Soft water fish
Species that tolerate lower dGH / softer water conditions.
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Hypancistrus contradens
False Zebra Pleco +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 5–7dGH 6–11
Synodontis albolineata
White-lined Synodontis
Temp 24–28°CpH 7.5dGH 5–15
Hypancistrus debilittera
L129 +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 5–7dGH 6–14
Hypancistrus furunculus
L199 Pleco +1
Temp 25–29°CpH 5–7dGH 4–7
Variabilichromis moorii
Moorii +1
Temp 23–27°CpH 9dGH 8–25
Hypancistrus l
Zebra Pleco +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 5–7dGH 6–12
Hypancistrus l236
L236 +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 5–7dGH 8–14
Acanthicus hystrix
Temp 23–30°CpH 7.5dGH 2–12
Macropodus spechti
Black Paradise Fish +1
Temp 20–30°CpH 8dGH 5–20
Xiphophorus variatus
Variatus Platy +1
Temp 20–26°CpH 8.2dGH 14–30
Epalzeorhynchus bicolor
Redtail Shark +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6–7dGH 4–11
Hypancistrus l260
Queen Arabesque Pleco +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 5–7dGH 6–11
Channa micropeltes
Giant Snakehead +2
Temp 20–30°CpH 8dGH 2–20
Hypancistrus lda
LDA Pleco +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 6–7dGH 6–11
Hypancistrus new
New Hypancistrus +2
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–7dGH 11–17
Hyphessobrycon flammeus
Flame Tetra +2
Temp 20–26°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Corydoras ehrhardti
Ehrhardt's Corydoras
Temp 18–23°CpH 7.5dGH 5–15
Hyphessobrycon heterohabdus
Orange Line Tetra +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 5–7dGH 3–8
Brachygobius red
Red Bumblebee Goby +1
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 6–14
Pseudosphromenus cupanus
Spiketail Paradisefish +1
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 2–25
Thymallus thymallus
Grayling +1
Temp 7–18°CpH 6.5–8dGH 3–10
Notropis chrosomus
Rainbow Shiner
Temp 10–24°CpH 6–7dGH 3–7
Pseudotropheus lombardoi
Lombardoi +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 8.8dGH 10–25
Polypterus weeksii
Mottled Bichir +1
Temp 24–28°CpH 6.5–7.5dGH 3–11
Melanotaenia fluviatilis
Australian Rainbowfish +1
Temp 20–25°CpH 7–8dGH 8–20
Cyclocheilos enoplos
Siamese Mud Carp +1
Temp 20–26°CpH 8dGH 1–15
Nothobranchius palmqvisti
Palmqvist's Killifish
Temp 24–29°CpH 5–6dGH 3–11
Hyphessobrycon minor
Serpae Tetra +2
Temp 22–25°CpH 5–6dGH 3–8
Brachydanio frankei
Leopard Danio +1
Temp 18–28°CpH 6–8dGH 3–8
Esox lucius
Northern pike +6
Temp 10–22°CpH 5–6dGH 2–11
Puntigrus navjotsodhii
Navjot's Tiger Barb +1
Temp 20–27°CpH 6–7.5dGH 3–8
Labeo pierrei
Pierre's Labeo +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 6.5–7.5dGH 6–14
Panaqolus albomaculatus
White-Spotted Pleco +2
Temp 24–28°CpH 6–7dGH 6–14
Gasteropelecus levis
Silver Hatchetfish
Temp 20–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12
Gymnarchus niloticus
Aba Aba +3
Temp 23–28°CpH 8dGH 10–25
Trichopsis pumila
Sparkling Gourami +1
Temp 22–28°CpH 7.5dGH 1–12