Electric Yellow Lab Tank Mates

99 compatible species for Electric Yellow Lab based on temperament, water parameters, and size match.

Endler's Livebearer

Poecilia wingei

Easy

72-82°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+1.5"

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

Easy

70-80°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+3"

Molly

Poecilia sphenops

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-8.520+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+4.5"

Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-8.520+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+5.5"

Cherry Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Nerite Snail

Neritina natalensis

Easy

72-78°FpH 7-8.55+ gal

peaceful1"

Mystery Snail

Pomacea bridgesii

Easy

68-82°FpH 7-85+ gal

peaceful2.5"

Boesemani Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia boesemani

Easy

75-82°FpH 7-830+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+4.5"

Oscar

Astronotus ocellatus

Medium

74-81°FpH 6-875+ gal

aggressive14"

African Cichlid (Mbuna)

Pseudotropheus sp.

Medium

76-82°FpH 7.5-8.855+ gal

aggressive6"

Buenos Aires Tetra

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Easy

64-82°FpH 6-820+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 6+3"

Bronze Corydoras

Corydoras aeneus

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+2.75"

Blue Gourami

Trichopodus trichopterus

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-830+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Peacock Cichlid

Aulonocara sp.

Easy

76-82°FpH 7.5-8.555+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Bloodfin Tetra

Aphyocharax anisitsi

Easy

64-82°FpH 6-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+2.2"

X-Ray Tetra

Pristella maxillaris

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+2"

Balloon Molly

Poecilia sphenops var.

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-8.510+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+3"

Lyretail Guppy

Poecilia reticulata var.

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+2"

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Easy

60-80°FpH 6.5-810+ gal

semi-aggressive2.5"

Least Killifish

Heterandria formosa

Easy

68-78°FpH 7-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+1.2"

Banjo Catfish

Bunocephalus coracoideus

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-840+ gal

peaceful6"

Kissing Gourami

Helostoma temminckii

Easy

72-82°FpH 6.5-875+ gal

semi-aggressive12"

Giant Gourami

Osphronemus goramy

Medium

68-86°FpH 6.5-8125+ gal

semi-aggressive24"

Paradise Fish

Macropodus opercularis

Easy

61-79°FpH 6-820+ gal

aggressive4"

Red Rainbowfish

Glossolepis incisus

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-840+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+6"

Forktail Rainbowfish

Pseudomugil furcatus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+2"

Celebes Rainbowfish

Marosatherina ladigesi

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+3"

Convict Cichlid

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Easy

72-82°FpH 6.5-840+ gal

aggressive6"

Green Terror

Andinoacara rivulatus

Medium

72-82°FpH 6.5-875+ gal

aggressive12"

Texas Cichlid

Herichthys cyanoguttatus

Easy

68-82°FpH 6.5-875+ gal

aggressive12"

Yellow Lab Cichlid

Labidochromis caeruleus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

semi-aggressive4"

Demasoni Cichlid

Pseudotropheus demasoni

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.510+ gal

aggressiveschooling 12+3"

Frontosa

Cyphotilapia frontosa

Medium

75-82°FpH 8-9125+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 5+14"

Tropheus Moorii

Tropheus moorii

Hard

77-82°FpH 8-920+ gal

aggressiveschooling 12+5"

Shell Dweller

Neolamprologus multifasciatus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-910+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 4+2"

Mbunas Mixed

Maylandia estherae

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

aggressive5"

Acei Cichlid

Pseudotropheus acei

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 5+6"

Flowerhorn

Hybrid cichlid

Easy

78-86°FpH 7-875+ gal

aggressive12"

Blue Velvet Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. blue

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Orange Sakura Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. orange

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Ghost Shrimp

Palaemonetes paludosus

Easy

65-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+2"

Red Rili Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. rili

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Yellow Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. yellow

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Ramshorn Snail

Planorbella duryi

Easy

65-82°FpH 7-85+ gal

peaceful1"

Malaysian Trumpet Snail

Melanoides tuberculata

Easy

70-82°FpH 7-85+ gal

peaceful1.5"

Japanese Trapdoor Snail

Cipangopaludina japonica

Easy

60-80°FpH 7-810+ gal

peaceful2.5"

Rabbit Snail

Tylomelania sp.

Easy

76-84°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

peaceful4"

Archer Fish

Toxotes jaculatrix

Medium

77-86°FpH 7-875+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 4+10"

Indian Glassfish

Parambassis ranga

Easy

68-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 5+3"

Freshwater Pipefish

Doryichthys martensii

Hard

77-82°FpH 7-840+ gal

peaceful6"

Wrestling Halfbeak

Dermogenys pusilla

Easy

75-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 3+2.5"

Pristella Tetra

Pristella maxillaris

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+2"

Blind Cave Tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

Easy

68-82°FpH 6.5-820+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 5+4.5"

Albino Corydoras

Corydoras aeneus albino

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+2.75"

Red Empress Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Maingano Cichlid

Melanochromis cyaneorhabdos

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

aggressive4"

Venustus Cichlid

Nimbochromis venustus

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.575+ gal

semi-aggressive10"

Snakeskin Gourami

Trichopodus pectoralis

Easy

72-86°FpH 6-840+ gal

peaceful8"

Turquoise Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris

Easy

72-79°FpH 7-820+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+5"

Celebes Rainbow

Marosatherina ladigesi

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+3"

Blue Dream Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. blue dream

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Green Jade Shrimp

Neocaridina davidi var. green jade

Easy

65-80°FpH 6.5-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1.5"

Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp

Caridina dennerli

Hard

78-86°FpH 7.5-8.55+ gal

peacefulschooling 6+1"

Bumblebee Goby

Brachygobius doriae

Easy

75-82°FpH 7-8.55+ gal

peaceful1.5"

Knight Goby

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-8.520+ gal

semi-aggressive3.5"

Dragon Goby

Gobioides broussonnetii

Medium

72-82°FpH 7-8.5125+ gal

peaceful15"

Freshwater Flounder

Achirus lineatus

Medium

72-82°FpH 7-820+ gal

peaceful4"

Figure 8 Puffer

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Medium

75-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Mbu Puffer

Tetraodon mbu

Hard

75-82°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive26"

Fahaka Puffer

Tetraodon lineatus

Hard

75-82°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive17"

Synodontis Multipunctatus

Synodontis multipunctatus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+6"

Synodontis Petricola

Synodontis lucipinnis

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+4"

Channel Catfish

Ictalurus punctatus

Easy

60-80°FpH 6.5-8125+ gal

peaceful24"

Black Bar Endler

Poecilia wingei black bar

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+1.5"

Tiger Endler

Poecilia wingei tiger

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+1.5"

Scarlet Livebearer

Micropoecilia picta

Easy

75-82°FpH 7-85+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+1.2"

Wild Type Guppy

Poecilia reticulata wild

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 3+2"

Limia Nigrofasciata

Limia nigrofasciata

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-8.510+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+2.5"

Priapella Intermedia

Priapella intermedia

Easy

72-79°FpH 7-810+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+2.5"

Brichardi Cichlid

Neolamprologus brichardi

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.8-920+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 4+4"

Calvus Cichlid

Altolamprologus calvus

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.8-940+ gal

semi-aggressive5.5"

Compressiceps

Altolamprologus compressiceps

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.8-940+ gal

semi-aggressive5.5"

Julie Cichlid

Julidochromis regani

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.8-920+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

Leleupi Cichlid

Neolamprologus leleupi

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.8-920+ gal

aggressive4"

Cyprichromis Leptosoma

Cyprichromis leptosoma

Medium

75-82°FpH 8-920+ gal

peacefulschooling 10+4.5"

Paracyprichromis Nigripinnis

Paracyprichromis nigripinnis

Medium

75-82°FpH 8-920+ gal

peacefulschooling 8+4"

Goby Cichlid

Spathodus erythrodon

Medium

75-82°FpH 8-910+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Blue Dolphin Cichlid

Cyrtocara moorii

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.575+ gal

semi-aggressive10"

Livingstoni Cichlid

Nimbochromis livingstonii

Medium

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.575+ gal

aggressive10"

OB Peacock

Aulonocara sp. OB

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Sunshine Peacock

Aulonocara baenschi

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

Strawberry Peacock

Aulonocara sp. strawberry

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Flavescent Peacock

Aulonocara stuartgranti

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

Taiwan Reef Cichlid

Protomelas sp. steveni taiwan

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

semi-aggressive7"

Copadichromis Borleyi

Copadichromis borleyi

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

peacefulschooling 4+7"

Freshwater Sole

Brachirus panoides

Medium

75-82°FpH 7-820+ gal

peaceful4"

Lungfish African

Protopterus annectens

Hard

75-86°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive40"

Freshwater Moray Eel

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

Hard

75-82°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive24"

Violet Goby

Gobioides broussonnetii

Medium

72-82°FpH 7-8.5125+ gal

peaceful15"