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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.

Red Tail Loach freshwater aquarium species

Red Tail Loach

Yasuhikotakia modesta
Profile
Min tank
100 gal
Adult size
10 in
Temperature
75-82°F
pH
6.5-7.8
High energylarge adult sizehigh bioloadassertive or territorialoxygen richshrimp 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

Red Tail Loach with African Hygro

warn
Red Tail Loach can uproot African Hygro

Red Tail Loach is tagged for digging or substrate sifting, and African Hygro depends on rooted placement.

good
African Hygro helps Red Tail Loach feel covered

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

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