Blackwing Hatchetfish Tank Mates

• African Dwarf Frog✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Amapá Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Amapá Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Blue Danio✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 21–26 °C (70–79 °F)
  • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Blue Danio in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Blue Emperor Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Blue Emperor Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Cardinal Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Cardinal Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Clown Killifish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Both favour the top of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Clown Killifish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Crimson Red Betta✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Hard care · 24–29 °C (75–84 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Emperor Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Emperor Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Eyespot Rasbora✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Medium care · 20–25 °C (68–77 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Eyespot Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Fire Red Licorice Gourami✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Hard care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Flame Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Flame Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Ghost Shrimp✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Ghost Shrimp in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Glowlight Rasbora✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Glowlight Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Glowlight Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Glowlight Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Golden Dwarf Barb✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–24 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Golden Dwarf Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Jelly Bean Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Jelly Bean Tetra in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Marbled Hatchetfish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Both favour the top of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Marbled Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Northern Glowlight Danio✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Medium care · 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–24 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Northern Glowlight Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Otocinclus✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 21–26 °C (70–79 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Otocinclus in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Phoenix Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Phoenix Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Purple Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Purple Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Pygmy Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.2 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 23–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Pygmy Corydoras in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Red Phantom Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Red Phantom Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Tailspotted Oto✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Medium care · 22–27 °C (72–81 °F)
  • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Tailspotted Oto in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Black Darter Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 4 cm · Hard care · 21–28 °C (70–82 °F)
  • Expect Black Darter Tetra to harass Blackwing Hatchetfish at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Black Ruby Barb⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Expect Black Ruby Barb to harass Blackwing Hatchetfish at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~100 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Black Ruby Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Black Skirt Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 6 cm · Easy care · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
  • Expect Black Skirt Tetra to harass Blackwing Hatchetfish at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Black Skirt Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Blue Turbo Snail⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 25–30 °C (77–86 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Blackwing Hatchetfish 5.5–7 vs Blue Turbo Snail 7.5–8.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Desert Goby⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 6 cm · Easy care · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
  • Expect Desert Goby to harass Blackwing Hatchetfish at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Dwarf Chain Loach⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Medium care · 24–29 °C (75–84 °F)
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~80 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Dwarf Chain Loach in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Eastern Betta⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 6 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Eastern Betta is semi-aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Eastern Betta may hunt Blackwing Hatchetfish, fry or shrimplets — safest in a heavily planted tank.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Humpbacked Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Humpbacked Tetra is semi-aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~80 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Humpbacked Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Morse Code Corydoras⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~80 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Morse Code Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Rainbow Emperor Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 3.6 cm · Medium care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Rainbow Emperor Tetra and Blackwing Hatchetfish are close in size, but the semi-aggressive one tends to dominate — add blackwing hatchetfish in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Rainbow Emperor Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Serpae Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 4 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Serpae Tetra and Blackwing Hatchetfish are close in size, but the semi-aggressive one tends to dominate — add blackwing hatchetfish in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Serpae Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Silvertip Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Silvertip Tetra is semi-aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Keep Silvertip Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Spotfin Betta⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Spotfin Betta and Blackwing Hatchetfish are close in size, but the semi-aggressive one tends to dominate — add blackwing hatchetfish in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Striped Red-Eye Puffer⚠️ With caution
  Aggressive · 5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Blackwing Hatchetfish are close in size, but the aggressive one tends to dominate — add blackwing hatchetfish in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Tiger Badis⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 4 cm · Medium care · 22–24 °C (72–75 °F)
  • Tiger Badis is semi-aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Wine Red Betta⚠️ With caution
  Aggressive · 5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Expect Wine Red Betta to harass Blackwing Hatchetfish at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Alligator Gar⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 250 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Alligator Gar (250 cm) is big enough to swallow the 3.5 cm Blackwing Hatchetfish whole.
  • Alligator Gar is aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~3785 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Clown Knifefish⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 90 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Size gap is too large (90 vs 3.5 cm): Clown Knifefish will treat Blackwing Hatchetfish as food.
  • Clown Knifefish clearly outsizes Blackwing Hatchetfish and is aggressive; risky unless the tank is big and well-planted.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~750 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Fire Eel⛔ Not recommended
  Semi-aggressive · 100 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Size gap is too large (100 vs 3.5 cm): Fire Eel will treat Blackwing Hatchetfish as food.
  • Fire Eel is semi-aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~380 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Koi⛔ Not recommended
  Peaceful · 90 cm · Medium care · 4–28 °C (39–82 °F)
  • Size gap is too large (90 vs 3.5 cm): Koi will treat Blackwing Hatchetfish as food.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~3800 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Redtail Catfish⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 120 cm · Hard care · 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
  • Blackwing Hatchetfish is bite-sized to a 120 cm predatory redtail catfish — it will be eaten.
  • Redtail Catfish clearly outsizes Blackwing Hatchetfish and is aggressive; risky unless the tank is big and well-planted.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~5700 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Spotted Gar⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 90 cm · Hard care · 18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
  • Size gap is too large (90 vs 3.5 cm): Spotted Gar will treat Blackwing Hatchetfish as food.
  • Spotted Gar clearly outsizes Blackwing Hatchetfish and is aggressive; risky unless the tank is big and well-planted.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~600 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Wels Catfish⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 300 cm · Hard care · 15–25 °C (59–77 °F)
  • Blackwing Hatchetfish is bite-sized to a 300 cm predatory wels catfish — it will be eaten.
  • Wels Catfish is aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Blackwing Hatchetfish — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~20000 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Wolf Cichlid⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 72 cm · Hard care · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)
  • Blackwing Hatchetfish is bite-sized to a 72 cm predatory wolf cichlid — it will be eaten.
  • Expect Wolf Cichlid to harass Blackwing Hatchetfish at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~760 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Blackwing Hatchetfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.

Compatibility is computed from each species' care data — a strong starting point, not a guarantee. Individual temperament varies, so always introduce new fish slowly and watch them.