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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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Blue Emperor Tetra

Inpaichthys kerri

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min

Bloodfin Tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

Characins
Strong Fit
5.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

American Grass Shrimp

Palaemonetes kadiakensis

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min

Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
11 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Blackline Rasbora

Rasbora borapetensis

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface60 L min

Black-Banded Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level100 L min

Black Ruby Barb

Pethia nigrofasciata

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
6.5 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra

Hemigrammus bleheri

Characins
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Angfa Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia angfa

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
13 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

False Rummy-Nose Tetra

Petitella georgiae

Characins
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level80 L min

Flyspeck Hardyhead

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Other
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Axelrod's Rainbowfish

Chilatherina axelrodi

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

X-Ray Tetra (Pristella)

Pristella maxillaris

Characins
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Serpae Tetra

Hyphessobrycon eques

Characins
Strong Fit
4.5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Odessa Barb

Pethia padamya

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
5 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Mosquitofish (Gambusia)

Gambusia affinis

Livebearers
Strong Fit
7 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Gold Barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
7.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulMid-level110 L min

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface54 L min

Indonesian Datnoid (Tiger Fish)

Datnioides microlepis

Oddballs
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom680 L min

White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Tanichthys albonubes

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Red Tailed Black Shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level208 L min

Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface60 L min

Rainbow Shark

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveBottom200 L min