What can live with Altum Angelfish?

Altum Angelfish is compatible with 4 species and needs care with 136 more; avoid 48. It needs at least 75 gallons, 82–88°F, pH 4.5–6.5.

Altum Angelfish tank mates

Pterophyllum altum

Altum Angelfish gets along with 4 species, needs care with 136, and should avoid 48.

Fish7" adultPeaceful75+ gallons82–88°FpH 4.5–6.5

4Compatible

136With care

48Avoid

Best tank mates (hand-picked)

The most reliable companions for Altum Angelfish — peaceful, and matched on water temperature and pH.

DiscusPeaceful fish, shares 82–88°F & pH 5.5–6.5 Black Kuhli LoachPeaceful fish, shares 82–86°F & pH 5.5–6.5 Kuhli LoachPeaceful fish, shares 82–86°F & pH 5.5–6.5 Zebra PlecoPeaceful fish, shares 82–86°F & pH 6–6.5

Stocking more than one fish?

Don’t check pairs one at a time. Add Altum Angelfish and every other fish you’re considering to the compatibility checker, and see how the whole community gets along at once — with tank-size and water-parameter conflicts flagged automatically.

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Best avoided (48 total)

A few to steer clear of — and exactly why:

OscarOscar is aggressive and will attack the peaceful Altum Angelfish.Lambchop RasboraAltum Angelfish’s mouth is big enough to swallow Lambchop Rasbora (only 1.25" long) — it will be eaten.Blue Dream ShrimpAltum Angelfish is 7.0× the length of Blue Dream Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Mischling / Taiwan BeeAltum Angelfish is 7.0× the length of Mischling / Taiwan Bee — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Endler's LivebearerAltum Angelfish’s mouth is big enough to swallow Endler's Livebearer (only 1.2" long) — it will be eaten.

The full compatibility list

Every species we checked against Altum Angelfish — tap to expand.

Compatible (4)

Black Kuhli LoachFish · 3"DiscusFish · 8"Kuhli LoachFish · 4"Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"

Keep only with care (136)

AngelfishFish · 6"Chocolate GouramiFish · 2"German Blue RamFish · 2.5"Gold Kuhli LoachFish · 3.5"Koi AngelfishFish · 6"Rummynose TetraFish · 2"Adolfo's CoryFish · 2.25"Albino CoryFish · 2.5"Amano ShrimpShrimp · 2"Assassin SnailSnail · 1"Bamboo / Wood ShrimpShrimp · 3.5"Bandit CoryFish · 2"Batik Nerite SnailSnail · 0.6"Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)Fish · 2.5"Black MollyFish · 4"Black Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Black Rose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Black Sail CoryFish · 2"Black Skirt TetraFish · 2.5"Blackstripe CoryFish · 2.2"Bladder SnailSnail · 0.5"Blue GouramiFish · 5"Blue Lobster CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Blue Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Blue Phantom PlecoFish · 7"Bolivian RamFish · 3.5"Brazos Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Brilliant RasboraFish · 4"Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Bronze CoryFish · 2.75"Cajun Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Candy Striped PlecoFish · 4"Carbon Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Cardinal TetraFish · 2"Carnival / Polka Dot Freshwater CrabCrab · 1.5"Cherry BarbFish · 2"Clown PlecoFish · 3.5"Clown RasboraFish · 4"Colombian RamshornSnail · 2"Colombian Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Common PlecoFish · 24"Croaking GouramiFish · 3"Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)Crayfish · 1.75"Dwarf GouramiFish · 3.5"Electric Blue CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Elegant CoryFish · 2"Emerald Cory (Brochis)Fish · 3"False Julii CoryFish · 2"False Rummy Nose TetraFish · 2"Fancy Guppy (Female trio)Fish · 2.4"Fiddler CrabCrab · 2"Fire RasboraFish · 1.6"Flash Pleco (L204)Fish · 20"Flower ShrimpShrimp · 2.5"Ghost ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Giant GouramiFish · 24"Giant Sulawesi SnailSnail · 3"Gold GouramiFish · 6"Gold Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Green Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"GuppyFish · 2"Harlequin RasboraFish · 1.75"Honey GouramiFish · 2"Horned Nerite SnailSnail · 0.5"Ivory Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Japanese Trapdoor SnailSnail · 2"Julii CoryFish · 2"King Tiger PlecoFish · 6"Kissing GouramiFish · 12"KribensisFish · 3.5"Leopard Frog PlecoFish · 4.5"Longfin Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Malaysian Trumpet SnailSnail · 1"Marbled CrayfishCrayfish · 5"MollyFish · 4"Moonlight GouramiFish · 6"Mystery SnailSnail · 2"Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Noble GouramiFish · 3"Olive Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Opaline GouramiFish · 6"Otocinclus CatfishFish · 1.5"Pagoda / Spiky SnailSnail · 1.5"Painted Fire Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Panda CoryFish · 2"Panther CrabCrab · 3"Pearl GouramiFish · 4.5"Pitbull PlecoFish · 2.5"PlatyFish · 2.5"Pom Pom CrabCrab · 1"Pond SnailSnail · 2"Purple Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Rabbit SnailSnail · 3"Ramshorn SnailSnail · 1"Red Claw CrabCrab · 2.5"Red Devil Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Red Nose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Red Racer Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Red-Line RasboraFish · 1.75"Royal PlecoFish · 17"Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose)Fish · 4.5"Saddled CoryFish · 1.8"Sailfin MollyFish · 5"Schwartz's CoryFish · 2.5"Scissortail RasboraFish · 3.5"Siamese Algae EaterFish · 6"Siamese Algae EaterFish · 6"Skunk CoryFish · 2"Slender RasboraFish · 1.5"Smudge Spot CoryFish · 2.25"Sparkling GouramiFish · 1.5"Spike-Topped Apple SnailSnail · 1.5"Spiky NeriteSnail · 0.7"Spotted Tail CoryFish · 2.2"Sterbai CoryFish · 2.6"Sulawesi SnailSnail · 2"SwordtailFish · 5.5"Thai Devil CrabCrab · 2"Thai Freshwater CrabCrab · 2.5"Thai Micro CrabCrab · 0.4"Thai Micro Pom Pom CrabCrab · 0.8"Thick-lipped GouramiFish · 3.5"Threestripe CoryFish · 2.2"Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"Tracked Nerite SnailSnail · 0.8"Two-Saddled CoryFish · 2.5"Typhoon PlecoFish · 12"Vampire ShrimpShrimp · 6"Variatus PlatyFish · 2.75"Venezuelan CoryFish · 2.5"Wild-Type BettaFish · 2.5"Yucatan MollyFish · 6"Zebra DanioFish · 2"Zebra Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Zebra OtocinclusFish · 1.5"

Avoid (48)

Altum Angelfish tank mates

Best tank mates (hand-picked)

Stocking more than one fish?

Best avoided (48 total)

Design the whole tank, not just the stocking

The full compatibility list