Black-Banded Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia nigrans
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level100 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
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Strong Fit
Black Ruby Barb
Pethia nigrofasciata
Cyprinids
6.5 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min
Black Corydoras
Corydoras schultzei
Catfish
6 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra
Hemigrammus bleheri
Characins
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min
Batanta Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia batanta
Rainbowfish
11 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Barred Rainbowfish
Chilatherina fasciata
Rainbowfish
14 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface200 L min
Angfa Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia angfa
Rainbowfish
13 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
False Rummy-Nose Tetra
Petitella georgiae
Characins
5 cmPeacefulMid-level80 L min
True Julii Corydoras
Corydoras julii
Catfish
5.2 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Bearded Cory
Scleromystax barbatus
Catfish
9 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min
Barlow's Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma Maulbrüter)
Apistogramma barlowi
Cichlids - South American
6.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level54 L min
Flyspeck Hardyhead
Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum
Other
7 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Other
50 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level1135 L min
Australian Smelt
Retropinna semoni
Other
7.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Axelrod's Rainbowfish
Chilatherina axelrodi
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min
Asian Arowana
Scleropages formosus
Oddballs
90 cmAggressiveSurface1000 L min
Asher Cory
Corydoras tukano
Catfish
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Characins
5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min
X-Ray Tetra (Pristella)
Pristella maxillaris
Characins
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min
Serpae Tetra
Hyphessobrycon eques
Characins
4.5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min
Odessa Barb
Pethia padamya
Cyprinids
5 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min
Twig Catfish (Farlowella)
Farlowella acus
Catfish
16 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Gold Barb
Barbodes semifasciolatus
Cyprinids
7.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min
Blind Cave Tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
Characins
10 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min