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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
Showing 673 - 696 of 736 Guides

Grant's Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara stuartgranti

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
13 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom208 L min

Fosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus)

Fossorochromis rostratus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
30 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level680 L min

Dickfeld's Julie

Julidochromis dickfeldi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
11 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level75 L min

Horei Cichlid

Ctenochromis horei

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
18 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom208 L min

Featherfin Cichlid

Cyathopharynx furcifer

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
21 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom550 L min

Brown Puffer

Pao turgidus

Puffers
Possible with Caution
15 cmHighly AggressiveBottom, Mid-level114 L min

Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
15 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom208 L min

Apistogramma Resticulosa Marmor

Apistogramma cf. resticulosa "Marmor"

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
6 cmMostly PeacefulBottom60 L min

Apistogramma Parrot

Apistogramma sp. "Parrot"

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
7.5 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Abei Puffer

Pao abei

Puffers
Possible with Caution
10.5 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom114 L min

Black Kuhli Loach

Pangio oblonga

Loaches
Possible with Caution
8 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Apistogramma macmasteri

Apistogramma macmasteri

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
8 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Hongsloi Apistogramma

Apistogramma hongsloi

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
6 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Apistogramma atahualpa

Apistogramma atahualpa

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
7 cmMostly PeacefulBottom60 L min

Apistogramma Mamoré

Apistogramma erythrura

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
6 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level60 L min

Peacock Cichlid (Aulonocara)

Aulonocara sp.

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
15 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level200 L min

Fairy Cichlid (Brichardi)

Neolamprologus brichardi

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
10 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom110 L min

Shell Dweller (Multi)

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
5 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom38 L min

Frontosa

Cyphotilapia frontosa

Cichlids - African
Not Recommended
35 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom475 L min

Denison Barb (Roseline Shark)

Sahyadria denisonii

Cyprinids
Possible with Caution
15 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Kuhli Loach

Pangio kuhlii

Loaches
Possible with Caution
10 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

German Blue Ram

Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Cichlids - South American
Possible with Caution
6 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Colombian Shark Catfish (Brackish)

Ariopsis seemanni

Catfish
Not Recommended
35 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min

Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Brachygobius xanthozonus

Gobies & Gudgeons
Not Recommended
4.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom38 L min