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Broadleaf Sword With Fish Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightLow
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
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Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface60 L min

Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Exodon paradoxus

Characins
Strong Fit
12 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Surface200 L min

Striped Raphael Catfish

Platydoras armatulus

Catfish
Strong Fit
22 cmPeacefulBottom200 L min

Iridescent Shark

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Catfish
Strong Fit
100 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level2000 L min

Featherfin Squeaker

Synodontis eupterus

Catfish
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Clown Pleco (L104)

Panaqolus maccus

Catfish
Strong Fit
9 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Rainbow Shark

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveBottom200 L min

Otocinclus

Otocinclus vittatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom38 L min

Bristlenose Pleco

Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Catfish
Strong Fit
13 cmPeacefulBottom75 L min

Forktail Blue-eye

Pseudomugil furcatus

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level55 L min

Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

Livebearers
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Black Skirt Tetra

Gymnocorymbus ternetzi

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level55 L min

Pygmy Corydoras

Corydoras pygmaeus

Catfish
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom38 L min

Amazon Puffer

Colomesus asellus

Puffers
Strong Fit
8 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom, Surface80 L min

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

Livebearers
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface38 L min

Nerite Snail

Neritina natalensis

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level, Surface19 L min

Pictus Catfish

Pimelodus pictus

Catfish
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Empire Gudgeon

Hypseleotris compressa

Gobies & Gudgeons
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min

African Butterfly Cichlid

Anomalochromis thomasi

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
7.5 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox)

Melanotaenia praecox

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Silver Arowana

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

Oddballs
Strong Fit
100 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface1000 L min

Clown Knifefish

Chitala ornata

Oddballs
Strong Fit
90 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom750 L min

Black Ghost Knifefish

Apteronotus albifrons

Oddballs
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level450 L min

Dwarf Chain Loach

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Loaches
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level75 L min