Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Characins
5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min
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Red Mangrove With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Red Mangrove handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.
PlacementBackground
LightHigh
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeBrackish Tolerant
Showing 1 - 24 of 184 Guides
Strong Fit
Twig Catfish (Farlowella)
Farlowella acus
Catfish
16 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Masked Julie (Julidochromis)
Julidochromis transcriptus
Cichlids - African
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min
Blind Cave Tetra
Astyanax mexicanus
Characins
10 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria sp.
Catfish
12 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Julii Corydoras (False Julii)
Corydoras trilineatus
Catfish
6 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Peppered Corydoras
Corydoras paleatus
Catfish
7 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Celebes Rainbowfish
Marosatherina ladigesi
Rainbowfish
7 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Zebra Loach
Botia striata
Loaches
9 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min
Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)
Exodon paradoxus
Characins
12 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Surface200 L min
Striped Raphael Catfish
Platydoras armatulus
Catfish
22 cmPeacefulBottom200 L min
Iridescent Shark
Pangasianodon hypophthalmus
Catfish
100 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level2000 L min
Featherfin Squeaker
Synodontis eupterus
Catfish
25 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min
Clown Pleco (L104)
Panaqolus maccus
Catfish
9 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min
Peter's Elephantnose Fish
Gnathonemus petersii
Oddballs
25 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level200 L min
Banded Archerfish (Brackish)
Toxotes jaculatrix
Oddballs
25 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface300 L min
Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus cirrhosus
Catfish
13 cmPeacefulBottom75 L min
Nerite Snail
Neritina natalensis
Invertebrates
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level, Surface19 L min
Pictus Catfish
Pimelodus pictus
Catfish
12 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom200 L min
Boeseman's Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia boesemani
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Green Spotted Puffer (Brackish)
Dichotomyctere nigroviridis
Puffers
15 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min
Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)
Dichotomyctere ocellatus
Puffers
8 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom60 L min
Silver Arowana
Osteoglossum bicirrhosum
Oddballs
100 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface1000 L min
Black Ghost Knifefish
Apteronotus albifrons
Oddballs
40 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level450 L min