Possible Compatible Species for Macropodus opercularis
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 | ||
| Archocentrus spinosissimus | Spiney Cichlid Spinner Cichlid Spinos Cichlid | Cichlasoma immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimum immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimus Heros spinosissimus | Cichlidae | |
 | Hemichromis lifalili | Blood Red Jewel | Cichlidae | |
 | Epalzeorhynchos bicolor | Red Tailed Black Shark Redtail Shark | Labeo bicolor | Cyprinidae |
| Leporacanthicus joselimai | Leopard Leporacanthicus Sultan Pleco | Loricariidae | ||
| Nothobranchius palmqvisti | Palmqvist's Nothobranch | Aplocheilidae | ||
 | Thorichthys helleri | Heller's Cichlid | Astronotus helleri Cichlasoma champotone Cichlasoma champotonis Cichlasoma helleri Herichthys helleri Heros helleri | Cichlidae |
| Ctenolucius hujeta | Freshwater Barracuda Gar Characin Hujeta Pike Characin Rocket Gar | Ctenolucius hujeta hujeta Hydrocynus hujeta Luciocharax hujeta Xiphostoma hujeta | Ctenoluciidae | |
| Danio kerri | Blue Danio | Danio kerri | Cyprinidae | |
 | Tetraodon biocellatus | Eye Spot Puffer Figure Eight Puffer | Chelonodon biocellatus | Tetraodontidae |
 | Puntius tetrazona | Albino Tiger Barb Green Tiger Barb Sumatra Barb Tiger Barb | Barbus tetrazona Capoeta tetrazona | Cyprinidae |
 | 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 | |
 | Cryptoheros nigrofasciatus | Black Convict Cichlid Convict Cichlid Zebra Cichlid | Archocentrus nigrofasciatus Cichlasoma nigrofasciatum Heros nigrofasciatus | Cichlidae |
 | Altolamprologus compressiceps | Compressed Cichlid | Lamprologus compressiceps Neolamprologus compressiceps | Cichlidae |
 | Aequidens pulcher | Blue Acara | Aequidens pulchrus Cychlasoma pulchrum | Cichlidae |
 | Apistogramma borellii | Umbrella Cichlid Yellow Dwarf Cichlid | Heterogramma borellii | Cichlidae |
 | Macropodus opercularis | Paradise Fish Paradise Gourami | Labrus opercularis | Osphronemidae |