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Skeleton King With Fish Guides

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

PlacementAttached to hardscape
LightModerate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
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Kissing Gourami

Helostoma temminckii

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

Malawi Eyebiter

Dimidiochromis compressiceps

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
25 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level475 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

Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Tanganicodus irsacae

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min

Pearly Ocellatus

Neolamprologus stappersi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
5 cmAggressiveBottom38 L min

Freshwater Flounder

Trinectes maculatus

Oddballs
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

Tanganyikan Clown Cichlid (Eretmodus)

Eretmodus cyanostictus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
9 cmAggressiveBottom100 L min

Blue Back Blue Eye

Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Puffers
Not Recommended
8 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Balloon Molly

Poecilia latipinna hybrid

Livebearers
Not Recommended
7 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min