Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Geophagus pellegrini
Temp 25–30°CpH 6dGH 3–5
Protopterus dolloi
Spotted Lungfish +1
Temp 24–30°CpH 7.5dGH 2–15
Opsaridium chrystyi
Chrys'ts Large-scale Barbel +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 5–14
Butis gymnopomus
Duckbill Sleeper +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–8
Bujurquina moriorum
Peruvian Mouthbrooder
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
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
Alfaro cultratus
Knife Livebearer +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8dGH 5–20
Aplocheilus dayi
Day's Panchax +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–7
Gasterosteus gymnurus
Black-spined Stickleback +2
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 6–17
Oligancistrus l
Oligo Pleco +2
Temp 24–29°CpH 6–7dGH 4–11
Geophagus hondae
Hondae Geophagus +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
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
Nomorhamphus brembachi
Celebes Halfbeak +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 7–8dGH 3–8
Brochis britskii
Britski's Brochis +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–14
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