Dourada
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Catfish
180 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom15000 L min
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Bonsai Rotala With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Bonsai Rotala handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.
PlacementForeground
LightHigh
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 457 - 480 of 736 Guides
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Cigar Shark (Mad Barb)
Leptobarbus hoevenii
Cyprinids
60 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Surface1000 L min
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
Oddballs
300 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level15000 L min
Banded Leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus
Characins
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min
Tinfoil Barb
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Cyprinids
35 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom680 L min
Apple Snail
Pomacea maculata
Invertebrates
15 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level, Surface150 L min
Royal Pleco (L190)
Panaque nigrolineatus
Catfish
43 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom450 L min
Uaru
Uaru amphiacanthoides
Cichlids - South American
25 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom400 L min
Chinese Algae Eater (CAE)
Gyrinocheilus aymonieri
Other
25 cmAggressiveBottom200 L min
Denison Barb (Roseline Shark)
Sahyadria denisonii
Cyprinids
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom200 L min
Spotfin Goby Cichlid
Tanganicodus irsacae
Cichlids - African
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min
Tanganyikan Clown Cichlid (Eretmodus)
Eretmodus cyanostictus
Cichlids - African
9 cmAggressiveBottom100 L min
Blue Back Blue Eye
Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis
Rainbowfish
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min
Silver Tiger Perch (American Tigerfish)
Datnioides polota
Oddballs
35 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom650 L min
Yellow Acara
Aequidens metae
Cichlids - South American
18 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min
Uruguayan Eartheater
Gymnogeophagus australis
Cichlids - South American
14 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min
Threadfin Acara
Acarichthys heckelii
Cichlids - South American
20 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom250 L min
Red Striped Eartheater
Geophagus surinamensis
Cichlids - South American
25 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level250 L min
Red Hump Eartheater
Geophagus steindachneri
Cichlids - South American
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min
Zebra Obliquidens
Astatotilapia latifasciata
Cichlids - African
12 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min
Orangespotted Sunfish
Lepomis humilis
Other
10 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min
Reticulated Stingray (Teacup Ray)
Potamotrygon orbignyi
Oddballs
65 cmMostly PeacefulBottom680 L min
Yellow Convict
Cryptoheros nanoluteus
Cichlids - Central American
10 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom80 L min
Tandanus Catfish
Tandanus tandanus
Catfish
60 cmMostly PeacefulBottom500 L min