Platinum Hatchet
Thoracocharax stellatus
Characins
7 cmPeacefulSurface110 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
Showing 97 - 120 of 736 Guides
Strong Fit
Shortbarbel Pangasius
Pangasius micronemus
Catfish
100 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom4000 L min
Needlenose Gar
Xenentodon cancila
Oddballs
30 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface200 L min
Indonesian Giant Snakehead
Channa micropeltes
Oddballs
100 cmHighly AggressiveSurface, Mid-level, Bottom2000 L min
Silver Hatchetfish
Gasteropelecus sternicla
Characins
5 cmPeacefulSurface75 L min
Glass Bloodfin Tetra
Prionobrama filigera
Characins
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min
Freshwater Barracuda
Ctenolucius hujeta
Characins
25 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface250 L min
Lima Shovelnose Catfish
Sorubim lima
Catfish
45 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom500 L min
Emperor Snakehead
Channa marulioides
Oddballs
65 cmHighly AggressiveMid-level, Surface800 L min
Celebes Halfbeak
Nomorhamphus liemi
Livebearers
10 cmMostly PeacefulSurface75 L min
Chocolate Cichlid
Hypselecara temporalis
Cichlids - South American
30 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level, Bottom280 L min
Bullseye Catfish
Horabagrus brachysoma
Catfish
45 cmSemi-AggressiveBottom, Mid-level450 L min
African Pike
Hepsetus odoe
Characins
30 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level680 L min
Florida Gar
Lepisosteus platyrhincus
Oddballs
80 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level1100 L min
Wrestling Halfbeak
Dermogenys pusilla
Livebearers
7 cmMostly PeacefulSurface55 L min
Red-Bellied Piranha
Pygocentrus nattereri
Characins
30 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom380 L min
Rummynose Rasbora
Sawbwa resplendens
Cyprinids
3.5 cmPeacefulMid-level60 L min
Rose Danio
Danio roseus
Cyprinids
4 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level60 L min
Tequila Splitfin
Zoogoneticus tequila
Livebearers
5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom80 L min
Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)
Xiphophorus variatus
Livebearers
6 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level55 L min
Whisker Shrimp
Macrobrachium sp.
Invertebrates
7.5 cmAggressiveBottom, Mid-level38 L min
Yellow Perch
Perca flavescens
Other
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom280 L min
Tiger Muskie
Esox masquinongy x lucius
Other
115 cmHighly AggressiveSurface, Mid-level3800 L min
Western Rainbowfish
Melanotaenia australis
Rainbowfish
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min