African Butterfly Fish
Pantodon buchholzi
Oddballs
12 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface80 L min
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Water Orchid With Fish Guides
These pairing guides focus on how Water Orchid 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
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Strong Fit
Fahaka Puffer
Tetraodon lineatus
Puffers
43 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom450 L min
Common Pleco
Hypostomus plecostomus
Catfish
45 cmMostly PeacefulBottom500 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
Mbu Puffer
Tetraodon mbu
Puffers
67 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom1500 L min
Clown Loach
Chromobotia macracanthus
Loaches
30 cmPeacefulBottom500 L min
Golden Wonder Killifish
Aplocheilus lineatus
Killifish
10 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface75 L min
Firemouth Cichlid
Thorichthys meeki
Cichlids - Central American
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min
Bronze Corydoras
Corydoras aeneus
Catfish
7 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Giant Gourami
Osphronemus goramy
Anabantoids
60 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level1000 L min
Kabia rainbowfish
Glossolepis kabia
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min
Rhomb Barb
Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus
Cyprinids
5.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min
Red Dwarf Rasbora
Microrasbora rubescens
Cyprinids
3 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface40 L min
Red Breasted Acara
Laetacara dorsigera
Cichlids - South American
7 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min
Yellow Shrimp
Neocaridina davidi var. yellow
Invertebrates
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level10 L min
Tiger Shrimp
Caridina mariae
Invertebrates
2.5 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min
Snowball Shrimp
Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white
Invertebrates
3 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level10 L min
Red Tupfel Shrimp
Caridina serrata
Invertebrates
3 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level19 L min
Warmouth
Lepomis gulosus
Other
25 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min
Spotted Rainbowfish
Glossolepis maculosus
Rainbowfish
6 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface60 L min
Red Tailed Redeye Puffer
Carinotetraodon irrubesco
Puffers
4.5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom55 L min
Telmatochromis brichardi
Telmatochromis brichardi
Cichlids - African
7 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom75 L min