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River Buttercup With Fish Guides

These pairing guides focus on how River Buttercup handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.

PlacementForeground
LightHigh
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 505 - 528 of 736 Guides

Knight Goby

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Gobies & Gudgeons
Not Recommended
9 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Cyrtocara moorii

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom475 L min

Silver Dollar

Metynnis argenteus

Characins
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface280 L min

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

Loaches
Not Recommended
30 cmPeacefulBottom500 L min

Paradise Fish

Macropodus opercularis

Anabantoids
Possible with Caution
10 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Firemouth Cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

Cichlids - Central American
Not Recommended
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Kribensis

Pelvicachromis pulcher

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
10 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level75 L min

Bronze Corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

Catfish
Not Recommended
7 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Giant Gourami

Osphronemus goramy

Anabantoids
Not Recommended
60 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level1000 L min

Malawi Eyebiter

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
25 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level475 L min

Buccochromis rhoadesii

Buccochromis rhoadesii

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
35 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom600 L min

Malawi Hawk

Aristochromis christyi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Surface475 L min

Colombian Shark Catfish (Brackish)

Ariopsis seemanni

Catfish
Not Recommended
35 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min

Crying Whiptail

Loricaria sp. "Rio Atabapo"

Catfish
Not Recommended
18 cmPeacefulBottom120 L min

Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Brachygobius xanthozonus

Gobies & Gudgeons
Not Recommended
4.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom38 L min

Banded Archerfish (Brackish)

Toxotes jaculatrix

Oddballs
Not Recommended
25 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface300 L min

Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma steindachneri

Cichlids - South American
Not Recommended
9 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Sumo Loach

Schistura balteata

Loaches
Not Recommended
9 cmAggressiveBottom100 L min

Trapdoor Snail

Cipangopaludina chinensis

Invertebrates
Not Recommended
6.5 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min

White Cheeked Goby

Rhinogobius duospilus

Gobies & Gudgeons
Not Recommended
5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom40 L min

Redear Sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

Other
Not Recommended
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min

Shovelnose Sturgeon

Scaphirhynchus platorynchus

Oddballs
Not Recommended
85 cmMostly PeacefulBottom3000 L min

Silver Prochilodus

Semaprochilodus taeniurus

Characins
Not Recommended
30 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom450 L min

San Juan Cory

Corydoras bilineatus

Catfish
Not Recommended
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min