Common Whiptail Catfish
Rineloricaria eigenmanni
Catfish
11 cmPeacefulBottom60 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
Common Synodontis (False Upside Down Catfish)
Synodontis nigrita
Catfish
22 cmMostly PeacefulBottom200 L min
Buccochromis lepturus
Buccochromis lepturus
Cichlids - African
40 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom560 L min
Bumblebee Catfish (South American)
Microglanis iheringi
Catfish
7.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min
Bleher's Rainbowfish
Chilatherina bleheri
Rainbowfish
12 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Silver Datnoid (Silver Tigerfish)
Datnioides polota
Oddballs
30 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom450 L min
Alligator Gar
Atractosteus spatula
Oddballs
200 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level8000 L min
Allen's Rainbowfish
Chilatherina alleni
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min
Golden Bristlenose Pleco
Ancistrus sp. L144
Catfish
12 cmPeacefulBottom80 L min
Black Corydoras
Corydoras schultzei
Catfish
6 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Batanta Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia batanta
Rainbowfish
11 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min
Barred Rainbowfish
Chilatherina fasciata
Rainbowfish
14 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface200 L min
True Julii Corydoras
Corydoras julii
Catfish
5.2 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Bearded Cory
Scleromystax barbatus
Catfish
9 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min
Barlow's Dwarf Cichlid (Apistogramma Maulbrüter)
Apistogramma barlowi
Cichlids - South American
6.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom, Mid-level54 L min
Freshwater Shark (Wallago)
Wallago attu
Catfish
150 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Bottom5500 L min
Wels Catfish (European Catfish)
Silurus glanis
Catfish
150 cmAggressiveBottom10000 L min
Largemouth Bass
Micropterus salmoides
Other
50 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level1135 L min
Australian Smelt
Retropinna semoni
Other
7.5 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level75 L min
Australian Pearl Arowana
Scleropages jardinii
Oddballs
90 cmHighly AggressiveSurface800 L min
Asian Upside Down Catfish
Mystus leucophasis
Catfish
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min
Asian Arowana
Scleropages formosus
Oddballs
90 cmAggressiveSurface1000 L min
Asher Cory
Corydoras tukano
Catfish
4.5 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min
Lemon Tetra
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Characins
5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min