Possible Compatible Species for Hexanematichthys seemanni
Note: This is a rule based search which makes certain assumptions based on characteristics including size, temperament, temperature and pH. As with all advice, please use common sense before combining any two species.
| Scientific Name | Common Names | Synonyms | Family | |
| Serrasalmus rhombeus | Black Piranha Niger Piranha Rhom Piranha White Piranha | Serralamus niger | Characidae | |
|  | Phenablennius heyligeri | Freshwater Blenny Vietnamese Blenny | Petroskirtes heyligeri | Blenniidae | 
| Anableps anableps | Anableps Four-Eyed Fish Largescale Foureyes | Anableps gronovii Anableps lineatus Anableps surinamensis Anableps tetrophthalmus Cobitis anableps | Anablepidae | |
| Eleotris fusca | Bicolor Sleeper Goby Water Cow | Eleotridae | ||
| Pseudomugil connieae | Connie's Blue-Eye Popondetta Blue-Eye | Popondetta connieae | Pseudomugilidae | |
| Protomelas similis | Gorgeous Hap | Cichlidae | ||
| Xiphophorus multilineatus | Pigmy Sword Tail | Poeciliidae | ||
| Archocentrus spinosissimus | Spiney Cichlid Spinner Cichlid Spinos Cichlid | Cichlasoma immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimum immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimus Heros spinosissimus | Cichlidae | |
| Chilatherina bleheri | Bleher's Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Telmatherina ladigesi | Celebes Rainbow | Telmatherina celebensis | Athterinidae | |
|  | Thorichthys sp. 'mixteco gold' | Gold Mixteco | Cichlidae | |
|  | Cichlasoma grammodes | Mini-Dovii Sieve Cichlid | Herichthys grammodes Nandopsis grammodes | Cichlidae | 
|  | Barbodes schwanenfeldii | Tinfoil Barb | Barbodes schwanenfeldi Barbus schwanenfeldii Puntius schwanefeldi Puntius schwanenfeldii Systomus schwanefeldi | Cyprinidae | 
| Glossolepis wanamensis | Lake Wanam Rainbowfish Wanam Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
|  | Aulonocara hansbaenschi | Firebird Cichlid Peacock | Cichlidae | |
| Melanotaenia angfa | ANGFA Rainbowfish Yakati Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Melanotaenia parva | Lake Kuomai rainbowfish Sunset dwarf rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Glossolepis dorityi | Dority's rainbowfish zig-zag rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
|  | Aulonocara maisoni | Mason Peacock | Cichlidae | |
|  | Nimbochromis polystigma | Polystigma | Cyrtocara polystigma Haplochromis polystigma | Characidae | 
|  | Hemichromis lifalili | Blood Red Jewel | Cichlidae | |
|  | Epalzeorhynchos bicolor | Red Tailed Black Shark Redtail Shark | Labeo bicolor | Cyprinidae | 
|  | Synodontis decorus | Clown Synodontis Decorated Synodontis | Mochokidae | |
| Tetraodon mbu | Giant Puffer Mbu Puffer | Tetrodon mbu | Tetraodontidae | |
| Altolamprologus calvus | Calvus Cichlid Pearly Lamprologus | Lamprologus calvus Lamprologus compressiceps Neolamprologus calvus | Cichlidae | |
| Julidochromis dickfeldi | Brown Julie | Cichlidae | ||
| Tetraodon suvatii | Arrowhead Puffer Hognose Puffer Mekong Puffer Pignose Puffer | Monotrette suvatii | Tetraodontidae | |
|  | Colomesus asellus | Amazon Puffer South American Puffer | Tetraodontidae | |
|  | Thorichthys helleri | Heller's Cichlid | Astronotus helleri Cichlasoma champotone Cichlasoma champotonis Cichlasoma helleri Herichthys helleri Heros helleri | Cichlidae | 
|  | Theraps wesseli | Wessel's Cichlid | Cichlidae | |
|  | Botia dario | Bengal Loach Dario Loach Indian Loach Queen Loach | Cobitis dario | Cobitidae | 
|  | Lamprologus stappersi | Meleagris Shelldweller Pearly Ocellatus | Lamprologus meleagris | Cichlidae | 
|  | Cryptoheros sp. 'honduran red point' | Blue Convict Honduran Red Fin Honduran Red Point | Cichlidae | |
|  | Cryptoheros nanoluteus | Yellow Convict | Archocentrus nanoluteus Cichlasoma nanoluteus Heros nanoluteus | Cichlidae | 
|  | Butis butis | Crazy Fish Duckbill Sleeper | Cheilodipterus butis Eleotris butis | Eleotridae | 
|  | Glossolepis incisus | Irian Jaya Rainbowfish Red Rainbowfish Salmon Red Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
|  | Hexanematichthys seemanni | Black Fin Catfish Black Fin Shark Catfish Shark Catfish Tete Sea Catfish | Ariopsis seemanni Arius seemanni Galeichthys seemanni Tachisurus seemanni | Ariidae | 
|  | Acanthocobitis botia | Mottled Loach Sand Loach Spot Loach Striped Loach Zipper Loach | Botia nebulosa Cobitis botia Nemacheilus botia Nemacheilus botia botia Nemachilus botia Nemachilus botius Nemachilus mackenziei Noemacheilus botia | Balitoridae | 
|  | Aulonocara baenschi | Benga Benga Yellow Sunshine Peacock Yellow Regal African Cichlid | Cichlidae | |
|  | Neolamprologus tretocephalus | Five Bar Cichlid Poor Mans Frontosa Tret | Lamprologus tretocephalus | Cichlidae | 
|  | Melanotaenia goldiei | Goldie River Rainbowfish | Aristeus goldiei | Melanotaeniidae | 
| Etroplus suratensis | Banded Chromide Banded Etroplus Green Chromide Pearlspot Cichlid | Chaetodon suratensis | Cichlidae | |
|  | Metriaclima estherae | Cherry Red Zebra Red Zebra | Pseudotropheus estherae | Cichlidae | 
| Danio kerri | Blue Danio | Danio kerri | Cyprinidae | |
|  | Tetraodon nigroviridis | Spotted Green Puffer | Chelonodon nigroviridis Tetrodon nigroviridis | Tetraodontidae | 
|  | Carinotetraodon travancoricus | Dwarf Puffer Malabar Puffer Pea Puffer | Monotreta travancoricus Tetraodon travancoricus | Tetraodontidae | 
|  | Leptobarbus hoevenii | Cigar Shark Mad Barb | Barbus hoevenii | Cyprinidae | 
|  | Tetraodon lineatus | Fahaka Puffer Globe Fish Nile Puffer | Tetraodon fahaka Tetraodon lineatus lineatus Tetrodon strigosus | Tetraodontidae | 
|  | Paratheraps synspilum | Firehead Cichlid Quetzal Cichlid Redhead Cichlid | Cichlasoma synspilum Cichlaurus hinklingi Herichthys synspilum Heros synspilus Theraps synspilus Vieja synspilum | Cichlidae | 
|  | Labeotropheus fuelleborni | Blue Mbuna Fuelleborni | Cichlidae | |
|  | Macrognathus aculeatus | Lesser Spiny Eel Peacock Eel Spiny Eel | Mastacembelus aculeatus Ophidium aculeatum Rhyncobdella aculeata | Mastacembelidae | 
|  | Copadichromis borleyi | Kadango | Cyrtocara borleyi Haplochromis borleyi | Cichlidae | 
|  | Aulonocara stuartgranti | Grant's Peacock | Cichlidae | |
|  | Protomelas taeniolatus | Red Empress Spindle Hap | Cyrtocara taeniolata Cyrtocara taeniolatus Haplochromis taeniolatus | Cichlidae | 
|  | Pseudotropheus hajomaylandi | Cichlidae | ||
|  | Amphilophus citrinellus | Midas Cichlid | Amphilophus citrinellum Archocentrus citrinellus Cichlasoma citrinella Cichlasoma citrinellum Herichthys citrinellus Heros citrinellus | Cichlidae | 
|  | Pseudotropheus lombardoi | Kenyii Lombardoi Mbuna | Cichlidae | |
|  | Labeo chrysophekadion | Black Labeo Black Shark Black Sharkminnow | Morulius chrysophekadion Rohita chrysophekadion | Cyprinidae | 
| Melanotaenia gracilis | Slender Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
|  | Thorichthys meeki | Firemouth Cichlid | Cichlasoma hyorhynchum Cichlasoma meeki Herichthys meeki Heros meeki Thorichthys helleri meeki Thorichthys meeki | Cichlidae | 
|  | Nimbochromis linni | Elephantnose Cichlid | Cyrtocara linni Haplochromis linni | Cichlidae | 
|  | Sciaenochromis ahli | Electric Blue | Cyrtocara ahli Haplochromis ahli | Cichlidae | 
|  | Cyrtocara moorii | Dolphin Cichlid | Haplochromis moorii | Cichlidae | 
|  | Neolamprologus cylindricus | Cylindricus | Cichlidae | |
|  | Altolamprologus compressiceps | Compressed Cichlid | Lamprologus compressiceps Neolamprologus compressiceps | Cichlidae | 
|  | Mikrogeophagus altispinosus | Bolivian Butterfly Bolivian Ram Clown Ruby Cichlid Ruby Cichlid | Crenicara altispinosa Microgeophagus altispinosus Papiliochromis altispinosus | Cichlidae | 
|  | Melanochromis auratus | Auratus | Chromis auratus Pseudotropheus auratus Tilapia aurata | Cichlidae | 
|  | Cynotilapia afra | Afra | Hemichromis afer Paratilapia afra | Cichlidae | 
|  | Dermogenys pusilla | Malayan Halfbeak Wrestling Halfbeak | Dermogenys burmanicus Dermogenys pusillus Dermogenys siamensis | Hemiramphidae | 
|  | Kryptopterus minor | Glass Catfish | Silurus bicirrhis | Siluridae | 
| Selenotoca multifasciata | Silver Scat Spot-banded Scat | Scatophagus multifasciatus | Scatophagidae | |
| Betta macrostoma | Borneo Betta Brunei Beauty Peacock Betta Spotfin Betta | Osphronemidae | ||
| Pseudotropheus minutus | Cichlidae | |||
| Pseudotropheus elongatus | Nanochromis gabonicus Parananochromis brevirostris Parananochromis ornatus Paranaochromis axelrodi Pelmatochromis caudifasciatus Pelmatochromis longirostris | Cichlidae | ||
| Amphilophus trimaculatum | Three Spot Cichlid Trimac Cichlid | Three-spot Cichlid | Cichlidae | |
| Gynochanda filamentosa | Malaysian Glass fish | Ambassidae | ||
| Danio choprai | Copper Danio Glowlight Danio | Cyprinidae | ||
|  | Baryancistrus sp. LDA33 | Big White Spot, White Spot, LDA33/L 142, Snowball Pleco | Loricariidae | |
| Bagrichthys macracanthus | Black Lancer | Bagroides macracanthus | Bagridae | |
| Sawbwa resplendens | Asian Rummynose Naked Microrasbora Rummynose Rasbora Sawbwa Barb | Cyprindae |