Fish Compatibility Chart: Which Fish Can Live Together?

Find one fish down the side and the other along the top. "Yes" means they like the same water and are safe together in a big enough tank. Tap any answer for the reason and the tank size.

	Betta	Guppy	Neon tetra	Fancy goldfish	Angelfish	Bronze corydoras	Molly	Platy	Tiger barb	Dwarf gourami	Cherry shrimp	Oscar	Zebra danio	Bristlenose pleco
Betta	·	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes
Guppy	No	·	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Neon tetra	Yes	Yes	·	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Fancy goldfish	No	No	No	·	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No
Angelfish	No	Yes	No	No	·	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes
Bronze corydoras	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	·	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Molly	No	Yes	No	No	No	Yes	·	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	No
Platy	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	·	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Tiger barb	No	No	Yes	No	No	Yes	No	Yes	·	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Dwarf gourami	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	·	Yes	No	Yes	Yes
Cherry shrimp	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	·	No	Yes	Yes
Oscar	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	No	·	No	No
Zebra danio	No	Yes	Yes	No	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	·	Yes
Bristlenose pleco	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	Yes	·

How we decide

Same water

Both must be comfortable at the same temperature and pH. A goldfish and a betta fail here: one wants it cool, the other warm.

Safe sizes

A fish will eat another fish that fits in its mouth. We compare adult sizes, not the size in the shop.

Tempers that fit

Fin-nippers do not go with long fins. Aggressive fish do not go with peaceful ones. Two territorial fish do not share one territory.

Enough room

Even a good pair fails in a tank that is too small. Each pair page shows the smallest tank that carries both.

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