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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.

Tiger Loach freshwater aquarium species

Tiger Loach

Syncrossus hymenophysa
Profile
Min tank
100 gal
Adult size
10 in
Temperature
75-82°F
pH
6-7.5
High energylive or fresh foodlarge adult sizehigh bioloadassertive or territorialoxygen rich
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

Tiger Loach with African Hygro

warn
Tiger Loach can uproot African Hygro

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

good
African Hygro helps Tiger Loach feel covered

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

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