Common Pleco
Hypostomus plecostomus
Catfish
45 cmMostly PeacefulBottom500 L min
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Java Moss With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Java Moss handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.
PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightLow
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeBrackish Tolerant
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Red-Tail Catfish
Phractocephalus hemioliopterus
Catfish
120 cmAggressiveBottom3800 L min
Silver Dollar
Metynnis argenteus
Characins
15 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface280 L min
Red Head Tapajos (Geophagus)
Geophagus sp. 'Red Head Tapajos'
Cichlids - South American
18 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level280 L min
Paradise Fish
Macropodus opercularis
Anabantoids
10 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Koi
Cyprinus rubrofuscus
Goldfish & Koi
80 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom3785 L min
Goldfish (Comet / Common)
Carassius auratus
Goldfish & Koi
30 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom200 L min
Yellow Lab (Mbuna)
Labidochromis caeruleus
Cichlids - African
10 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min
Giant Gourami
Osphronemus goramy
Anabantoids
60 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level1000 L min
Silver Prochilodus
Semaprochilodus taeniurus
Characins
30 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom450 L min
Filament Barb
Dawkinsia filamentosa
Cyprinids
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom240 L min
Flagtail Prochilodus
Semaprochilodus insignis
Characins
30 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom500 L min
Green Phantom Pleco (L200)
Hemiancistrus subviridis
Catfish
21 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom250 L min
Brown Hoplo Catfish
Hoplosternum littorale
Catfish
22 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level200 L min
Kissing Gourami
Helostoma temminckii
Anabantoids
25 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level280 L min
Dourada
Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii
Catfish
180 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom15000 L min
Cigar Shark (Mad Barb)
Leptobarbus hoevenii
Cyprinids
60 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Surface1000 L min
Chanchito
Australoheros facetus
Cichlids - South American
22 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min
Aequidens sp. Atabapo
Aequidens sp. Atabapo
Cichlids - South American
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)
Aequidens diadema
Cichlids - South American
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min
Arapaima
Arapaima gigas
Oddballs
300 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level15000 L min
African Clawed Frog
Xenopus laevis
Other
12 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level, Surface75 L min
Banded Leporinus
Leporinus fasciatus
Characins
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min
Tinfoil Barb
Barbonymus schwanenfeldii
Cyprinids
35 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom680 L min