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Moonlight Gourami tank mates

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Moonlight Gourami gets along with 0 species, needs care with 161, and should avoid 27.

Fish6" adultPeaceful55+ gallons77–86°FpH 6.5–7.6

0Compatible

161With care

27Avoid

Best tank mates (hand-picked)

The most reliable companions for Moonlight Gourami — peaceful, and matched on water temperature and pH.

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Best avoided (27 total)

A few to steer clear of — and exactly why:

OscarOscar’s mouth is big enough to swallow Moonlight Gourami (only 6" long) — it will be eaten.Blue Dream ShrimpMoonlight Gourami is 6.0× the length of Blue Dream Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Mischling / Taiwan BeeMoonlight Gourami is 6.0× the length of Mischling / Taiwan Bee — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Blue Velvet ShrimpMoonlight Gourami is 6.0× the length of Blue Velvet Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.Cherry ShrimpMoonlight Gourami is 6.0× the length of Cherry Shrimp — easily mouth-sized, and anything that fits in the mouth is a predator.

The full compatibility list

Every species we checked against Moonlight Gourami — tap to expand.

Keep only with care (161)

Adolfo's CoryFish · 2.25"Albino CoryFish · 2.5"AngelfishFish · 6"Assassin SnailSnail · 1"Bamboo / Wood ShrimpShrimp · 3.5"Bandit CoryFish · 2"Black Kuhli LoachFish · 3"Black Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Black Sail CoryFish · 2"Blackstripe CoryFish · 2.2"Bladder SnailSnail · 0.5"Blue Phantom PlecoFish · 7"Bolivian RamFish · 3.5"Brilliant RasboraFish · 4"Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Bronze CoryFish · 2.75"Candy Striped PlecoFish · 4"Cardinal TetraFish · 2"Cherry BarbFish · 2"Clown PlecoFish · 3.5"Clown RasboraFish · 4"Colombian Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Common PlecoFish · 24"DiscusFish · 8"Dwarf Crayfish (CPO)Crayfish · 1.75"Elegant CoryFish · 2"Emerald Cory (Brochis)Fish · 3"False Julii CoryFish · 2"False Rummy Nose TetraFish · 2"Fire RasboraFish · 1.6"Flash Pleco (L204)Fish · 20"German Blue RamFish · 2.5"Gold Kuhli LoachFish · 3.5"Harlequin RasboraFish · 1.75"Japanese Trapdoor SnailSnail · 2"Julii CoryFish · 2"King Tiger PlecoFish · 6"Koi AngelfishFish · 6"KribensisFish · 3.5"Kuhli LoachFish · 4"Leopard Frog PlecoFish · 4.5"Longfin Bristlenose PlecoFish · 5"Malaysian Trumpet SnailSnail · 1"Neon TetraFish · 1.5"Nerite SnailSnail · 1"Olive Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Otocinclus CatfishFish · 1.5"Pagoda / Spiky SnailSnail · 1.5"Pitbull PlecoFish · 2.5"Pom Pom CrabCrab · 1"Rabbit SnailSnail · 3"Ramshorn SnailSnail · 1"Red-Line RasboraFish · 1.75"Royal PlecoFish · 17"Rummynose TetraFish · 2"Saddled CoryFish · 1.8"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"Spike-Topped Apple SnailSnail · 1.5"Spotted Tail CoryFish · 2.2"Sterbai CoryFish · 2.6"Sulawesi SnailSnail · 2"Thai Micro CrabCrab · 0.4"Thai Micro Pom Pom CrabCrab · 0.8"Threestripe CoryFish · 2.2"Two-Saddled CoryFish · 2.5"Typhoon PlecoFish · 12"Vampire ShrimpShrimp · 6"Venezuelan CoryFish · 2.5"Zebra OtocinclusFish · 1.5"Zebra PlecoFish · 3.5"Altum AngelfishFish · 7"Amano ShrimpShrimp · 2"Axelrod's RasboraFish · 0.6"Batik Nerite SnailSnail · 0.6"Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish)Fish · 2.5"Black MollyFish · 4"Black Rose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Black Skirt TetraFish · 2.5"Blue GouramiFish · 5"Blue Lobster CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Blue Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Brazos Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Cajun Dwarf CrayfishCrayfish · 1.5"Carbon Rili ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Carnival / Polka Dot Freshwater CrabCrab · 1.5"Chili RasboraFish · 0.7"Chocolate GouramiFish · 2"Colombian RamshornSnail · 2"Croaking GouramiFish · 3"Dwarf Cory (Habrosus)Fish · 1"Dwarf Emerald RasboraFish · 1"Dwarf Emerald Rasbora (nanus)Fish · 0.7"Dwarf GouramiFish · 3.5"Electric Blue CrayfishCrayfish · 5"Ember TetraFish · 0.8"Emerald Dwarf RasboraFish · 0.9"Emerald Eye RasboraFish · 1.4"Endler's LivebearerFish · 1.2"Fancy Guppy (Female trio)Fish · 2.4"Fiddler CrabCrab · 2"Flower ShrimpShrimp · 2.5"Ghost ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Giant GouramiFish · 24"Giant Sulawesi SnailSnail · 3"Gold GouramiFish · 6"Gold Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Green Neon TetraFish · 1"Green Tiger BarbFish · 2.75"GuppyFish · 2"Hengel's RasboraFish · 1.2"Honey GouramiFish · 2"Horned Nerite SnailSnail · 0.5"Ivory Mystery SnailSnail · 1.8"Kissing GouramiFish · 12"Lambchop RasboraFish · 1.25"Least RasboraFish · 0.8"Licorice GouramiFish · 1.4"Marbled CrayfishCrayfish · 5"MollyFish · 4"Mystery SnailSnail · 2"Neon Blue RasboraFish · 0.8"Neon Green RasboraFish · 0.8"Noble GouramiFish · 3"Opaline GouramiFish · 6"Painted Fire Red ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Panda CoryFish · 2"Panther CrabCrab · 3"Pearl GouramiFish · 4.5"Phoenix RasboraFish · 0.8"PlatyFish · 2.5"Pond SnailSnail · 2"Purple Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Pygmy CoryFish · 1"Pygmy RasboraFish · 0.8"Red Claw CrabCrab · 2.5"Red Devil Vampire CrabCrab · 1.5"Red Nose ShrimpShrimp · 1.5"Red Racer Nerite SnailSnail · 0.75"Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose)Fish · 4.5"Sailfin MollyFish · 5"Sparkling GouramiFish · 1.5"Spiky NeriteSnail · 0.7"Strawberry RasboraFish · 0.7"SwordtailFish · 5.5"

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