Phuket Loach
Schistura robertsi
Loaches
6 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min
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Balansae With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Balansae handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.
PlacementBackground
LightModerate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 289 - 312 of 736 Guides
Strong Fit
Northern Mountain Swordtail
Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl
Livebearers
5.5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min
Purple Zebra Shrimp
Potamalpheops sp.
Invertebrates
1 cmPeacefulBottom19 L min
Orange Delight Shrimp
Caridina loehae
Invertebrates
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min
Purple Spotted Gudgeon
Mogurnda adspersa
Gobies & Gudgeons
12 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min
Peacock Bass Temensis
Cichla temensis
Cichlids - South American
85 cmAggressiveMid-level, Surface3000 L min
Payara
Hydrolycus scomberoides
Characins
76 cmAggressiveMid-level1000 L min
Piraiba
Brachyplatystoma filamentosum
Catfish
250 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom30000 L min
Peppermint Pleco
Parancistrus nudiventris
Catfish
17.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom150 L min
Mountain Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia monticola
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min
Mamberamo Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia mamberamo
Rainbowfish
12 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min
Honey Blue Eye
Pseudomugil mellis
Rainbowfish
3 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level40 L min
Monster Wolf Fish (Aimara)
Hoplias aimara
Oddballs
100 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom1500 L min
Marbled Bichir
Polypterus polli
Oddballs
32 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom285 L min
Hillstream Loach
Beaufortia leveretti
Loaches
12 cmPeacefulBottom75 L min
Malaya Shrimp
Caridina sp. "Malaya"
Invertebrates
2.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom19 L min
Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)
Caridina cf. spongicola
Invertebrates
1.5 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min
Marble Goby
Oxyeleotris marmorata
Gobies & Gudgeons
60 cmAggressiveBottom600 L min
Nana Rasbora
Microdevario nana
Cyprinids
1.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface38 L min
Harlequin Shark
Labeo variegatus
Cyprinids
16 cmAggressiveBottom150 L min
Golden Dwarf Barb
Pethia gelius
Cyprinids
4 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom40 L min
Golden Dwarf Cichlid
Nannacara anomala
Cichlids - South American
8 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level60 L min
Long-Finned African Tetra
Brycinus longipinnis
Characins
12.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Midnight Catfish
Auchenipterichthys coracoideus
Catfish
11 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level110 L min