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Spatterdock With Fish Guides

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

PlacementMidground
LightModerate
FlowLow (Still Water)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 337 - 360 of 736 Guides

Molly (Sailfin/Black/Dalmatian)

Poecilia sphenops

Livebearers
Strong Fit
10 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min

Amano Shrimp

Caridina multidentata

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level38 L min

Tiger Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
7 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Sterba's Corydoras

Corydoras sterbai

Catfish
Strong Fit
6.8 cmPeacefulBottom75 L min

Panda Corydoras

Corydoras panda

Catfish
Strong Fit
5 cmPeacefulBottom54 L min

Gardner's Killifish

Fundulopanchax gardneri

Killifish
Strong Fit
6.5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Pearl Gourami

Trichopodus leerii

Anabantoids
Strong Fit
12 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma steindachneri

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
9 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom80 L min

Trapdoor Snail

Cipangopaludina chinensis

Invertebrates
Strong Fit
6.5 cmPeacefulBottom38 L min

Redear Sunfish

Lepomis microlophus

Other
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min

Thinbar Datnoid

Datnioides undecimradiatus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom570 L min

Upside Down Catfish

Synodontis nigriventris

Catfish
Strong Fit
9.6 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

San Juan Cory

Corydoras bilineatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Helicopter Catfish

Wallagonia leerii

Catfish
Strong Fit
150 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom4000 L min

Ogilby's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia ogilbyi

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Peacock Eel

Macrognathus siamensis

Oddballs
Strong Fit
30 cmPeacefulBottom150 L min

Panda Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma nijsseni

Cichlids - South American
Strong Fit
8 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Pearly Ocellatus

Neolamprologus stappersi

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
5 cmAggressiveBottom38 L min

Platinum Hatchet

Thoracocharax stellatus

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmPeacefulSurface110 L min

Panda Tetra

Aphyocharax paraguayensis

Characins
Strong Fit
4 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min

Shortbarbel Pangasius

Pangasius micronemus

Catfish
Strong Fit
100 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom4000 L min

One-Spot Betta

Betta unimaculata

Anabantoids
Strong Fit
11 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level, Bottom80 L min

Needlenose Gar

Xenentodon cancila

Oddballs
Strong Fit
30 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface200 L min

Indonesian Giant Snakehead

Channa micropeltes

Oddballs
Strong Fit
100 cmHighly AggressiveSurface, Mid-level, Bottom2000 L min