Paradise Fish Tank Mates

103 compatible species for Paradise Fish based on temperament, water parameters, and size match.

Serpae Tetra

Hyphessobrycon eques

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 6+1.75"

Betta Fish

Betta splendens

Easy

76-82°FpH 6.5-7.55+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Dwarf Gourami

Trichogaster lalius

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.510+ gal

semi-aggressive3.5"

Tiger Barb

Puntigrus tetrazona

Easy

74-82°FpH 6-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 6+3"

Angelfish

Pterophyllum scalare

Easy

76-84°FpH 6-7.530+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Cockatoo Dwarf Cichlid

Apistogramma cacatuoides

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressive3.5"

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"

Yoyo Loach

Botia almorhae

Easy

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.530+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 4+6"

Rainbow Shark

Epalzeorhynchos frenatum

Easy

75-81°FpH 6.5-7.555+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Dwarf Pea Puffer

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Medium

74-82°FpH 6.5-7.55+ gal

semi-aggressive1"

Buenos Aires Tetra

Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Easy

64-82°FpH 6-820+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 6+3"

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"

Colombian Tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.510+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 6+2.5"

Columbian Red Fin Tetra

Hyphessobrycon columbianus

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.510+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 6+2.5"

Mosquitofish

Gambusia affinis

Easy

60-80°FpH 6.5-810+ gal

semi-aggressive2.5"

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"

Convict Cichlid

Amatitlania nigrofasciata

Easy

72-82°FpH 6.5-840+ gal

aggressive6"

Jack Dempsey

Rocio octofasciata

Easy

72-82°FpH 6.5-7.575+ gal

aggressive10"

Firemouth Cichlid

Thorichthys meeki

Easy

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Severum

Heros efasciatus

Easy

75-82°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive8"

Blood Parrot Cichlid

Hybrid cichlid

Easy

76-82°FpH 6.5-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive8"

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"

Jewel Cichlid

Hemichromis bimaculatus

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

aggressive6"

Kribensis

Pelvicachromis pulcher

Easy

75-82°FpH 5.5-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressive4"

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"

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"

Pike Cichlid

Crenicichla sp.

Medium

75-82°FpH 6-7.575+ gal

aggressive12"

Golden Wonder Killifish

Aplocheilus lineatus

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressive4"

Gardneri Killifish

Fundulopanchax gardneri

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-710+ gal

semi-aggressive2.5"

African Butterfly Fish

Pantodon buchholzi

Medium

75-86°FpH 6.5-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

Bichir Senegal

Polypterus senegalus

Medium

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.575+ gal

semi-aggressive12"

Wrestling Halfbeak

Dermogenys pusilla

Easy

75-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 3+2.5"

Red Tail Shark

Epalzeorhynchos bicolor

Easy

72-79°FpH 6.5-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Flying Fox

Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Blind Cave Tetra

Astyanax mexicanus

Easy

68-82°FpH 6.5-820+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 5+4.5"

Bucktooth Tetra

Exodon paradoxus

Medium

72-82°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

aggressiveschooling 12+6"

Redeye Piranha

Serrasalmus rhombeus

Hard

75-82°FpH 6-7.5125+ gal

aggressive14"

Red Bellied Piranha

Pygocentrus nattereri

Medium

75-82°FpH 6-7.575+ gal

aggressiveschooling 4+12"

Spanner Barb

Barbodes lateristriga

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-740+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 5+7"

Apistogramma Agassizii

Apistogramma agassizii

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-720+ gal

semi-aggressive3.5"

Apistogramma Borellii

Apistogramma borellii

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-7.510+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Nanochromis Parilus

Nanochromis parilus

Medium

75-82°FpH 6-710+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Red Empress Cichlid

Protomelas taeniolatus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Electric Yellow Lab

Labidochromis caeruleus

Easy

75-82°FpH 7.5-8.520+ gal

semi-aggressive4"

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"

Geophagus Brasiliensis

Geophagus brasiliensis

Easy

72-82°FpH 6.5-7.575+ gal

semi-aggressive10"

Salvini Cichlid

Cichlasoma salvini

Medium

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.540+ gal

aggressive8"

Banded Gourami

Trichogaster fasciata

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

Bengal Loach

Botia dario

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 5+6"

Knight Goby

Stigmatogobius sadanundio

Easy

72-82°FpH 7-8.520+ gal

semi-aggressive3.5"

Figure 8 Puffer

Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Medium

75-82°FpH 7-810+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Amazon Puffer

Colomesus asellus

Medium

72-82°FpH 6-7.510+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 3+3"

Mbu Puffer

Tetraodon mbu

Hard

75-82°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive26"

Fahaka Puffer

Tetraodon lineatus

Hard

75-82°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive17"

Congo Puffer

Tetraodon miurus

Hard

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.540+ gal

aggressive6"

Arowana Silver

Osteoglossum bicirrhosum

Hard

75-82°FpH 6-7.5125+ gal

aggressive36"

Peacock Bass

Cichla ocellaris

Hard

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.5125+ gal

aggressive24"

Wolf Fish

Hoplias malabaricus

Hard

72-82°FpH 6-7.5125+ gal

aggressive16"

Snakehead Channa

Channa argus

Hard

50-77°FpH 6-8125+ gal

aggressive33"

African Knife Fish

Xenomystus nigri

Medium

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.575+ gal

semi-aggressive12"

Clown Knife Fish

Chitala ornata

Hard

75-82°FpH 6-7.5125+ gal

aggressive36"

Fire Eel

Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Medium

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.5125+ gal

semi-aggressive36"

Tire Track Eel

Mastacembelus armatus

Medium

72-82°FpH 6.5-7.5125+ gal

semi-aggressive36"

Red Tail Catfish

Phractocephalus hemioliopterus

Hard

72-82°FpH 6-7.5125+ gal

aggressive48"

Shovelnose Catfish

Pseudoplatystoma fasciatum

Hard

72-82°FpH 6-7.5125+ gal

aggressive36"

Vampire Pleco

Leporacanthicus galaxias

Medium

75-82°FpH 6-775+ gal

semi-aggressive10"

Blue Lyretail Killifish

Fundulopanchax gardneri

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-710+ gal

semi-aggressive2.5"

Steel Blue Killifish

Fundulopanchax gardneri nigerianus

Easy

72-79°FpH 6-710+ gal

semi-aggressive2.5"

Giant Betta

Betta anabatoides

Medium

72-82°FpH 6-720+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

African Clawed Frog

Xenopus laevis

Easy

68-77°FpH 6.5-820+ gal

semi-aggressive5"

Cockatoo Cichlid Double Red

Apistogramma cacatuoides double red

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.520+ gal

semi-aggressive3.5"

Apistogramma Hongsloi

Apistogramma hongsloi

Medium

72-82°FpH 6-710+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Apistogramma Macmasteri

Apistogramma macmasteri

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-710+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Apistogramma Trifasciata

Apistogramma trifasciata

Medium

72-82°FpH 5.5-710+ gal

semi-aggressive2.5"

Apistogramma Panduro

Apistogramma panduro

Medium

72-82°FpH 5.5-710+ gal

semi-aggressive3"

Pike Cichlid Lugubris

Crenicichla lugubris

Medium

75-82°FpH 6-7.575+ gal

aggressive10"

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"

Sultan Pleco

Leporacanthicus joselimai

Medium

75-82°FpH 6-775+ gal

semi-aggressive10"

Indian Puffer

Carinotetraodon travancoricus

Medium

74-82°FpH 6.5-7.55+ gal

semi-aggressive1"

South American Puffer

Colomesus asellus

Medium

72-82°FpH 6-7.510+ gal

semi-aggressiveschooling 3+3"

Freshwater Stingray

Potamotrygon motoro

Hard

76-82°FpH 6-7125+ gal

semi-aggressive18"

Lungfish African

Protopterus annectens

Hard

75-86°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive40"

Vampire Tetra

Hydrolycus scomberoides

Hard

75-82°FpH 6-7125+ gal

aggressive18"

Datnoid

Datnioides microlepis

Hard

75-82°FpH 6.5-7.5125+ gal

semi-aggressive18"

Freshwater Moray Eel

Gymnothorax polyuranodon

Hard

75-82°FpH 7-8125+ gal

aggressive24"

Spotted Climbing Perch

Ctenopoma acutirostre

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Leopard Bushfish

Ctenopoma acutirostre

Easy

72-82°FpH 6-7.540+ gal

semi-aggressive6"

Dwarf Crayfish

Cambarellus patzcuarensis

Easy

65-77°FpH 7-810+ gal

semi-aggressive2"

Blue Crayfish

Procambarus alleni

Easy

65-77°FpH 7-840+ gal

aggressive6"