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African Onion Plant With Fish Guides

These pairing guides focus on how African Onion Plant handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
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Upside Down Catfish

Synodontis nigriventris

Catfish
Strong Fit
9.6 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Ogilby's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia ogilbyi

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Panda Tetra

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min

One-Spot Betta

Betta unimaculata

Anabantoids
Strong Fit
11 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level, Bottom80 L min

Delicate Blue-Eye

Pseudomugil tenellus

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min

Copper Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma hengeli

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Glowlight Tetra

Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level40 L min

Penguin Tetra

Thayeria boehlkei

Characins
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Diamond Tetra

Moenkhausia pittieri

Characins
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulMid-level75 L min

Emperor Tetra

Nematobrycon palmeri

Characins
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level75 L min

Norman's Lampeye Killifish

Poropanchax normani

Killifish
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Glass Catfish

Kryptopterus vitreolus

Catfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulMid-level110 L min

Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Pseudomugil gertrudae

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
3.8 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Congo Tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

Characins
Strong Fit
8.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface110 L min

Red Rainbowfish

Glossolepis incisus

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Surface200 L min

Endler's Livebearer

Poecilia wingei

Livebearers
Strong Fit
2.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level19 L min

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level38 L min

Yellow Acara

Aequidens metae

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
18 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Uruguayan Eartheater

Gymnogeophagus australis

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
14 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Threadfin Acara

Acarichthys heckelii

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
20 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom250 L min

Red Striped Eartheater

Geophagus surinamensis

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
25 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level250 L min

Red Hump Eartheater

Geophagus steindachneri

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Zebra Obliquidens

Astatotilapia latifasciata

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
12 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Skunk Botia

Yasuhikotakia morleti

Loaches
Strong Fit
10 cmAggressiveBottom150 L min