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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 457 - 480 of 736 Guides

False Siamese Algae Eater (Stonelapping Minnow)

Garra cambodgiensis

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom110 L min

Dwarf Green Pike Cichlid

Crenicichla compressiceps

Cichlids - South American
Not Recommended
8 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level130 L min

Tanganyikan Clown Cichlid (Eretmodus)

Eretmodus cyanostictus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
9 cmAggressiveBottom100 L min

Zebra Shovelnose (Tigrinus Catfish)

Brachyplatystoma tigrinum

Catfish
Not Recommended
60 cmMostly PeacefulBottom1135 L min

Price's Rainbowfish

Chilatherina pricei

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
9 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Cairns Rainbowfish

Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
8.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface110 L min

Bulolo Rainbowfish

Chilatherina bulolo

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
8.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface200 L min

Chao Phraya Giant Catfish (Paroon Shark)

Pangasius sanitwongsei

Catfish
Not Recommended
250 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom15000 L min

Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Dekeyseria brachyura

Catfish
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulBottom115 L min

Angelicus Pleco L073

Hypancistrus sp. L073

Catfish
Not Recommended
10 cmMostly PeacefulBottom110 L min

Tambraparni Barb

Puntius tambraparniei

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
13 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level200 L min

Banded Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia trifasciata

Rainbowfish
Not Recommended
13 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Arulius Barb

Dawkinsia arulius

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
12 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Panda Garra

Garra flavatra

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
8 cmMostly PeacefulBottom80 L min

Gold Nugget Pleco (L018)

Baryancistrus xanthellus

Catfish
Not Recommended
25 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom250 L min

Chinese Algae Eater (CAE)

Gyrinocheilus aymonieri

Other
Not Recommended
25 cmAggressiveBottom200 L min

Vampire Shrimp

Atya gabonensis

Invertebrates
Not Recommended
15 cmPeacefulBottom75 L min

Giant Danio

Devario aequipinnatus

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
10 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Zebra Pleco (L046)

Hypancistrus zebra

Catfish
Not Recommended
8.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Bala Shark

Balantiocheilos melanopterus

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
35 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom560 L min

Bamboo Shrimp

Atyopsis moluccensis

Invertebrates
Not Recommended
10 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Zebra Danio

Danio rerio

Cyprinids
Not Recommended
5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min

Yellow Acara

Aequidens metae

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

Uruguayan Eartheater

Gymnogeophagus australis

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
14 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min