Common Pleco
Hypostomus plecostomus
Catfish
45 cmMostly PeacefulBottom500 L min
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Vesuvius Sword With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Vesuvius Sword handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.
PlacementMidground
LightModerate
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 481 - 504 of 736 Guides
Strong Fit
Yoyo Loach
Botia almorhae
Loaches
15 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level110 L min
Japanese Ricefish (Medaka)
Oryzias latipes
Killifish
4 cmPeacefulSurface19 L min
Knight Goby
Stigmatogobius sadanundio
Gobies & Gudgeons
9 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom75 L min
Blue Dolphin (Hap)
Cyrtocara moorii
Cichlids - African
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom475 L min
Silver Dollar
Metynnis argenteus
Characins
15 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface280 L min
Amazon Leaf Fish
Monocirrhus polyacanthus
Other
8 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface75 L min
Threadfin Rainbowfish
Iriatherina werneri
Rainbowfish
5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min
Mbu Puffer
Tetraodon mbu
Puffers
67 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom1500 L min
Clown Loach
Chromobotia macracanthus
Loaches
30 cmPeacefulBottom500 L min
Least Killifish (Heterandria)
Heterandria formosa
Livebearers
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom19 L min
Guppy
Poecilia reticulata
Livebearers
5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min
Golden Wonder Killifish
Aplocheilus lineatus
Killifish
10 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface75 L min
Gardner's Killifish
Fundulopanchax gardneri
Killifish
6.5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min
Clown Killifish
Epiplatys annulatus
Killifish
3.5 cmPeacefulSurface19 L min
Thai Micro Crab
Limnopilos naiyanetri
Invertebrates
1.5 cmPeacefulBottom19 L min
Three Spot Gourami (Blue/Gold/Opaline)
Trichopodus trichopterus
Anabantoids
13 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level110 L min
Sparkling Gourami
Trichopsis pumila
Anabantoids
4 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level, Bottom38 L min
Pearl Gourami
Trichopodus leerii
Anabantoids
12 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min
Paradise Fish
Macropodus opercularis
Anabantoids
10 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma)
Ctenopoma acutirostre
Anabantoids
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Honey Gourami
Trichogaster chuna
Anabantoids
5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level38 L min
Firemouth Cichlid
Thorichthys meeki
Cichlids - Central American
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Kribensis
Pelvicachromis pulcher
Cichlids - African
10 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level75 L min