Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Geophagus red
Red Earth Eater +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–7
Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis
Lemon Tetra
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Benthophilus stellatus
Tadpole Goby +1
Temp 8–20°CpH 7–8dGH 28–39
Geophagus surinamensis
Red-striped Eartheater +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–6
Otocinclus cocama
Zebra Otocinclus +1
Temp 21–25°CpH 7.5dGH 2–10
Neogobius melanostomus
Round Goby
Temp 10–28°CpH 6.5–8.5dGH 17–56
Padogobius bonelli
Paduan Goby +1
Temp 16–24°CpH 7–8.5dGH 11–20
Girardinus falcatus
Goldbelly Topminnow +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 7–8dGH 8–17
Polypterus retropinnis
Retropinnis Bichir +1
Temp 25–28°CpH 8dGH 5–25
Rineloricaria eigenmanni
Whiptail Catfish +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 7.4dGH 2–15
Gymnogeophagus balzani
Balzan's Eartheater +3
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–11
Satanoperca rhynchitis
Banded Eartheater
Temp 22–28°CpH 75dGH 2–12
Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps
Sailfin Pleco +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 8–17
Hyphessobrycon roseus
Rose Tetra +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7dGH 1–10
Channa marulioides
Emperor Snakehead +2
Temp 22–30°CpH 8dGH 2–15
Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus
Common Pleco +2
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 3–17
Potamotrygon hystrix
River Stingray +2
Temp 24–30°CpH 7dGH 5–10
Potamotrygon yepezi
Yepez's Freshwater Stingray +1
Temp 23–29°CpH 6–7dGH 2–12
Glyptoperichthys punctatus
Plecostomus +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–28
Gymnogeophagus meridionalis
Meridional Eartheater
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Hemichromis letourneauxi
African Jewel Fish +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 3–7
Macropodus ocellatus
Paradise Fish +2
Temp 10–22°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Synodontis decorus
Clown Synodontis +2
Temp 22–27°CpH 8dGH 3–25
Gymnotus carapo
Banded Knifefish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 2–8
Hassar affinis
Sailfin Armored Catfish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–8
Retroculus acherontos
Driftwood Earth Eater
Temp 24–28°CpH 5.5–7.5dGH 6–8
Sahyadria chalakkudiensis
Sahyadriya Chalakkudiensis +2
Temp 15–25°CpH 7.5dGH 5–20
Hemichromis lifallili
Red Jewel Fish +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 4–16
Desmopuntius puntius
Spotted Barb +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–7dGH 2–17
Hemiodopsis gracilis
Slender Hemiodus +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Hemigrammus caudovittatus
Buenos Aires Tetra
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–7dGH 3–8
Hemigrammus ocellifer
Head and Tail Light Tetra +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–7dGH 3–8
Hemirhamphodon pogonognathus
Wrestling Halfbeak +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 6–7dGH 2–7
Heterobagrus leucophasis
Burma Catfish +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 1–11
Heteropneustes microps
Stinging Catfish +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–17
Hopliancistrus tricornis
Three-Horned Pleco +1
Temp 24–30°CpH 5–7dGH 2–11