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Lucky Bamboo With Fish Guides

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

PlacementBackground
LightLow
FlowLow (Still Water)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 361 - 384 of 736 Guides

Serpae Tetra

Hyphessobrycon eques

Characins
Strong Fit
4.5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Odessa Barb

Pethia padamya

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
5 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Mosquitofish (Gambusia)

Gambusia affinis

Livebearers
Strong Fit
7 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Gold Barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
7.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulMid-level110 L min

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface54 L min

Indonesian Datnoid (Tiger Fish)

Datnioides microlepis

Oddballs
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom680 L min

White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Tanichthys albonubes

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Red Tailed Black Shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level208 L min

Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface60 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

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

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

Clown Knifefish

Chitala ornata

Oddballs
Strong Fit
90 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom750 L min

Dwarf Chain Loach

Ambastaia sidthimunki

Loaches
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level75 L min