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Pinnatifida With Fish Guides

These pairing guides focus on how Pinnatifida 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
Showing 1 - 24 of 217 Guides

Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Wallago attu

Catfish
Strong Fit
150 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom5500 L min

Flyspeck Hardyhead

Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Other
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Wels Catfish (European Catfish)

Silurus glanis

Catfish
Strong Fit
150 cmAggressiveBottom10000 L min

Brown Bullhead Catfish

Ameiurus nebulosus

Catfish
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom500 L min

Bluegill Sunfish

Lepomis macrochirus

Other
Strong Fit
25 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min

Largemouth Bass

Micropterus salmoides

Other
Strong Fit
50 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level1135 L min

Australian Smelt

Retropinna semoni

Other
Strong Fit
7.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Zebra Spiny Eel

Mastacembelus zebrinus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
15 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

Bandit Cory

Corydoras metae

Catfish
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Banana Loach

Acantopsis choirorhynchos

Loaches
Strong Fit
22 cmPeacefulBottom200 L min

Axelrod's Rainbowfish

Chilatherina axelrodi

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Australian Pearl Arowana

Scleropages jardinii

Oddballs
Strong Fit
90 cmHighly AggressiveSurface800 L min

Asian Upside Down Catfish

Mystus leucophasis

Catfish
Strong Fit
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min

Asian Arowana

Scleropages formosus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
90 cmAggressiveSurface1000 L min

Asher Cory

Corydoras tukano

Catfish
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Arrowhead Puffer

Pao suvattii

Puffers
Strong Fit
15 cmHighly AggressiveBottom114 L min

Lemon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Characins
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min

X-Ray Tetra (Pristella)

Pristella maxillaris

Characins
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

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

Twig Catfish (Farlowella)

Farlowella acus

Catfish
Strong Fit
16 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 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

Blood Parrot Cichlid

Hybrid cichlid (Blood Parrot)

Cichlids - Central American
Strong Fit
22 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min