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African Water Fern With Fish Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightLow
FlowHigh (River/Stream)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 697 - 720 of 736 Guides

Uaru

Uaru amphiacanthoides

Cichlids - South American
Not Recommended
25 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom400 L min

African Lungfish

Protopterus annectens

Oddballs
Not Recommended
100 cmHighly AggressiveBottom, Mid-level, Surface680 L min

Pearly Ocellatus

Neolamprologus stappersi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
5 cmAggressiveBottom38 L min

Freshwater Flounder

Trinectes maculatus

Oddballs
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Puffers
Not Recommended
17 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Blue Back Blue Eye

Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Green Spotted Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

Puffers
Not Recommended
15 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min

Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Puffers
Not Recommended
8 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Violet Goby (Dragon Goby)

Gobioides broussonnetii

Gobies & Gudgeons
Not Recommended
50 cmPeacefulBottom200 L min

Moonlight Gourami

Trichogaster microlepis

Anabantoids
Not Recommended
14 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Dusky Millions Fish

Phalloceros caudimaculatus

Livebearers
Not Recommended
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level40 L min

Festivum

Mesonauta festivus

Cichlids - South American
Not Recommended
15 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Bullseye Snakehead

Channa marulius

Oddballs
Not Recommended
120 cmHighly AggressiveSurface, Mid-level, Bottom5000 L min

Taiwan Reef Cichlid

Protomelas sp. "Steveni Taiwan"

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
17 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min

Rusty Cichlid

Iodotropheus sprengerae

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
10.5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Chindongo socolofi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
12 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Saulosi Cichlid

Chindongo saulosi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
8.5 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Pseudotropheus Acei

Pseudotropheus acei

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
15 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom200 L min

Flavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus)

Chindongo flavus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
10 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Trewavas' Cichlid

Labeotropheus trewavasae

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
13 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Msobo Mbuna

Metriaclima sp. "Msobo"

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
11 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Maingano Mbuna

Pseudotropheus cyaneorhabdos

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
10 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Kenyi Cichlid

Maylandia lombardoi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
13 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom208 L min

Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
15 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min