Possible Compatible Species for Ancistrus sp.
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 | |
| Rasbora borapetensis | Blackline Rasbora Brilliant Rasbora Red-tailed Rasbora | Cyprinidae | ||
| Barbus fasciatus | Banded Barb Ember Barb Panda Barb | Cyprinidae | ||
 | Melanotaenia duboulayi | Crimson Spot Rainbowfish Duboulay's Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
| Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl | Montezuma Swordtail Nezzy Swordtail Spotted Swordtail | Xiphophorus montezumae | Poeciliidae | |
| Melanotaenia angfa | ANGFA Rainbowfish Yakati Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Melanotaenia parva | Lake Kuomai rainbowfish Sunset dwarf rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Ancistrus sp. l182 | L182 Starlight Bristlenose Pleco | Loricariidae | |
 | Synodontis decorus | Clown Synodontis Decorated Synodontis | Mochokidae | |
| Corydoras ornatus | Ornate Cory | Callichthyidae | ||
 | Synodontis eupterus | Featherfin Catfish Featherfin Synodontis Sqeaker Catfish Sqeaker synodontis | Mochokidae | |
 | Puntius oligolepis | Checkered Barb | Barbus oliogolepis Capoeta oligolepis | Cyprinidae |
 | Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi | Harold Schultz Tetra | Hemigrammus haraldschultzi | Characidae |
| Parotocinclus jumbo | Pitbull pleco | Loricariidae | ||
 | Gasteropelecus sternicla | Common Hatchet Common Hatchetfish River Hatchet Silver Hatchet | Clupea sternicla | Gasteropelecidae |
| Danio kerri | Blue Danio | Danio kerri | Cyprinidae | |
 | Puntius denisonii | Denison Barb Red Line Barb Red Line Torpedo Barb Torpedo Barb | Barbus denisonii Crossocheilus denisonii Labeo denisonii | Cyprinidae |
 | Puntius nigrofasciatus | Black Ruby Barb | Barbus nigrofasciatus | Cyprinidae |
 | Geophagus steindachneri | Redhump Eartheater Redhump Geophagus | Geophagus hondae | Cichlidae |
 | Rasbora dorsiocellata | Eye Spot Rasbora Hi Spot Rasbora One Spot Rasbora | Cyprinidae | |
 | Puntius arulius | Arulius Barb Longfin Barb | Barbus arulius Systomus arulius | Cyprinidae |
 | Rasbora elegans | Elegant Rasbora Two Spot Rasbora | Cyprinidae | |
 | Chela caeruleostigmata | Blue Hatchetfish Flying Barb Leaping Barb Siamese Hatchetfish | Laubuca caeruleostigmata | Cyprinidae |
 | Puntius gelius | Dwarf Barb Golden Barb Golden Dwarf Barb | Barbus gelius Cyprinus gelius | Cyprinidae |
 | Puntius johorensis | Banded Barb Lined Barb Striped Barb | Barbus eugrammus Barbus tetrazona johorensis Puntius eugrammus Systomus johorensis | Cyprinidae |
 | Geophagus brasiliensis | Braziliensis Pearl Cichlid | Chromis brasiliensis | Cichlidae |
 | Satanoperca jurupari | Demon Fish Earth Eater | Geophagus jurupari | Cichlidae |
 | Mikrogeophagus altispinosus | Bolivian Butterfly Bolivian Ram Clown Ruby Cichlid Ruby Cichlid | Crenicara altispinosa Microgeophagus altispinosus Papiliochromis altispinosus | Cichlidae |
 | Ladigesia roloffi | Jelly Bean Tetra | Alestiidae | |
 | Parancistrus aurantiacus | Chubby Pleco Rubber Pleco | Hypostomus aurantiacus | Loricariidae |
 | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus | Flying Fox | Barbus kalopterus | Cyprinidae |
| Betta macrostoma | Borneo Betta Brunei Beauty Peacock Betta Spotfin Betta | Osphronemidae | ||
| Danio choprai | Copper Danio Glowlight Danio | Cyprinidae | ||
 | Mastacembelus erythrotaenia | Fire eel | Mastacembelus | |
 | Rasbora tornieri | Yellowtail Rasbora | Cyprinidae |