Possible Compatible Species for Herotilapia multispinosa
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 | |
| Archocentrus spinosissimus | Spiney Cichlid Spinner Cichlid Spinos Cichlid | Cichlasoma immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimum immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimus Heros spinosissimus | Cichlidae | |
 | Thorichthys helleri | Heller's Cichlid | Astronotus helleri Cichlasoma champotone Cichlasoma champotonis Cichlasoma helleri Herichthys helleri Heros helleri | 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 |
 | Herotilapia multispinosa | Rainbow Cichlid | Heros multispinosus | Cichlidae |
| Melanotaenia gracilis | Slender Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Thorichthys meeki | Firemouth Cichlid | Cichlasoma hyorhynchum Cichlasoma meeki Herichthys meeki Heros meeki Thorichthys helleri meeki Thorichthys meeki | Cichlidae |
 | Dermogenys pusilla | Malayan Halfbeak Wrestling Halfbeak | Dermogenys burmanicus Dermogenys pusillus Dermogenys siamensis | Hemiramphidae |
| Amphilophus trimaculatum | Three Spot Cichlid Trimac Cichlid | Three-spot Cichlid | Cichlidae | |
| Gynochanda filamentosa | Malaysian Glass fish | Ambassidae | ||
| Sawbwa resplendens | Asian Rummynose Naked Microrasbora Rummynose Rasbora Sawbwa Barb | Cyprindae |