Channel Catfish
Ictalurus punctatus
Catfish
80 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level3800 L min
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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 193 - 216 of 736 Guides
Strong Fit
Bumblebee Catfish (South American)
Microglanis iheringi
Catfish
7.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min
Blue Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia caerulea
Rainbowfish
8 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface110 L min
Blue Back Blue Eye
Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis
Rainbowfish
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min
Blue Botia
Yasuhikotakia modesta
Loaches
25 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom250 L min
Blue Tetra
Knodus borki
Characins
5 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level90 L min
Blue Emperor Tetra
Inpaichthys kerri
Characins
4 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min
Bloodfin Tetra
Aphyocharax anisitsi
Characins
5.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Bleher's Rainbowfish
Chilatherina bleheri
Rainbowfish
12 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Angelicus Botia
Botia kubotai
Loaches
15 cmMostly PeacefulBottom200 L min
American Grass Shrimp
Palaemonetes kadiakensis
Invertebrates
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min
Silver Tiger Perch (American Tigerfish)
Datnioides polota
Oddballs
35 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom650 L min
Altolamprologus Compressiceps
Altolamprologus compressiceps
Cichlids - African
13 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level150 L min
Silver Datnoid (Silver Tigerfish)
Datnioides polota
Oddballs
30 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom450 L min
Altolamprologus Calvus
Altolamprologus calvus
Cichlids - African
14 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min
Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula
Oddballs
200 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level8000 L min
Allen's Rainbowfish
Chilatherina alleni
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min
Golden Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus sp. L144
Catfish
12 cmPeacefulBottom80 L min
Ajamaru Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia ajamaruensis
Rainbowfish
11 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min
Agassiz Cory
Corydoras agassizii
Catfish
6.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
African Arowana
Heterotis niloticus
Oddballs
100 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom1500 L min
Aequidens Jenaro Herrera
Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'
Cichlids - South American
18 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min
Adolfo Cory
Corydoras adolfoi
Catfish
6 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Achara Catfish
Leiarius marmoratus
Catfish
80 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom1500 L min