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Fish + plant compatibility

Check a fish against aquarium plants.

Pick one fish and one plant to see specific tag-based warnings for nibbling, uprooting, flow mismatch, cover value, and water-range conflicts.

African Red Eye Tetra freshwater aquarium species

African Red Eye Tetra

Arnoldichthys spilopterus
Profile
Min tank
40 gal
Adult size
3.5 in
Temperature
75-82°F
pH
6-7.8
Community leaningplant safeneeds dense cover
African Hygro aquarium plant

African Hygro

Hygrophila odora
Profile
Light
medium
CO2
recommended
Height
50 cm
pH
6-8
stemmidgroundbackgroundrooted stemco2 recommendedlow flow ok

Compatibility findings

African Red Eye Tetra with African Hygro

good
African Hygro helps African Red Eye Tetra feel covered

African Red Eye Tetra is tagged for dense cover, and African Hygro is tagged as useful structure or dense growth.

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