancila · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Bullseye Snakehead

Xenentodon cancila · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Xenentodon cancila · Chilatherina bulolo

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Xenentodon cancila · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Bumblebee Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Pseudotropheus crabro

Needlenose Gar & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Xenentodon cancila · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Needlenose Gar & Butterfly Goodeid

Xenentodon cancila · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Xenentodon cancila · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Needlenose Gar & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Xenentodon cancila · Dekeyseria brachyura

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveButterfly Pleco (L168): Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Cairns Rainbowfish

Xenentodon cancila · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Xenentodon cancila · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Xenentodon cancila · Caridina dennerli

Needlenose Gar & Cardinal Tetra

Xenentodon cancila · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Needlenose Gar & Celebes Halfbeak

Xenentodon cancila · Nomorhamphus liemi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Celebes Rainbowfish

Xenentodon cancila · Marosatherina ladigesi

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Needlenose Gar & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Xenentodon cancila · Danio margaritatus

Needlenose Gar & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Xenentodon cancila · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveCeylon Puffer (Brackish): Aggressive

Needlenose Gar & Chanchito

Xenentodon cancila · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Needlenose Gar: Semi-AggressiveChanchito: Semi-Aggressive