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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 385 - 408 of 736 Guides

Sturgeon Catfish

Platystomatichthys sturio

Catfish
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom800 L min

Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Chaetostoma milesi

Catfish
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Spotted Raphael Catfish

Agamyxis pectinifrons

Catfish
Strong Fit
15 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

San Juan Cory

Corydoras bilineatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Orange Chromide

Etroplus maculatus

Other
Strong Fit
8 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Ornate Rainbowfish

Rhadinocentrus ornatus

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min

Teugelsi Bichir

Polypterus teugelsi

Oddballs
Strong Fit
41.5 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom540 L min

Mokele-mbembe Bichir

Polypterus mokelembembe

Oddballs
Strong Fit
36 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom200 L min

Polypterus Bichir Lapradei

Polypterus bichir lapradei

Oddballs
Strong Fit
75 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom680 L min

Peacock Eel

Macrognathus siamensis

Oddballs
Strong Fit
30 cmPeacefulBottom150 L min

Palmas Bichir

Polypterus palmas palmas

Oddballs
Strong Fit
30 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom200 L min

Pacific Sturgeon

Acipenser transmontanus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
300 cmMostly PeacefulBottom20000 L min

Ornate Bichir

Polypterus ornatipinnis

Oddballs
Strong Fit
60 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom680 L min

Phuket Loach

Schistura robertsi

Loaches
Strong Fit
6 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min

Northern Mountain Swordtail

Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl

Livebearers
Strong Fit
5.5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Purple Zebra Shrimp

Potamalpheops sp.

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
1 cmPeacefulBottom19 L min

Orange Delight Shrimp

Caridina loehae

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min

Purple Spotted Gudgeon

Mogurnda adspersa

Gobies & Gudgeons
Strong Fit
12 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Pike Cichlid (Xingu)

Crenicichla sp. Xingu

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
35 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom560 L min

Peacock Bass Temensis

Cichla temensis

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
85 cmAggressiveMid-level, Surface3000 L min

Panda Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma nijsseni

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
8 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Pearly Ocellatus

Neolamprologus stappersi

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
5 cmAggressiveBottom38 L min

Payara

Hydrolycus scomberoides

Characins
Strong Fit
76 cmAggressiveMid-level1000 L min

Piraiba

Brachyplatystoma filamentosum

Catfish
Strong Fit
250 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom30000 L min