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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 433 - 456 of 736 Guides

False Siamese Algae Eater (Stonelapping Minnow)

Garra cambodgiensis

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom110 L min

Espei Rasbora (Lambchop Rasbora)

Trigonostigma espei

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface38 L min

Emerald Eye Rasbora

Brevibora dorsiocellata

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level55 L min

Emerald Dwarf Danio

Danio erythromicron

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
2 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom38 L min

Dwarf Green Pike Cichlid

Crenicichla compressiceps

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
8 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level130 L min

Dwarf Flag Cichlid

Laetacara curviceps

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
9 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Cupid Cichlid

Biotodoma cupido

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom250 L min

Tanganyikan Clown Cichlid (Eretmodus)

Eretmodus cyanostictus

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
9 cmAggressiveBottom100 L min

Fire Tetra

Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Characins
Strong Fit
3.5 cmPeacefulMid-level55 L min

Zebra Shovelnose (Tigrinus Catfish)

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Catfish
Strong Fit
60 cmMostly PeacefulBottom1135 L min

Incolicana Corydoras

Corydoras incolicana

Catfish
Strong Fit
6.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Loxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082)

Corydoras loxozonus

Catfish
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Walking Catfish (Clarias)

Clarias batrachus

Catfish
Strong Fit
45 cmAggressiveBottom750 L min

Price's Rainbowfish

Chilatherina pricei

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
9 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Cairns Rainbowfish

Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
8.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface110 L min

Bulolo Rainbowfish

Chilatherina bulolo

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
8.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface200 L min

Brown Puffer

Pao turgidus

Puffers
Strong Fit
15 cmHighly AggressiveBottom, Mid-level114 L min

Buettikoferi Bichir

Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Oddballs
Strong Fit
35 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom200 L min

Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Caridina dennerli

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
2 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min

Checkerboard Cichlid

Dicrossus filamentosus

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
8 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Buffalo Head Cichlid

Steatocranus casuarius

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
11 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom110 L min

Chao Phraya Giant Catfish (Paroon Shark)

Pangasius sanitwongsei

Catfish
Strong Fit
250 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom15000 L min

Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Dekeyseria brachyura

Catfish
Strong Fit
15 cmPeacefulBottom115 L min

Brown Camo Shrimp

Caridina babaulti var. Brown

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
3 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min