Want to know what fish will get on with yours?

**Cichlid Man** · 10-23-2005, 12:47 PM

Lots of people latley have been asking me various questions about the compatability of freshwater fishes e.g. "what can I put in my planted tank" "are all catfish compatible with each other".
To aviod the continuous stream of questions about what do people think will be a safe adition to their new tanks, here is an old chart I dug up from an old site to illistrate which fish would be completely safe with others, and which species are a diffinate no no.
Remember that every tank is unique in its own way, and that not every fish of a certain species behaves in excactly the same way:
http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/f...lity_chart.cfm

Georgia Peach · 10-23-2005, 01:49 PM

thanks!

Lydia · 10-23-2005, 03:09 PM

Here's another good website: http://timstropicals.com/Compatibili...litySearch.asp .

micstarz · 10-24-2005, 02:42 AM

thanks alot its very useful i mean it!

nitamtn · 10-24-2005, 08:51 AM

Here is another one.

http://www.elmersaquarium.com/nav/freshwater/index.html

ruhorserider · 01-02-2006, 09:10 PM

Those are some really cool sites! Thanks.

Fishystarter · 04-01-2006, 05:26 AM

Thanks, they are really great sites

bcpatti3 · 04-26-2006, 08:21 AM

Although some people complained about the stocking section of this website, the compatibility portion for the site was pretty informative. You do have to join but it is free.

You can set up your own virtual tank by selecting fish by scientific name, common name, or by seaching species. I found it great for my tank becuase I was able to find a fairly peaceful chiclid for my community tank.

Good luck

http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/joined.html

Ringo · 04-26-2006, 01:36 PM

awesome site

Caitlin Rose · 05-01-2006, 10:45 AM

Thanks Lydia it is nice to find such a specific list rather than "tetras, loaches, catfish" etc.

Phantom_Cichlid · 07-05-2006, 09:13 PM

ty all those charts have helped my now i no which fish can be put with my fish

LilD · 09-08-2006, 12:58 PM

so if I understand this, I can have gouramis in my tank (platy, tetra, corycat)? I have wanted some for a long time but was told not to.

Gump · 09-08-2006, 01:14 PM

lild the dwarf species yes you shouldnt have a problem with them.

all these sites are good starting points but dont count them as "the word". These work a lot more for comunity type fish but a lot less for cichlids and P's.

10-23-2005, 12:47 PM	#1
Cichlid Man Super moderator Join Date: Jan 2005 Posts: 2,100	Want to know what fish will get on with yours? Lots of people latley have been asking me various questions about the compatability of freshwater fishes e.g. "what can I put in my planted tank" "are all catfish compatible with each other". To aviod the continuous stream of questions about what do people think will be a safe adition to their new tanks, here is an old chart I dug up from an old site to illistrate which fish would be completely safe with others, and which species are a diffinate no no. Remember that every tank is unique in its own way, and that not every fish of a certain species behaves in excactly the same way: http://www.liveaquaria.com/general/f...lity_chart.cfm __________________ If you have a big enough tank with enough hiding places, pH of around 7, you can keep virtually any fish together as long as all the fish are around the same size and these two groups of fish are avioded: Serrasalmus Tetradon(figure eights and dwarfs are the exception). I keep a successful community of fish in a 4 foot tank including the following families: Cichlids, tetras, loaches, gouramis, barbs, rainbows, livebearers, killiefish, catfish, puffers.

10-23-2005, 01:49 PM	#2
Georgia Peach Senior Member Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Gray, Georgia Age: 42 Posts: 1,581	thanks! __________________ *Cichlids have more personality than most people I know !*

10-24-2005, 02:42 AM	#4
micstarz I'm Back! Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Earth Age: 13 Posts: 658	thanks alot its very useful i mean it! __________________

10-24-2005, 08:51 AM	#5
nitamtn Love Those Barbs Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: St. Louis Age: 51 Posts: 43	Here is another one. http://www.elmersaquarium.com/nav/freshwater/index.html __________________ 20 Gallon 2 Tiger Cats 2 Turquoise Dwarf Gouramies 2 Otis Cats 5 Neon Tetras ALL THINGS GREAT AND SMALL, THE LORD GOD MADE THEM ALL

04-26-2006, 08:21 AM	#8
bcpatti3 Big Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Oxford Age: 29 Posts: 47	Another compatiablity useful site Although some people complained about the stocking section of this website, the compatibility portion for the site was pretty informative. You do have to join but it is free. You can set up your own virtual tank by selecting fish by scientific name, common name, or by seaching species. I found it great for my tank becuase I was able to find a fairly peaceful chiclid for my community tank. Good luck http://www.thinkfish.co.uk/joined.html

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10-23-2005, 03:09 PM	#3
Lydia Ichthus Owner Join Date: Feb 2005 Location: FL Posts: 1,907	Here's another good website: http://timstropicals.com/Compatibili...litySearch.asp .

01-02-2006, 09:10 PM	#6
ruhorserider Fishy Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Chicago Age: 27 Posts: 24	Those are some really cool sites! Thanks.

04-01-2006, 05:26 AM	#7
Fishystarter Fishy Member Join Date: Feb 2006 Posts: 22	Thanks, they are really great sites

04-26-2006, 01:36 PM	#9
Ringo I'm just a Twig Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: The Sticks Age: 16 Posts: 964	awesome site

05-01-2006, 10:45 AM	#10
Caitlin Rose Member Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Bay Area California USA Age: 26 Posts: 33	Thanks Lydia it is nice to find such a specific list rather than "tetras, loaches, catfish" etc.

07-05-2006, 09:13 PM	#11
Phantom_Cichlid Confused Fish Keeper Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Florida Age: 19 Posts: 613	ty all those charts have helped my now i no which fish can be put with my fish __________________ The store that sold you those fish was trying to make money. The people on this board are replying for free because they care about fish. Please, take our word, not theirs.

09-08-2006, 12:58 PM	#12
LilD Member Join Date: Jun 2005 Age: 25 Posts: 34	so if I understand this, I can have gouramis in my tank (platy, tetra, corycat)? I have wanted some for a long time but was told not to. __________________ 10 Gallon freshwater community 1 Blue Platy 1 White Skirt Tetra 1 Black Skirt Tetra 1 Albino Cory

09-08-2006, 01:14 PM	#13
Gump Senior Member Join Date: Aug 2006 Age: 24 Posts: 447	lild the dwarf species yes you shouldnt have a problem with them. all these sites are good starting points but dont count them as "the word". These work a lot more for comunity type fish but a lot less for cichlids and P's.

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