Possible Compatible Species for Arius leptaspis
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 | |
| Serrasalmus rhombeus | Black Piranha Niger Piranha Rhom Piranha White Piranha | Serralamus niger | Characidae | |
| Scleropages formosus | Asian Arowana Asian bonytongue Black Cross Back Arowana Golden Dragon Fish Green Arowana Ikan kelisa Red Arowana | Osteoglossum formosum | Osteoglossidae | |
| Ilyodon furcidens | Bass goodeid Goldbreasted goodied Goldbreasted splitfin | Characodon furcidens Ilyodon xantusi | Goodeidae | |
 | Botia kubotai | Angelicus Loach/Botia Myanmar Botia Polka Dot Loach/Botia | Botia sp. myanmar | Cobitidae |
 | Parachromis motaguensis | Mortagua Cichlid Red Tiger | Cichlasoma motaguense Herichthys motaguense Heros motaguensis | Cichlidae |
| Pseudomugil connieae | Connie's Blue-Eye Popondetta Blue-Eye | Popondetta connieae | Pseudomugilidae | |
| Rasbora borapetensis | Blackline Rasbora Brilliant Rasbora Red-tailed Rasbora | Cyprinidae | ||
| Xiphophorus montezumae | Mexican Swordtail Montezuma Swordtail | Poeciliidae | ||
| Xiphophorus multilineatus | Pigmy Sword Tail | Poeciliidae | ||
| Archocentrus spinosissimus | Spiney Cichlid Spinner Cichlid Spinos Cichlid | Cichlasoma immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimum immaculata Cichlasoma spinosissimus Heros spinosissimus | Cichlidae | |
 | Parachromis loisellei | Loiselle's Cichlid | Loiselli | 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 | |
 | Cichlasoma grammodes | Mini-Dovii Sieve Cichlid | Herichthys grammodes Nandopsis grammodes | Cichlidae |
 | 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 | ||
 | Aplocheilus lineatus | Golden Wonder Killi Green Panchax Killi | Aplocheilus affinis Aplocheilus lineatus Aplocheilus lineolatus Aplocheilus rubropictus Aplocheilus rubrostigma Aplocheilus vittatus Haplochilus lineatus Haplochilus rubrostigma Panchax lineatum | Aplocheilidae |
 | Corydoras arcuatus | Arched Cory Skunk Cory | Callichthyidae | |
 | 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 | |
 | Parambassis ranga | Glassfish Indian Glassfish | Ambassis ranga Chanda ranga Pseudambassis ranga | Ambassidae |
| 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 |
 | Heterandria formosa | Formosa Livebearer Least Killifish | Poeciliidae | |
 | Cryptoheros sp. 'honduran red point' | Blue Convict Honduran Red Fin Honduran Red Point | Cichlidae | |
 | Amphilophus robertsoni | False Firemouth Robertson's Cichlid Turquoise Cichlid | Astatheros robertsoni Cichlasoma robertsoni Heros robertsoni | 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 |
| Hypsophrys nicaraguensis | Butterfly Cichlid Macaw Cichlid Moga Nicaragua Cichlid Parrot Cichlid Spilotum | Cichlasoma balteatum Cichlasoma nicaraguense Cichlasoma nicaraguensis Cichlasoma spilotum Copora nicaraguense Herichthys nicaraguensis Heros balteatus Heros nicaraguensis Hypsophrys unimaculatus | Cichlidae | |
 | Butis butis | Crazy Fish Duckbill Sleeper | Cheilodipterus butis Eleotris butis | Eleotridae |
 | Glossolepis incisus | Irian Jaya Rainbowfish Red Rainbowfish Salmon Red Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
 | Melanotaenia boesemani | Boesemani Rainbowfish Boseman's Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
 | Corydoras bilineatus | San Juan Cory | Callichthyidae | |
 | Rocio octofasciatum | Jack Dempsey | Cichlasoma octofasciatus Heros octofasciatus | Cichlidae |
 | Corydoras leucomelas | Black Fin Cory False Spotted Cory | Callichthyidae | |
 | Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi | Harold Schultz Tetra | Hemigrammus haraldschultzi | Characidae |
 | Cichlasoma salvini | Salvinis Cichlid Tricolor Cichlid Yellowbelly Cichlid | Cichlasoma tenue Heros salvini Heros triagramma | Cichlidae |
| Phalloceros caudimaculatus | Dusky Millions Fish | Girardinus caudimaculatus Phalloceros caudomaculatus | Poeciliidae | |
 | Acanthocobitis botia | Mottled Loach Sand Loach Spot Loach Striped Loach Zipper Loach | Botia nebulosa Cobitis botia Nemacheilus botia Nemacheilus botia botia Nemachilus botia Nemachilus botius Nemachilus mackenziei Noemacheilus botia | Balitoridae |
 | Aequidens rivulatus | Green Terror Rivulatus | Chromis rivulata | Cichlidae |
 | Melanotaenia goldiei | Goldie River Rainbowfish | Aristeus goldiei | Melanotaeniidae |
 | Botia histrionica | Burmese Loach Gold Zebra Loach | Cobitidae | |
| Melanotaenia splendida australis | Western Rainbow | Neoatherina australis | Melanotaeniidae | |
 | Crossocheilus siamensis | Siamese Algae Eater | Epalzeorhynchus siamensis | Cyprinidae |
| Etroplus suratensis | Banded Chromide Banded Etroplus Green Chromide Pearlspot Cichlid | Chaetodon suratensis | Cichlidae | |
| Etroplus maculatus | Orange Chromide | Chaetodon maculatus | Cichlidae | |
| Crenicichla strigata | Striped Pike Cichlid | Crenicichla johanna strigata | Cichlidae | |
| Corynopoma riisei | Swordtail Characin Swordtail Tetra | Characidae | ||
| Thayeria obliqua | Penguin Fish Short Striped Thayeria | Thayeria obliquus | Characidae | |
| Nannaethiops unitaeniatus | One Line Tetra One Striped African Characin | Citharinidae | ||
| Distichodus lusosso | Long Nosed Distichodus | Citharinidae | ||
| Distichodus affinis | Silver Distichodus | Distichodura affine | Citharinidae | |
| Eigenmannia virescens | Glass Knifefish Green Knifefish | Sternachus virescens | Sternopygidae | |
| Danio kerri | Blue Danio | Danio kerri | Cyprinidae | |
| Syncrossus hymenophysa | Banded Loach Green Tiger Botia Tiger Loach Zebra Loach | Cobitis hymenophysa | Cobitidae | |
| Hypancistrus sp. (L260) | Queen Arabesque Pleco | Loricariidae | ||
 | 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 |
 | Macrognathus aculeatus | Lesser Spiny Eel Peacock Eel Spiny Eel | Mastacembelus aculeatus Ophidium aculeatum Rhyncobdella aculeata | Mastacembelidae |
 | Chela caeruleostigmata | Blue Hatchetfish Flying Barb Leaping Barb Siamese Hatchetfish | Laubuca caeruleostigmata | Cyprinidae |
 | Herotilapia multispinosa | Rainbow Cichlid | Heros multispinosus | Cichlidae |
 | Cryptoheros sajica | T-Bar Cichlid | Archocentrus sajica Cichlasoma sajica | Cichlidae |
 | Amphilophus citrinellus | Midas Cichlid | Amphilophus citrinellum Archocentrus citrinellus Cichlasoma citrinella Cichlasoma citrinellum Herichthys citrinellus Heros citrinellus | 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 |
 | Bedotia geayi | Madagascar Rainbowfish Red Tailed Silverside Zona | Bedotia longianalis Bedotia tricolor | Bedotiidae |
 | 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 |
 | Mikrogeophagus altispinosus | Bolivian Butterfly Bolivian Ram Clown Ruby Cichlid Ruby Cichlid | Crenicara altispinosa Microgeophagus altispinosus Papiliochromis altispinosus | Cichlidae |
 | Hemichromis bimaculatus | Blue Jewel | Cichlidae | |
 | Aequidens pulcher | Blue Acara | Aequidens pulchrus Cychlasoma pulchrum | Cichlidae |
 | Anomalochromis thomasi | African Butterfly Cichlid | Haplochromis thomasi Hemichromis thomasi Paratilapia thomasi Pelmatochromis thomasi | Cichlidae |
 | Osphronemus goramy | Giant Gourami True Gourami | Osphronemus gorami Trichopus goramy | Osphronemidae |
 | Dermogenys pusilla | Malayan Halfbeak Wrestling Halfbeak | Dermogenys burmanicus Dermogenys pusillus Dermogenys siamensis | Hemiramphidae |
 | Arius leptaspis | Salmontail Catfish | Hexanematichthys leptaspis | Ariidae |
 | Baryancistrus sp. (L177) | Gold Nugget Pleco L177 | Loricariidae | |
 | Panaque nigrolineatus | Gold Line Royal Pleco L027 a,b,c L190 L191 L330 LDA63 Orange Royal Royal Pleco | Chaetostomus nigrolineatus | Loricariidae |
 | Kryptopterus minor | Glass Catfish | Silurus bicirrhis | Siluridae |
 | Glyptoperichthys gibbiceps | Leopard Pleco Sailfin Pleco | Ancistrus gibbiceps Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps | Loricariidae |
 | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus | Flying Fox | Barbus kalopterus | Cyprinidae |
 | Corydoras similis | Corydoras sp. "Violet" Smudge Spot Cory | Callichthyidae | |
 | Corydoras metae | Bandit Catfish Bandit Corydoras Masked Corydoras | Callichthyidae | |
 | Corydoras julii | Julii Catfish Julii Cory Julii Corydoras Leopard Corydoras | Callichthyidae | |
| Betta macrostoma | Borneo Betta Brunei Beauty Peacock Betta Spotfin Betta | Osphronemidae | ||
| Amphilophus trimaculatum | Three Spot Cichlid Trimac Cichlid | Three-spot Cichlid | Cichlidae | |
 | Glossolepis multisquamatus | Sepik Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
 | Auchenoglanis occidentalis occidentalis | African Giraffe Bagrid Giraffe Catfish | Claroteidae | |
 | Laetacara dorsigera | Red breasted acara Red-breasted flag cichlid | Acara dorsiger | Cichlidae |
| Gynochanda filamentosa | Malaysian Glass fish | Ambassidae | ||
| Danio choprai | Copper Danio Glowlight Danio | Cyprinidae | ||
| Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki | Dwarf Chained Loach | Botia sidthimunki | Cobitidae | |
 | Baryancistrus sp. LDA33 | Big White Spot, White Spot, LDA33/L 142, Snowball Pleco | Loricariidae | |
| Bagrichthys macracanthus | Black Lancer | Bagroides macracanthus | Bagridae | |
| Sawbwa resplendens | Asian Rummynose Naked Microrasbora Rummynose Rasbora Sawbwa Barb | Cyprindae |