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Orchid Lily With Fish Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
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Kuhli Loach

Pangio kuhlii

Loaches
Possible with Caution
10 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Neon Blue Goby

Stiphodon atropurpureus

Gobies & Gudgeons
Possible with Caution
5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom57 L min

German Blue Ram

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
6 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Tanganicodus irsacae

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min

Tanganyikan Clown Cichlid (Eretmodus)

Eretmodus cyanostictus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
9 cmAggressiveBottom100 L min

Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Puffers
Not Recommended
17 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Blue Back Blue Eye

Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Green Spotted Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere nigroviridis

Puffers
Not Recommended
15 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min

Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Puffers
Not Recommended
8 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Giant Whiptail Catfish

Proloricaria prolixa

Catfish
Not Recommended
35 cmPeacefulBottom400 L min

Redtail Splitfin

Xenotoca eiseni

Livebearers
Not Recommended
7 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Sixbar Distichodus

Distichodus sexfasciatus

Characins
Not Recommended
76 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom1000 L min

Red Eye Tetra

Moenkhausia sanctaefilomenae

Characins
Not Recommended
7 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Surface75 L min

Red Bellied Pacu

Piaractus brachypomus

Characins
Not Recommended
80 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom3800 L min

Gold Spot Pleco (L001 / L022)

Pterygoplichthys joselimaianus

Catfish
Not Recommended
30 cmMostly PeacefulBottom375 L min

Flash Pleco (L204)

Panaqolus albomaculatus

Catfish
Not Recommended
13 cmMostly PeacefulBottom110 L min

Butterfly Goodeid

Ameca splendens

Livebearers
Not Recommended
9.5 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Buenos Aires Tetra

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Characins
Not Recommended
7 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level110 L min

Plain Silver Dollar

Metynnis hypsauchen

Characins
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface280 L min

Common Pleco (Amazon Sailfin)

Pterygoplichthys pardalis

Catfish
Not Recommended
45 cmMostly PeacefulBottom450 L min

Rosy Barb

Pethia conchonius

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
10 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Black Pacu

Colossoma macropomum

Characins
Not Recommended
90 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom3800 L min

Common Pleco

Hypostomus plecostomus

Catfish
Not Recommended
45 cmMostly PeacefulBottom500 L min

Silver Dollar

Metynnis argenteus

Characins
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface280 L min