Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Panaqolus lda
Candy Stripe Pleco +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 6–7dGH 3–8
Nothobranchius orthonotus
Red Fin Notho +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–7
Polycentrus schomburgkii
Guyana Leaffish +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 6–7dGH 1–5
Synodontis congicus
Congo Squeaker +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–17
Phenagoniates macrolepis
Starry tetra
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 1–3
Pyrrhulina spilota
Dotted Pyrrhulina +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Pimelodella gracilis
Slim Catfish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Parodon affinis
Parodon Fish +1
Temp 18–25°CpH 5–7dGH 8–17
Polypterus endlicheri
Saddled Bichir +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 6–14
Pseudacanthicus spinosus
Orange Seam Pleco +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 7–8dGH 6–17
Pseudauchenipterus nodosus
Spotted Catfish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 1–11
Polyodon spathula
American Paddlefish +1
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 3–17
Synodontis rebeli
Rebel's Synodontis +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 4–7
Potamotrygon magdalenae
Magdalena River Stingray +1
Temp 26–30°CpH 5–7dGH 7–14
Puntius asoka
Asoka Barb +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 1–6
Rachoviscus crassiceps
Rachoviscus Fish +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Sundadanio rasbora
Sundadanio +1
Temp 22–26°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Satanoperca guayana
Guayana Bandit Cichlid +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 1–6
Scatophagus ornatus
Spotted Scat +2
Temp 22–28°CpH 8dGH 8–20
Nanochromis parilus
Congo Dwarf Cichlid
Temp 22–25°CpH 7dGH 1–8
Scriptaphyosemion roloffi
Roloff's Killifish +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–7dGH 1–8
Trichogaster leerii
Pearl Gourami
Temp 22–30°CpH 5–7dGH 3–8
Sciades marmoratus
Sailfin Catfish +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 6–7dGH 6–20
Cyprichromis microlepidotus
Slender tail sardine cichlid +2
Temp 24–27°CpH 9dGH 10–25
Pseudochalceus kyburzi
Rainbow Ribbonfish
Temp 22–25°CpH 6–7dGH 3–14
Sorubimichthys planiceps
Man Dagu River Catfish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Taia naticoides
Freshwater Snail +1
Temp 18–26°CpH 6–8dGH 4–14
Terapon jarbua
Jarbua Terapon +2
Temp 24–29°CpH 7–8dGH 11–25
Tetragonopterus argenteus
Silver Tetra
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–11
Aulonocara mix
Peacock Cichlid +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 7–8dGH 8–12
Tomeurus gracilis
Gracilis Tetra +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 6–7dGH 1–4
Thorichthys affinis
Pearl Cichlid +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 7–8dGH 3–8
Trachydoras paraguayensis
Paraguay Doradid +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Zenarchopterus beauforti
Beaufort's River-hound +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 7–8dGH 4–11
Pseudopimelodus zungaro
Spotted Pimelodid +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 5–7dGH 3–10
Channa pleuropthalma
Temp 22–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12