Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Melanochromis chipokae
Chipokae
Temp 24–28°CpH 8.8dGH 10–25
Melanochromis auratus
Golden Mbuna +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8.8dGH 10–25
Megalodoras uranoscopus
Giant Talking Catfish +2
Temp 21–25°CpH 7.5dGH 1–20
Megalechis picta
Spotted Hoplo +2
Temp 18–28°CpH 7.5dGH 15–20
Megalancistrus parananus
Giant Paraguayan Whiptail Catfish +2
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Maylandia callainos
Blue Zebra +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8.8dGH 8–25
Caecomastacembelus plagiostomus
Barred Spiny Eel +1
Temp 23–27°CpH 9.5dGH 8–25
Malpulutta kretseri
Sri Lanka Combtail +1
Temp 16–22°CpH 7.5dGH 1–8
Macropodus erythropterus
Red-Finned Paradise Fish +1
Temp 20–30°CpH 8dGH 5–20
Macropodus hongkongensis
Hong Kong Paradise Fish +1
Temp 15–25°CpH 8dGH 5–20
Macrochirichthys macrochirus
Long pectoral-fin minnow +1
Temp 20–26°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Microdevario nanus
Dwarf Microrasbora +2
Temp 20–27°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Microdevario kubotai
Green Neon +1
Temp 20–27°CpH 7dGH 1–10
Zoogoneticus tequila
Tequila Splitfin
Temp 17–27°CpH 356–357dGH 8–20
Pterophyllum leopoldi
Leopold's Angelfish +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 6–7dGH 2–6
Hyphessobrycon melanostichos
False Rummy-nose Tetra +1
Temp 23–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–10
Luciosoma spilopleura
Silver Sharkminnow
Temp 22–27°CpH 5.5–7.5dGH 10–25
Luciosoma pellegrinii
Pellegrin's Rasbora +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7.5dGH 3–7
Luciosoma setigerum
Silver Shark +1
Temp 20–26°CpH 8dGH 2–12
Luciosoma bleekeri
Bleeker's Rasbora +2
Temp 20–26°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Liosomadoras oncinus
Jaguar Catfish +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.2dGH 1–15
Liniparhomaloptera disparis
Hong Kong Pleco +1
Temp 15–24°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Limia melanogaster
Black-bellied Limia
Temp 22–28°CpH 8.5dGH 20–30
Leptobotia rubrilabris
Red-lipped loach +1
Temp 15–21°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Leptobotia pellegrini
Yunnan Old World Loach +1
Temp 15–24°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Leptobotia guilinensis
Guilin Loach +1
Temp 15–21°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Leptobotia taeniops
Banded Loach +1
Temp 15–21°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Leptobotia microphthalma
Small-eyed Loach +1
Temp 18–25°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Leptobotia elongata
Chinese Longnose Loach
Temp 18–24°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Leptobarbus rubripinna
Redfin Baril +2
Temp 20–26°CpH 8dGH 5–15
Leptobarbus hoevenii
Mad Barb +2
Temp 20–26°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Leporinus fasciatus
Leporinus +2
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–15
Leporinus friderici
Banded Leporinus +2
Temp 20–28°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Leporinus copelandii
Copeland's Leporinus
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Leporinus brunneus
Brown Leporinus
Temp 20–28°CpH 6.5dGH 1–10
Leporinus arcus
Banded Leporinus +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12