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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 97 - 120 of 736 Guides

Dwarf Pea Puffer

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Puffers
Strong Fit
3 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Florida Flagfish

Jordanella floridae

Killifish
Strong Fit
6 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Bee Shrimp (Crystal Red / Black)

Caridina cantonensis

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min

Cherry Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min

Peacock Gudgeon

Tateurndina ocellicauda

Gobies & Gudgeons
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom40 L min

Cherry Barb

Puntius titteya

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom55 L min

Freshwater Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Surface150 L min

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level55 L min

Scissortail Rasbora

Rasbora trilineata

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
13 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
7.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia fredericki

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
11 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Siamese Tiger Fish

Datnioides pulcher

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

Saddled Bichir

Polypterus endlicheri

Oddballs
Strong Fit
60 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom650 L min

Silvertip Tetra

Hasemania nana

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level60 L min

Tiger Shovelnose Catfish

Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Catfish
Strong Fit
120 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom3800 L min

Tiger Pleco (L002)

Panaqolus sp. L002

Catfish
Strong Fit
11 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Ancistrus dolichopterus

Catfish
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Skunk Cory

Corydoras arcuatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Prionotos Cory (Scleromystax)

Scleromystax prionotos

Catfish
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulBottom90 L min

Petricola Catfish

Synodontis petricola

Catfish
Strong Fit
11.5 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

Parallel Cory

Corydoras parallelus

Catfish
Strong Fit
5.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Peckoltia vittata

Catfish
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulBottom100 L min

Parkinson's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia parkinsoni

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
13 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

New Guinea Tigerfish

Datnioides campbelli

Oddballs
Strong Fit
35 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom600 L min