Ornate Bichir
Polypterus ornatipinnis
Oddballs
60 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom680 L min
Back to Buce Motleyana
Buce Motleyana With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Buce Motleyana handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.
PlacementForeground
LightLow
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 313 - 336 of 736 Guides
Strong Fit
Phuket Loach
Schistura robertsi
Loaches
6 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min
Orange Delight Shrimp
Caridina loehae
Invertebrates
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min
Pike Cichlid (Xingu)
Crenicichla sp. Xingu
Cichlids - South American
35 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom560 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
Monster Wolf Fish (Aimara)
Hoplias aimara
Oddballs
100 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom1500 L min
Marbled Bichir
Polypterus polli
Oddballs
32 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom285 L min
Freshwater Sole
Brachirus selheimi
Oddballs
15 cmMostly PeacefulBottom110 L min
Mottled Loach
Paracanthocobitis botia
Loaches
10 cmMostly PeacefulBottom110 L min
Hillstream Loach
Beaufortia leveretti
Loaches
12 cmPeacefulBottom75 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
Harlequin Shark
Labeo variegatus
Cyprinids
16 cmAggressiveBottom150 L min
Long-Finned African Tetra
Brycinus longipinnis
Characins
12.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Giant Whiptail Catfish
Proloricaria prolixa
Catfish
35 cmPeacefulBottom400 L min
Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)
Peckoltia compta
Catfish
11 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min
Frogmouth Catfish
Chaca chaca
Catfish
20 cmAggressiveBottom110 L min
Contradens Pleco (Snowball Variant)
Hypancistrus contradens
Catfish
13 cmMostly PeacefulBottom120 L min
Black Marble Hoplo
Megalechis thoracata
Catfish
15 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level115 L min
Delhezi Bichir (Armored Bichir)
Polypterus delhezi
Oddballs
35 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom280 L min