Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Dormitator maculatus
Fat Sleeper +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 7–8dGH 56–140
Poecilia sphenops
Molly Fish +2
Temp 21–28°CpH 8.5dGH 15–30
Campylomormyrus alces
Elephantnose Mormyrid +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–11
Duopalatinus malarmo
Mystery Catfish +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 3–14
Oreochromis niloticus
Nile Tilapia +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 4–8
Baryancistrus l
Gold Nugget Pleco +2
Temp 24–29°CpH 6–7dGH 3–8
Cambarus affinis
Kentucky Crayfish
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 6–11
Hemigrammus hyanuary
January Tetra +1
Temp 23–27°CpH 7dGH 2–15
Opsodoras stubeli
Stübels Doradid
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–6
Hemigrammus boesemani
Boeseman's Tetra
Temp 23–26°CpH 7dGH 2–15
Callopanchax toddi
Tod's Killifish
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–7dGH 3–11
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
Entomocorus benjamini
Bumblebee Catfish +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 5–12
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
Gobio south
South Goby +1
Temp 18–25°CpH 5–6dGH 8–14
Potamotrygon orbignyi
Smooth Back River Stingray +2
Temp 24–26°CpH 7.5dGH 11–22
Amphilophus trimaculatus
Three Spot Cichlid +1
Temp 24–29°CpH 7–8dGH 3–8
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
Opsodoras leporhinus
Dusky Dora +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–14
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
Caecomastacembelus brichardi
Brichardi's Eel
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 8–20
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