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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.

Banded Leporinus freshwater aquarium species

Banded Leporinus

Leporinus fasciatus
Profile
Min tank
100 gal
Adult size
12 in
Temperature
74-80°F
pH
6-7.8
Flashylive or fresh foodlarge adult sizehigh bioloadshrimp predatorfry predator
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

Banded Leporinus with African Hygro

bad
Banded Leporinus may damage African Hygro

Banded Leporinus is tagged as a plant eater and African Hygro is not marked as a tough-leaved plant.

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