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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 529 - 552 of 736 Guides

Rosy Barb

Pethia conchonius

Cyprinids
Possible with Caution
10 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Black Pacu

Colossoma macropomum

Characins
Possible with Caution
90 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom3800 L min

Cuckoo Catfish

Synodontis multipunctatus

Catfish
Possible with Caution
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom340 L min

Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Oddballs
Possible with Caution
90 cmMostly PeacefulBottom680 L min

Fahaka Puffer

Tetraodon lineatus

Puffers
Possible with Caution
43 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom450 L min

Common Pleco

Hypostomus plecostomus

Catfish
Possible with Caution
45 cmMostly PeacefulBottom500 L min

Knight Goby

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Gobies & Gudgeons
Possible with Caution
9 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Cyrtocara moorii

Cichlids - African
Possible with Caution
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom475 L min

Silver Dollar

Metynnis argenteus

Characins
Possible with Caution
15 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface280 L min

Mbu Puffer

Tetraodon mbu

Puffers
Possible with Caution
67 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom1500 L min

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

Loaches
Possible with Caution
30 cmPeacefulBottom500 L min

Firemouth Cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

Cichlids - Central American
Possible with Caution
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Bronze Corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

Catfish
Possible with Caution
7 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Giant Gourami

Osphronemus goramy

Anabantoids
Possible with Caution
60 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level1000 L min

Telmatochromis brichardi

Telmatochromis brichardi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min

Northern Mountain Swordtail

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

Livebearers
Not Recommended
5.5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Otopharynx lithobates

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
16 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom250 L min

Neon Blue Cichlid

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
11 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Neolamprologus Fasciatus

Neolamprologus fasciatus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Malawi Gar

Lichnochromis acuticeps

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom350 L min

Golden Julie

Julidochromis ornatus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
8.5 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level75 L min

Sunset Hap

Dimidiochromis strigatus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom400 L min

Electric Blue Hap

Sciaenochromis fryeri

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
16 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Cyprichromis Leptosoma

Cyprichromis leptosoma

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
11 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min