Paradise fish
Macropodus opercularis
It stalks the top layer like a hunter, then flares its fins and strikes.
3D model coming soon
Stats
- Size
- 7 cm
- Smallest tank
- 80 cm
- Temperature
- 15–24 °C
- Temperament
- Aggressive
- Diet
- Carnivore
- Activity
- Moderate
- Water layer
- Surface
- Care
- Moderate
- Group
- Lives on its own
- Coral
- Reef safe
These numbers are LumaReef simulation data, not a real aquarium care guide.
Which tank it fits
- Nano60 cm · 65 litresToo small
- Standard90 cm · 180 litres30 of them
- Wide120 cm · 300 litres50 of them
- Living room180 cm · 650 litres108 of them
- Showcase250 cm · 1,200 litres200 of them
Who it lives with
Gets along
Caution
- Dwarf gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Demasoni cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Diamond tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Tiger barbNarrow shared temperature range
- Serpae tetraNarrow shared temperature range
- Yellow lab cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Red zebra cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Multies shell dwellerNarrow shared temperature range
- JulidochromisNarrow shared temperature range
- Dwarf pufferNarrow shared temperature range
- Three spot gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
- Convict cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Peacock cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Red tail sharkNarrow shared temperature range
- Firemouth cichlidNarrow shared temperature range
- Rainbow sharkNarrow shared temperature range
- Jack DempseyNarrow shared temperature range
- Kissing gouramiNarrow shared temperature range
Not together
- GuppyAggressive with peaceful
- Neon tetraAggressive with peaceful
- DiscusWater temperatures do not overlap
- Celebes rainbowfishAggressive with peaceful
- Checkerboard cichlidWater temperatures do not overlap
- Gold barbAggressive with peaceful
- Neon dwarf rainbowfishAggressive with peaceful
- Bronze corydorasAggressive with peaceful
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)These two do not get along
- Cockatoo cichlidWater temperatures do not overlap
- Silver hatchetfishAggressive with peaceful
- Pearl danioAggressive with peaceful
- Rosy barbAggressive with peaceful
- MollyAggressive with peaceful
- Sterbai corydorasWater temperatures do not overlap
- Hillstream loachAggressive with peaceful
- Bolivian ramAggressive with peaceful
- Congo tetraAggressive with peaceful
- Julii corydorasAggressive with peaceful
- Zebra loachAggressive with peaceful
- Dwarf chain loachAggressive with peaceful
- Rummynose tetraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Emperor tetraAggressive with peaceful
- Scissortail rasboraAggressive with peaceful
- Zebra danioAggressive with peaceful
- Cherry barbAggressive with peaceful
- PlatyAggressive with peaceful
- Threadfin rainbowfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Forktail blue-eyeAggressive with peaceful
- Panda corydorasAggressive with peaceful
- Kuhli loachWater temperatures do not overlap
- Chocolate gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- German blue ramWater temperatures do not overlap
- Odessa barbAggressive with peaceful
- Cardinal tetraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Lemon tetraAggressive with peaceful
- Penguin tetraAggressive with peaceful
- Harlequin rasboraAggressive with peaceful
- Honey gouramiAggressive with peaceful
- Black neon tetraAggressive with peaceful
- Glowlight tetraAggressive with peaceful
- White cloud mountain minnowAggressive with peaceful
- Giant danioAggressive with peaceful
- Boesemani rainbowfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Turquoise rainbowfishAggressive with peaceful
- OtocinclusAggressive with peaceful
- Sparkling gouramiAggressive with peaceful
- Keyhole cichlidAggressive with peaceful
- KribensisWater temperatures do not overlap
- Glowlight danioAggressive with peaceful
- Clown killifishAggressive with peaceful
- Green neon tetraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Lambchop rasboraAggressive with peaceful
- Denison barbAggressive with peaceful
- Endler's livebearerAggressive with peaceful
- Sailfin mollyAggressive with peaceful
- Pearl gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- African butterflyfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Galaxy rasboraAggressive with peaceful
- Pygmy corydorasAggressive with peaceful
- Ember tetraAggressive with peaceful
- Chili rasboraWater temperatures do not overlap
- Green kubotai rasboraAggressive with peaceful
- Bristlenose plecoAggressive with peaceful
- Red rainbowfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Siamese algae eaterAggressive with peaceful
- Moonlight gouramiWater temperatures do not overlap
- Freshwater angelfishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Silver dollarAggressive with peaceful
- Fancy goldfishAggressive with peaceful
- SeverumWater temperatures do not overlap
- Clown loachWater temperatures do not overlap
- FrontosaWater temperatures do not overlap
- OscarWater temperatures do not overlap
- Bala sharkAggressive with peaceful
- Black ghost knifefishWater temperatures do not overlap
- Common plecoAggressive with peaceful
- KoiAggressive with peaceful
Same familyGouramis and labyrinth fish
- Betta (Siamese fighting fish)Betta splendens
- Dwarf gouramiTrichogaster lalius
- Honey gouramiTrichogaster chuna
- Pearl gouramiTrichopodus leerii
- Three spot gouramiTrichopodus trichopterus
- Moonlight gouramiTrichopodus microlepis
- Sparkling gouramiTrichopsis pumila
- Chocolate gouramiSphaerichthys osphromenoides
- Kissing gouramiHelostoma temminckii