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Waterweed With Fish Guides

These pairing guides focus on how Waterweed handles real fish pressure, shared water conditions, and the practical layout needs that matter in a mixed planted tank.

PlacementMidground
LightLow
FlowModerate (Standard)
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Showing 97 - 120 of 736 Guides

Corona Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia corona

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
10 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level150 L min

Cuban Gar

Atractosteus tristoechus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
150 cmSemi-AggressiveSurface, Mid-level3785 L min

Dwarf Molly

Poecilia chica

Livebearers
Strong Fit
5 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level54 L min

Three-Spot Torpedo Hap

Exochochromis anagenys

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
22 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom570 L min

Sunset Hap

Dimidiochromis strigatus

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
25 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom400 L min

Electric Blue Hap

Sciaenochromis fryeri

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
16 cmAggressiveMid-level, Bottom200 L min

Cyprichromis Leptosoma

Cyprichromis leptosoma

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
11 cmMostly PeacefulSurface, Mid-level200 L min

Azureus Cichlid

Copadichromis azureus

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
16 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Surface200 L min

Emerald Green Cory

Corydoras splendens

Catfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulBottom110 L min

Dwarf Petricola

Synodontis lucipinnis

Catfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulBottom, Mid-level80 L min

Dwarf Cory (Tailspot Cory)

Corydoras hastatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
3.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom38 L min

Domino Synodontis

Synodontis notatus

Catfish
Strong Fit
27.5 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom250 L min

Debauwi Catfish (Three-Striped Glass Catfish)

Pareutropius buffei

Catfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface110 L min

Congo Bichir

Polypterus endlicheri congicus

Oddballs
Strong Fit
75 cmAggressiveBottom800 L min

Common Whiptail Catfish

Rineloricaria eigenmanni

Catfish
Strong Fit
11 cmPeacefulBottom60 L min

Common Synodontis (False Upside Down Catfish)

Synodontis nigrita

Catfish
Strong Fit
22 cmMostly PeacefulBottom200 L min

Colombian Tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

Characins
Strong Fit
7 cmMostly PeacefulMid-level110 L min

Chequered Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
12 cmPeacefulSurface, Mid-level110 L min

Chinese Barb (Green Barb)

Puntius semifasciolatus

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
7.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom75 L min

Checker Barb

Oliotius oligolepis

Cyprinids
Strong Fit
4.5 cmPeacefulMid-level, Bottom60 L min

Trout Cichlid (Champsochromis)

Champsochromis caeruleus

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
35 cmAggressiveSurface, Mid-level500 L min

Buccochromis lepturus

Buccochromis lepturus

Cichlids - African
Strong Fit
40 cmSemi-AggressiveMid-level, Bottom560 L min

Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Microglanis iheringi

Catfish
Strong Fit
7.5 cmMostly PeacefulBottom75 L min

Blue Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia caerulea

Rainbowfish
Strong Fit
8 cmPeacefulMid-level, Surface110 L min