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Community Fish Care Guides & Tips

Peaceful and harmonious aquarium fish profiles ideal for multi-species community tanks.

Profiles 101
Beginner 60
Peaceful 101
Banjo Catfish Min 20 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

Banjo Catfish

Bunocephalus coracoideus

Temperament: peaceful

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Bolivian Ram Min 20 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Bolivian Ram

Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Temperament: peaceful

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Clown Barb Min 55 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Clown Barb

Barbodes everetti

Temperament: peaceful

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Clown Loach Min 125 Gal
advanced Care Freshwater

Clown Loach

Chromobotia macracanthus

Temperament: peaceful

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Congo Tetra Min 30 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

Congo Tetra

Phenacogrammus interruptus

Temperament: peaceful

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Diamond Goby Min 40 Gal
intermediate Care Saltwater

Diamond Goby

Valenciennea puellaris

Temperament: peaceful

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Discus Min 55 Gal
advanced Care Freshwater

Discus

Symphysodon spp.

Temperament: peaceful

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Dojo Loach Min 40 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Dojo Loach

Misgurnus anguillicaudatus

Temperament: peaceful

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Elephant Nose Fish Min 55 Gal
advanced Care Freshwater

Elephant Nose Fish

Gnathonemus petersii

Temperament: Peaceful with other species, but territorial with its own kind

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Ember Tetra Min 10 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Ember Tetra

Hyphessobrycon amandae

Temperament: peaceful

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Farlowella Min 20 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

Farlowella

Farlowella vittata

Temperament: peaceful

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Gold Barb Min 30 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Gold Barb

Barbodes semifasciolatus var. schuberti

Temperament: peaceful

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Guppy Min 10 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Guppy

Poecilia reticulata

Temperament: peaceful

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Koi
advanced Care Freshwater

Koi

Cyprinus rubrofuscus

Temperament: peaceful

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Lemon Tetra Min 15 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Lemon Tetra

Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Temperament: peaceful

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Melon Barb Min 20 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

Melon Barb

Haludaria fasciata

Temperament: peaceful

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Molly Min 20 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Molly

Poecilia sphenops (primary); P. latipinna; P. velifera; P. mexicana

Temperament: peaceful

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Neon Goby Min 10 Gal
beginner Care Saltwater

Neon Goby

Elacatinus oceanops

Temperament: peaceful

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Neon Tetra Min 15 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Neon Tetra

Paracheirodon innesi

Temperament: peaceful

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Platy Min 10 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Platy

Xiphophorus maculatus

Temperament: peaceful

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Purple Firefish Min 20 Gal
beginner Care Saltwater

Purple Firefish

Nemateleotris decora

Temperament: peaceful (toward other species); intraspecifically aggressive

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Red Rainbowfish Min 55 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

Red Rainbowfish

Glossolepis incisus

Temperament: peaceful, but boisterous and highly active - can intimidate slow or timid tankmates through sheer activity level rather than aggression

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Rope Fish Min 55 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

Rope Fish

Erpetoichthys calabaricus

Temperament: peaceful

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Swordtail Min 20 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

Swordtail

Xiphophorus hellerii

Temperament: peaceful

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X-Ray Tetra Min 15 Gal
beginner Care Freshwater

X-Ray Tetra

Pristella maxillaris

Temperament: peaceful

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YoYo Loach Min 40 Gal
intermediate Care Freshwater

YoYo Loach

Botia almorhae

Temperament: peaceful

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