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Micro Sword With Fish Guides

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

PlacementForeground
LightModerate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeBrackish Tolerant
Showing 409 - 432 of 736 Guides

Peacock Bass Orinocensis

Cichla orinocensis

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
60 cmAggressiveMid-level, Surface750 L min

Pink Tailed Chalceus

Chalceus macrolepidotus

Characins
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface250 L min

Olga Cory

Corydoras simulatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
6.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Gold Spot Pleco (L001 / L022)

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

Catfish
Strong Fit
30 cmMostly PeacefulBottom375 L min

Lorentz's Rainbowfish

Chilatherina lorentzii

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Kiunga Blue Eye

Kiunga ballochi

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level55 L min

Longnose Gar

Lepisosteus osseus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
150 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level4000 L min

Lesser Spiny Eel

Macrognathus aculeatus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
38 cmMostly PeacefulBottom200 L min

Leopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond)

Potamotrygon leopoldi

Oddballs
Strong Fit
60 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom1135 L min

Hystrix Stingray (Porcupine Ray)

Potamotrygon hystrix

Oddballs
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom680 L min

Half Banded Spiny Eel

Macrognathus circumcinctus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
20 cmMostly PeacefulBottom110 L min

Guinean Bichir

Polypterus ansorgii

Oddballs
Strong Fit
75 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom680 L min

Gangetic Leaf Fish

Nandus nandus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
18 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Freshwater Flounder

Trinectes maculatus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
15 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

Lyretail Killifish

Aphyosemion australe

Killifish
Strong Fit
6 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Largereye Lampeye Killifish

Micropanchax macrophthalmus

Killifish
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level40 L min

Five Banded Barb

Desmopuntius pentazona

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Gymnogeophagus meridionalis

Gymnogeophagus meridionalis

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
10 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom115 L min

Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
18 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level280 L min

Honduran Red Point

Amatitlania sp. 'Honduran Red Point'

Cichlids - Central American
Strong Fit
8 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Ruby Green Hap

Haplochromis sp. 'Ruby Green'

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
11 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Green Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon simulans

Characins
Strong Fit
2.5 cmPeacefulMid-level38 L min

Garnet Tetra

Hemigrammus pulcher

Characins
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min

Loricaria lentiginosa

Loricaria lentiginosa

Catfish
Strong Fit
51.4 cmPeacefulBottom1000 L min