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Amazon Sword With Fish Guides

These pairing guides focus on how Amazon Sword 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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Scissortail Rasbora

Rasbora trilineata

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
13 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Rummynose Rasbora

Sawbwa resplendens

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
3.5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
7.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Rose Danio

Danio roseus

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min

Tequila Splitfin

Zoogoneticus tequila

Livebearers
Strong Fit
5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Xiphophorus variatus

Livebearers
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level55 L min

Sailfin Molly

Poecilia latipinna

Livebearers
Strong Fit
10 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom110 L min

Whisker Shrimp

Macrobrachium sp.

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
7.5 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level38 L min

Yellow Perch

Perca flavescens

Other
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min

Tiger Muskie

Esox masquinongy x lucius

Other
Strong Fit
115 cmHighly AggressiveSurface, Mid-level3800 L min

Western Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia australis

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Waigeo Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia catherinae

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Tami River Rainbowfish

Glossolepis pseudoincisus

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia fredericki

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
11 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Slender Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia gracilis

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Sentani Rainbowfish

Chilatherina sentaniensis

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Red-Finned Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Ramu Rainbowfish

Glossolepis ramuensis

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
7 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Siamese Tiger Fish

Datnioides pulcher

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

Saddled Bichir

Polypterus endlicheri

Oddballs
Strong Fit
60 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom650 L min

Silvertip Tetra

Hasemania nana

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level60 L min

Rosy Finned Tetra

Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min

Zebra Oto

Otocinclus cocama

Catfish
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom40 L min

Twig Catfish

Farlowella vittata

Catfish
Strong Fit
22.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min