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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.

Cardinal Tetra freshwater aquarium species

Cardinal Tetra

Paracheirodon axelrodi
Profile
Min tank
20 gal
Adult size
2 in
Temperature
75-82°F
pH
4.5-7
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

Cardinal Tetra with African Hygro

good
African Hygro helps Cardinal Tetra feel covered

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

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