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