Zebra Pleco tank mates

Hypancistrus zebra · Fish · 3.5" · Peaceful · needs 30+ gal, 79–86°F, pH 6–7.5 buy at Flip Aquatics · Flip Aquatics live-arrival guarantee

Compatible (20)

Altum Angelfish (fish, 7")
Angelfish (fish, 6")
Banded Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Black Kuhli Loach (fish, 3")
Black Neon Tetra (fish, 1.5")
Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Cardinal Tetra (fish, 2")
Cherry Barb (fish, 2")
Chocolate Gourami (fish, 2")
Clown Rasbora (fish, 4")
Discus (fish, 8")
False Rummy Nose Tetra (fish, 2")
False Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
German Blue Ram (fish, 2.5")
Gold Kuhli Loach (fish, 3.5")
Koi Angelfish (fish, 6")
Kuhli Loach (fish, 4")
Red-Line Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Rummynose Tetra (fish, 2")
Sparkling Gourami (fish, 1.5")

Usually fine — light caution (17)

Black Molly (fish, 4")
Fancy Guppy (Female trio) (fish, 2.4")
Guppy (fish, 2")
Longfin Bristlenose Pleco (fish, 5")
Molly (fish, 4")
Platy (fish, 2.5")
Swordtail (fish, 5.5")
White Glove Shrimp (shrimp, 1.2")
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 (snail, 0.75")

Caution — only with care (110)

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")
Betta (Siamese Fighting Fish) (fish, 2.5")
Black Skirt Tetra (fish, 2.5")
Blue Gourami (fish, 6")
Blue Phantom Pleco (fish, 7")
Bolivian Ram (fish, 3.5")
Brilliant Rasbora (fish, 4")
Bronze Cory (fish, 2.75")
Candy Striped Pleco (fish, 4")
Chili Rasbora (fish, 0.7")
Clown Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Colombian Zebra Pleco (fish, 3.5")
Common Pleco (fish, 24")
Croaking Gourami (fish, 3")
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")
Flash Pleco (L204) (fish, 20")
Gold Gourami (fish, 6")
Green Neon Tetra (fish, 1")
Harlequin Rasbora (fish, 1.75")
Honey Gourami (fish, 2")
King Tiger Pleco (fish, 6")
Kribensis (fish, 3.5")
Lambchop Rasbora (fish, 1.25")
Least Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Leopard Frog Pleco (fish, 4.5")
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")
Pygmy Cory (fish, 1")
Pygmy Rasbora (fish, 0.8")
Royal Pleco (fish, 17")
Rubber Pleco (Rubbernose) (fish, 4.5")
Sailfin Molly (fish, 5")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
Siamese Algae Eater (fish, 6")
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")
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")
Batik Nerite Snail (snail, 0.6")
Bladder Snail (snail, 0.5")
Japanese Trapdoor Snail (snail, 2")
Malaysian Trumpet Snail (snail, 1")
Nerite Snail (snail, 1")
Olive Nerite Snail (snail, 0.75")
Pagoda / Spiky Snail (snail, 1.5")
Pond Snail (snail, 2")
Rabbit Snail (snail, 3")
Ramshorn Snail (snail, 1")
Red Racer Nerite (snail, 0.8")
Spike-Topped Apple Snail (snail, 1.5")
Spiky Nerite (snail, 0.7")
Sulawesi Snail (snail, 2")
Tracked Nerite Snail (snail, 0.8")
Zebra Nerite Snail (snail, 1")

Avoid (7)

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

Panther Crab (crab, 3")
Blue Lobster Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Electric Blue Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Marbled Crayfish (crayfish, 5")
Giant Gourami (fish, 24")
Oscar (fish, 16")
Wild Betta Splendens (fish, 2.5")

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