Possible Compatible Species for Cyprinus carpio carpio
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 | |
| Scleropages formosus | Asian Arowana Asian bonytongue Black Cross Back Arowana Golden Dragon Fish Green Arowana Ikan kelisa Red Arowana | Osteoglossum formosum | Osteoglossidae | |
| Rasbora borapetensis | Blackline Rasbora Brilliant Rasbora Red-tailed Rasbora | Cyprinidae | ||
| Archocentrus spinosissimus | Spiney Cichlid Spinner Cichlid Spinos Cichlid | Cichlasoma immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimum immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimus Heros spinosissimus | Cichlidae | |
| Chilatherina bleheri | Bleher's Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Melanotaenia parkinsoni | Parkinson's Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
 | Melanotaenia duboulayi | Crimson Spot Rainbowfish Duboulay's Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
| Xiphophorus nezahualcoyotl | Montezuma Swordtail Nezzy Swordtail Spotted Swordtail | Xiphophorus montezumae | Poeciliidae | |
 | Glyptoperichthys joselimaianus | Marbled Pleco Marbled Sailfin Pleco | Loricariidae | |
 | Barbodes schwanenfeldii | Tinfoil Barb | Barbodes schwanenfeldi Barbus schwanenfeldii Puntius schwanefeldi Puntius schwanenfeldii Systomus schwanefeldi | Cyprinidae |
 | Scatophagus argus | Argus Fish Green Scat Red Scat Scat Spotted Scat | Chaetodon argus Ephippus argus Scatophagus argus argus | Scatophagidae |
| Glossolepis wanamensis | Lake Wanam Rainbowfish Wanam Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Melanotaenia herbertaxelrodi | Lake Tebera Rainbowfish Yellow 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 | ||
 | Hemichromis lifalili | Blood Red Jewel | Cichlidae | |
 | Epalzeorhynchos bicolor | Red Tailed Black Shark Redtail Shark | Labeo bicolor | Cyprinidae |
| Corydoras nattereri | Blue Cory Natterer's Cory | Callichthyidae | ||
 | Mesonoemacheilus triangularis | Batik Loach Zodiac Loach | Balitoridae | |
 | Synodontis decorus | Clown Synodontis Decorated Synodontis | Mochokidae | |
| Tetraodon mbu | Giant Puffer Mbu Puffer | Tetrodon mbu | Tetraodontidae | |
 | Philypnodon sp | Dwarf Flathead Gudgeon | Eleotrididae | |
| Nothobranchius palmqvisti | Palmqvist's Nothobranch | Aplocheilidae | ||
| 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 |
 | Botia dario | Bengal Loach Dario Loach Indian Loach Queen Loach | Cobitis dario | Cobitidae |
 | 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 |
 | Amphilophus festae | Guayas Cichlid Harlequin Cichlid Red Terror | Amphilophus festae Herichthys festae Heros festae Nandopsis festae | Cichlidae |
 | Enneacanthus gloriosus | Blue Spotted Sunfish | Bryttus gloriosus | Centrarchidae |
 | Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi | Harold Schultz Tetra | Hemigrammus haraldschultzi | Characidae |
 | Melanotaenia goldiei | Goldie River Rainbowfish | Aristeus goldiei | Melanotaeniidae |
 | Botia histrionica | Burmese Loach Gold Zebra Loach | Cobitidae | |
| Melanotaenia splendida australis | Western Rainbow | Neoatherina australis | Melanotaeniidae | |
 | Cyprinus carpio carpio | Carp Common Carp Koi Leather Carp Mirror Carp | Cyprinus carpio | Cyprinidae |
| Lepomis marginatus | Dollar sunfish | Pomotis marginatus | Centrarchidae | |
| 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 |
| Syncrossus hymenophysa | Banded Loach Green Tiger Botia Tiger Loach Zebra Loach | Cobitis hymenophysa | Cobitidae | |
 | Tetraodon biocellatus | Eye Spot Puffer Figure Eight Puffer | Chelonodon biocellatus | Tetraodontidae |
 | Leptobarbus hoevenii | Cigar Shark Mad Barb | Barbus hoevenii | Cyprinidae |
| Baryancistrus sp. (L85) | Gold Nugget Pleco L85 | Loricariidae | ||
 | Tetraodon lineatus | Fahaka Puffer Globe Fish Nile Puffer | Tetraodon fahaka Tetraodon lineatus lineatus Tetrodon strigosus | Tetraodontidae |
 | Geophagus steindachneri | Redhump Eartheater Redhump Geophagus | Geophagus hondae | Cichlidae |
 | Chela caeruleostigmata | Blue Hatchetfish Flying Barb Leaping Barb Siamese Hatchetfish | Laubuca caeruleostigmata | Cyprinidae |
 | Herichthys cyanoguttatus | Rio Grande Cichlid Texas Cichlid | Cichlasoma cyanoguttatum Herichthys cyanoguttatum | Cichlidae |
 | Cryptoheros sajica | T-Bar Cichlid | Archocentrus sajica Cichlasoma sajica | Cichlidae |
 | Toxotes jaculatrix | Archerfish Sciaena jaculatrix | Toxotidae | |
 | Labeo chrysophekadion | Black Labeo Black Shark Black Sharkminnow | Morulius chrysophekadion Rohita chrysophekadion | Cyprinidae |
 | Danio nigrofasciatus | Dwarf Danio Spotted Danio | Barilius nigrofasciatus Brachydanio nigrofasciatus | Cyprinidae |
| Melanotaenia gracilis | Slender Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Thorichthys meeki | Firemouth Cichlid | Cichlasoma hyorhynchum Cichlasoma meeki Herichthys meeki Heros meeki Thorichthys helleri meeki Thorichthys meeki | Cichlidae |
| Skiffia multipunctata | Plettet Skiffia Spotted Sawfin Spotted Skiffia | Goodea multipunctata Ollentodon multipunctatus Xenendum multipunctatum | Goodeidae | |
 | 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 |
 | Arius leptaspis | Salmontail Catfish | Hexanematichthys leptaspis | Ariidae |
 | Kryptopterus minor | Glass Catfish | Silurus bicirrhis | Siluridae |
 | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus | Flying Fox | Barbus kalopterus | Cyprinidae |
| Myxocyprinus asiaticus | Chinese Banded Shark Chinese Sailfin Sucker Freshwater Batfish High Fin Banded Loach High Fin Loach Wimple | Catostomidae | ||
| Betta macrostoma | Borneo Betta Brunei Beauty Peacock Betta Spotfin Betta | Osphronemidae | ||
 | Auchenoglanis occidentalis occidentalis | African Giraffe Bagrid Giraffe Catfish | Claroteidae | |
 | Laetacara dorsigera | Red breasted acara Red-breasted flag cichlid | Acara dorsiger | Cichlidae |
| 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 | |
 | Xenotoca eiseni | Red Tail Goodeid Red Tail Splitfin | Characodon eiseni | Goodeidane |