Blue Phantom Pleco tank mates

Hemiancistrus sp. L128 · Fish · 7" · Peaceful · needs 55+ gal, 75–82°F, pH 6.5–7.6 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Usually fine — light caution (18)

Black Molly (fish, 4")
Molly (fish, 4")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Blue Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Colombian Ramshorn (snail, 2")
Giant Sulawesi Snail (snail, 3")
Gold Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Horned Nerite Snail (snail, 0.5")
Ivory Mystery Snail (snail, 1.8")
Japanese Assassin Snail variant (snail, 1")
Mystery Snail (snail, 2")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Red Racer Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Caution — only with care (130)

Pom Pom Crab (crab, 1")
Thai Micro Crab (crab, 0.4")
Brazos Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Cajun Dwarf Crayfish (crayfish, 1.5")
Dwarf Crayfish (CPO) (crayfish, 1.75")
Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
Discus (fish, 8")
Dwarf Cory (Habrosus) (fish, 1")
Dwarf Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Ember Tetra (fish, 0.8")
Emerald Cory (Brochis) (fish, 3")
Endler's Livebearer (fish, 1.2")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Moonlight Gourami (fish, 6")
Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Noble Gourami (fish, 3")
Opaline Gourami (fish, 6")
Panda Cory (fish, 2")
Pearl Gourami (fish, 4.5")
Phoenix Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Pitbull Pleco (fish, 2.5")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")
Tail Spot Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Thick-lipped Gourami (fish, 3.5")
Three Spot / Blue Gourami (fish, 5")
Tiger Barb (fish, 2.75")
Typhoon Pleco (fish, 12")
Variatus Platy (fish, 2.75")
Wild-Type Betta (fish, 2.5")
Yucatan Molly (fish, 6")
Zebra Danio (fish, 2")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Amano Shrimp (shrimp, 2")
Bamboo / Wood Shrimp (shrimp, 3.5")
Black King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Black Rose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Blue Bolt Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Dream Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Blue Velvet Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Carbon Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Cardinal Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cardinal Sulawesi Shrimp (shrimp, 0.8")
Cherry Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Chocolate Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Flower Shrimp (shrimp, 2.5")
Ghost Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Green Jade Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Mischling / Taiwan Bee (shrimp, 1")
Oolong Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Eye Blue Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Orange Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Painted Fire Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Pinto Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Nose Shrimp (shrimp, 1.5")
Red Rili Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Red Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Shadow Panda Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Snowball Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Super Crystal Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Tangerine Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Tiger Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Vampire Shrimp (shrimp, 6")
Wine Red Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
Yellow King Kong Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Yellow Neocaridina Shrimp (shrimp, 1")
Assassin Snail (snail, 1")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")

Avoid (6)

These will likely eat, be eaten by, or seriously stress Blue Phantom Pleco.

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")

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