Brichardi Cichlid Tank Mates

• Blue Turbo Snail✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 25–30 °C (77–86 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 25–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
• Boesemani Rainbowfish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 11 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Both favour the middle of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • Keep Boesemani Rainbowfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Corydoras Catfish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6.5 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Corydoras Catfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Japanese Trapdoor Snail✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 10–28 °C (50–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
• Marbled Hoplo✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 14 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
• Molly✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 10 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Both favour the middle of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
• Murray River Rainbowfish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 11 cm · Easy care · 15–26 °C (59–79 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Both favour the middle of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • Keep Murray River Rainbowfish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Spotfin Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6.5 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Keep Spotfin Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Spotted Talking Catfish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 15 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
• Upside-down Catfish✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 10 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Semi-aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
• Afra Cichlid⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 10 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Both are a bit pushy (semi-aggressive + semi-aggressive) — workable only in a larger tank with cover and broken sight lines.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~150 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Afra Cichlid in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 9 cm · Medium care · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid 5–7) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • One likes softer water and the other harder (10–20 vs 0–8 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
  • Brichardi Cichlid and Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid can both be territorial; doable with space and dense planting, but watch for chasing.
• Bandit Cichlid⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 9 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6–7); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
  • Both are a bit pushy (semi-aggressive + semi-aggressive) — workable only in a larger tank with cover and broken sight lines.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~150 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Keep Bandit Cichlid in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Bearded Corydoras⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 10 cm · Medium care · 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Bearded Corydoras 6–7.6) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Keep Bearded Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Brilliant Rasbora⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Brilliant Rasbora 5.5–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Expect Brichardi Cichlid to harass Brilliant Rasbora at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Brilliant Rasbora in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Burmese Loach⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6.5–7.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
• Clown Pleco⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6.5–7.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
• Clown Rasbora⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 10 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Clown Rasbora 5.5–7) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Keep Clown Rasbora in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Daffodil Cichlid⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 10 cm · Medium care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Brichardi Cichlid and Daffodil Cichlid can both be territorial; doable with space and dense planting, but watch for chasing.
• Electric Yellow Cichlid⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 10 cm · Medium care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
  • Both are a bit pushy (semi-aggressive + semi-aggressive) — workable only in a larger tank with cover and broken sight lines.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~200 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Giant Danio⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 10 cm · Easy care · 20–27 °C (68–81 °F)
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6.5–7.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
  • Keep Giant Danio in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Leopard Frog Pleco⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Medium care · 25–30 °C (77–86 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Leopard Frog Pleco 6–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
• Mexican Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Semi-aggressive · 9 cm · Easy care · 18–25 °C (64–77 °F)
  • Brichardi Cichlid and Mexican Tetra can both be territorial; doable with space and dense planting, but watch for chasing.
  • Keep Mexican Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Silver Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Easy care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Silver Tetra 6–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Brichardi Cichlid is semi-aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Silver Tetra — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Keep Silver Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Thick-lipped Gourami⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6.5–7.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
  • Brichardi Cichlid and Thick-lipped Gourami are close in size, but the semi-aggressive one tends to dominate — add thick-lipped gourami in a group to spread the pressure.
• Zebra Loach⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 9 cm · Medium care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Zebra Loach 6.5–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
• Alligator Gar⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 250 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Two assertive fish, one genuinely aggressive: Brichardi Cichlid and Alligator Gar will hold territory and clash.
  • Brichardi Cichlid is bite-sized to a 250 cm predatory alligator gar — it will be eaten.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~3785 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Clown Knifefish⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 90 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Brichardi Cichlid and Clown Knifefish are both territorial and at least one is outright aggressive — expect serious fighting.
  • Clown Knifefish (90 cm) is big enough to swallow the 9 cm Brichardi Cichlid whole.
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6–7.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~750 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Fire Eel⛔ Not recommended
  Semi-aggressive · 100 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Fire Eel (100 cm) is big enough to swallow the 9 cm Brichardi Cichlid whole.
  • Different pH ranges (7.8–9 vs 6.5–7.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
  • Both are a bit pushy (semi-aggressive + semi-aggressive) — workable only in a larger tank with cover and broken sight lines.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~380 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Koi⛔ Not recommended
  Peaceful · 90 cm · Medium care · 4–28 °C (39–82 °F)
  • Size gap is too large (90 vs 9 cm): Koi will treat Brichardi Cichlid as food.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~3800 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Redtail Catfish⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 120 cm · Hard care · 24–27 °C (75–81 °F)
  • Two assertive fish, one genuinely aggressive: Brichardi Cichlid and Redtail Catfish will hold territory and clash.
  • Size gap is too large (120 vs 9 cm): Redtail Catfish will treat Brichardi Cichlid as food.
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Redtail Catfish 6–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~5700 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Spotted Gar⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 90 cm · Hard care · 18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
  • Two assertive fish, one genuinely aggressive: Brichardi Cichlid and Spotted Gar will hold territory and clash.
  • Brichardi Cichlid is bite-sized to a 90 cm predatory spotted gar — it will be eaten.
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Spotted Gar 6.5–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~600 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Wels Catfish⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 300 cm · Hard care · 15–25 °C (59–77 °F)
  • Two assertive fish, one genuinely aggressive: Brichardi Cichlid and Wels Catfish will hold territory and clash.
  • Size gap is too large (300 vs 9 cm): Wels Catfish will treat Brichardi Cichlid as food.
  • pH preferences only just meet (Brichardi Cichlid 7.8–9 vs Wels Catfish 6.5–7.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~20000 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Wolf Cichlid⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 72 cm · Hard care · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)
  • Brichardi Cichlid and Wolf Cichlid are both territorial and at least one is outright aggressive — expect serious fighting.
  • Brichardi Cichlid is bite-sized to a 72 cm predatory wolf cichlid — it will be eaten.
  • Your 120 L tank is below the ~760 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.

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.