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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 697 - 720 of 736 Guides

Silver Prochilodus

Semaprochilodus taeniurus

Characins
Possible with Caution
30 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom450 L min

Filament Barb

Dawkinsia filamentosa

Cyprinids
Possible with Caution
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom240 L min

Flagtail Prochilodus

Semaprochilodus insignis

Characins
Possible with Caution
30 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom500 L min

Green Phantom Pleco (L200)

Hemiancistrus subviridis

Catfish
Possible with Caution
21 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom250 L min

Brown Hoplo Catfish

Hoplosternum littorale

Catfish
Possible with Caution
22 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Kissing Gourami

Helostoma temminckii

Anabantoids
Possible with Caution
25 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level280 L min

Dourada

Brachyplatystoma rousseauxii

Catfish
Possible with Caution
180 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom15000 L min

Cigar Shark (Mad Barb)

Leptobarbus hoevenii

Cyprinids
Possible with Caution
60 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Surface1000 L min

Chuco Cichlid

Chuco godmanni

Cichlids - Central American
Possible with Caution
28 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom450 L min

Chanchito

Australoheros facetus

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
22 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom150 L min

Adonis Pleco

Acanthicus adonis

Catfish
Possible with Caution
100 cmAggressiveBottom1500 L min

Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Aequidens diadema

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Arapaima

Arapaima gigas

Oddballs
Possible with Caution
300 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level15000 L min

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

Other
Possible with Caution
12 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level, Surface75 L min

Banded Leporinus

Leporinus fasciatus

Characins
Possible with Caution
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min

Tinfoil Barb

Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Cyprinids
Possible with Caution
35 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom680 L min

Apple Snail

Pomacea maculata

Invertebrates
Possible with Caution
15 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level, Surface150 L min

Royal Pleco (L190)

Panaque nigrolineatus

Catfish
Possible with Caution
43 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom450 L min

Uaru

Uaru amphiacanthoides

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
25 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom400 L min

African Lungfish

Protopterus annectens

Oddballs
Possible with Caution
100 cmHighly AggressiveBottom, Mid-level, Surface680 L min

Denison Barb (Roseline Shark)

Sahyadria denisonii

Cyprinids
Possible with Caution
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Demasoni Cichlid (Mbuna)

Chindongo demasoni

Cichlids - African
Possible with Caution
8 cmHighly AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Freshwater Flounder

Trinectes maculatus

Oddballs
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min