Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Hemigrammus boesemani
Boeseman's Tetra
Temp 23–26°CpH 7dGH 2–15
Eigenmannia lineata
Banded Knife Fish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–11
Rutilus rutilus
Roach +1
Temp 4–25°CpH 6–8dGH 3–14
Anguilla anguilla
European Eel +1
Temp 4–24°CpH 5.5–9dGH 4–11
Enneacanthus chaetodon
Blackbanded Sunfish
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 6–10
Hyphessobrycon rosaceus
Rosy Tetra +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5–7dGH 1–12
Enneacanthus gloriosus
Bluespotted Sunfish +1
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Polypterus palmas palmas
West African Bichir +2
Temp 25–28°CpH 7dGH 5–15
Polypterus teugelsi
Teugels's Bichir
Temp 25–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–5
Iodotropheus sprengerae
Rusty Cichlid +1
Temp 25–29°CpH 7.800000000000001–8.8dGH 10–25
Epalzeorhynchus erythropterus
Red-tail Black Shark +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 4–7
Potamotrygon orbignyi
Smooth Back River Stingray +2
Temp 24–26°CpH 7.5dGH 11–22
Abramis brama
Common Bream +2
Temp 12–22°CpH 6.5–8dGH 10–20
Labeo calbasu
Black Rohu +2
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.5–7.5dGH 2–8
Epiplatys barmoiensis
Firemouth Killi +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Epiplatys bifasciatus
Bifasciatus killi +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–11
Epiplatys njalaensis
Njala Killifish +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 6–11
Hyphessobrycon metae
Red Line Tetra +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7dGH 1–8
Leptodoras linnelli
Sawspine Catfish
Temp 18–22°CpH 7dGH 5–18
Lepidosiren paradoxa
South American Lungfish +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8dGH 2–20
Coregonus albula
Vendace +2
Temp 4–20°CpH 6–8.5dGH 6–22
Protopterus dolloi
Spotted Lungfish +1
Temp 24–30°CpH 7.5dGH 2–15
Trichopsis vittata
Croaking Gourami +2
Temp 22–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–15
Farlowella knerii
Twig Catfish +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 5–6dGH 6–8
Maylandia zebra
Zebra Mbuna +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 8.6dGH 10–25
Moenkhausia oligolepis
Silver Moenkhausia +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 6.2–7.2dGH 1–12
Fundulopanchax oeseri
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 3–8
Fundulopanchax rubrilabialis
Red-lipped Killifish
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–7dGH 3–11
Leuciscus leuciscus
Dace +1
Temp 4–20°CpH 6–8dGH 3–11
Ancistrus l150
Bristlenose Catfish +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 3–8
Fundulopanchax sjostedti
Blue Gularis +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–7dGH 3–11
Mystacoleucus atridorsalis
Blackfin Shark Minnow +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7.5dGH 3–14
Gambusia holbrooki
Eastern Mosquitofish +2
Temp 18–28°CpH 5–6dGH 8–17
Awaous flavus
Yellow Goby +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.5–7.5dGH 4–8
Gasterosteus gymnurus
Black-spined Stickleback +2
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 6–17
Geophagus hondae
Hondae Geophagus +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8