Possible Compatible Species for Bagrichthys macracanthus
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 | |
| Pseudomugil connieae | Connie's Blue-Eye Popondetta Blue-Eye | Popondetta connieae | Pseudomugilidae | |
| Glossolepis wanamensis | Lake Wanam Rainbowfish Wanam Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| 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 | ||
 | Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi | Harold Schultz Tetra | Hemigrammus haraldschultzi | Characidae |
 | Melanotaenia goldiei | Goldie River Rainbowfish | Aristeus goldiei | Melanotaeniidae |
 | Geophagus steindachneri | Redhump Eartheater Redhump Geophagus | Geophagus hondae | Cichlidae |
 | Chela caeruleostigmata | Blue Hatchetfish Flying Barb Leaping Barb Siamese Hatchetfish | Laubuca caeruleostigmata | Cyprinidae |
 | Danio nigrofasciatus | Dwarf Danio Spotted Danio | Barilius nigrofasciatus Brachydanio nigrofasciatus | Cyprinidae |
| Melanotaenia gracilis | Slender Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Dermogenys pusilla | Malayan Halfbeak Wrestling Halfbeak | Dermogenys burmanicus Dermogenys pusillus Dermogenys siamensis | Hemiramphidae |
 | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus | Flying Fox | Barbus kalopterus | Cyprinidae |
 | Corydoras julii | Julii Catfish Julii Cory Julii Corydoras Leopard Corydoras | Callichthyidae | |
| Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki | Dwarf Chained Loach | Botia sidthimunki | Cobitidae | |
| Bagrichthys macracanthus | Black Lancer | Bagroides macracanthus | Bagridae |