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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 601 - 624 of 736 Guides

Garnet Tetra

Hemigrammus pulcher

Characins
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min

Leopard Pleco

Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Catfish
Strong Fit
50 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom550 L min

Flash Pleco (L204)

Panaqolus albomaculatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
13 cmMostly PeacefulBottom110 L min

Licorice Gourami

Parosphromenus deissneri

Anabantoids
Strong Fit
4 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom19 L min

Red Swamp Crayfish

Procambarus clarkii

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
12 cmHighly AggressiveBottom75 L min

Electric Blue Crayfish

Procambarus alleni

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
12 cmAggressiveBottom75 L min

Dwarf Rasbora

Boraras maculatus

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
2.5 cmPeacefulMid-level19 L min

Red Terror (Festa's Cichlid)

Mesoheros festae

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
40 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom450 L min

Cutteri Cichlid

Amatitlania cutteri

Cichlids - Central American
Strong Fit
11 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min

Cuban Cichlid

Nandopsis tetracanthus

Cichlids - Central American
Strong Fit
25 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min

White Top Hara (Gallireya Reef)

Cynotilapia sp. 'hara'

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
10 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Electric Blue Johannii

Pseudotropheus johannii

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
10 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Afra Cichlid

Cynotilapia afra

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
10 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Dwarf Pencilfish

Nannostomus marginatus

Characins
Strong Fit
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level40 L min

False Glass Catfish

Kryptopterus macrocephalus

Catfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulMid-level110 L min

Cobalt Blue Zebra

Metriaclima callainos

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
11 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Chocolate Gourami

Sphaerichthys osphromenoides

Anabantoids
Strong Fit
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom55 L min

Cherry Spot Rasbora

Rasbora rubrodorsalis

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level45 L min

Red Zebra Cichlid (Cherry Red)

Metriaclima estherae

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
11 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom208 L min

Bumblebee Cichlid

Pseudotropheus crabro

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
15 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Buenos Aires Tetra

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level110 L min

Brilliant Rasbora

Rasbora einthovenii

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
6.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min

Blue Acara

Andinoacara pulcher

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
16 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min

Blue Sifter

Cribroheros robertsoni

Cichlids - Central American
Strong Fit
20 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min