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Java Fern With Fish Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightLow
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeBrackish Tolerant
Showing 289 - 312 of 736 Guides

Frontosa

Cyphotilapia frontosa

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
35 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom475 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

Yoyo Loach

Botia almorhae

Loaches
Strong Fit
15 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level110 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

Knight Goby

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Gobies & Gudgeons
Strong Fit
9 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Cyrtocara moorii

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom475 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

Turquoise Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
12 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level160 L min

Dwarf Neon Rainbowfish (Praecox)

Melanotaenia praecox

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia boesemani

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Mbu Puffer

Tetraodon mbu

Puffers
Strong Fit
67 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom1500 L min

Green Spotted Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

Puffers
Strong Fit
15 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min

Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Puffers
Strong Fit
8 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom60 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

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

Loaches
Strong Fit
30 cmPeacefulBottom500 L min

Molly (Sailfin/Black/Dalmatian)

Poecilia sphenops

Livebearers
Strong Fit
10 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min