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Pothos With Fish Guides

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

PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightLow
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 241 - 264 of 736 Guides

Blood Parrot Cichlid

Hybrid cichlid (Blood Parrot)

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

Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara)

Aulonocara sp.

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Masked Julie (Julidochromis)

Julidochromis transcriptus

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Fairy Cichlid (Brichardi)

Neolamprologus brichardi

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
10 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Blind Cave Tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

Characins
Strong Fit
10 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Bleeding Heart Tetra

Hyphessobrycon erythrostigma

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulMid-level110 L min

Black Neon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon herbertaxelrodi

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface54 L min

Whiptail Catfish

Rineloricaria sp.

Catfish
Strong Fit
12 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Julii Corydoras (False Julii)

Corydoras trilineatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Peppered Corydoras

Corydoras paleatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Tire Track Eel

Mastacembelus armatus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
75 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom680 L min

Indonesian Datnoid (Tiger Fish)

Datnioides microlepis

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

Zebra Loach

Botia striata

Loaches
Strong Fit
9 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

White Cloud Mountain Minnow

Tanichthys albonubes

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Red Tailed Black Shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level208 L min

Harlequin Rasbora

Trigonostigma heteromorpha

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface60 L min

Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Exodon paradoxus

Characins
Strong Fit
12 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Surface200 L min

Striped Raphael Catfish

Platydoras armatulus

Catfish
Strong Fit
22 cmPeacefulBottom200 L min

Iridescent Shark

Pangasianodon hypophthalmus

Catfish
Strong Fit
100 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level2000 L min

Featherfin Squeaker

Synodontis eupterus

Catfish
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Cuckoo Catfish

Synodontis multipunctatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom340 L min

Clown Pleco (L104)

Panaqolus maccus

Catfish
Strong Fit
9 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Oddballs
Strong Fit
90 cmMostly PeacefulBottom680 L min

Rainbow Shark

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveBottom200 L min