Malaysian Trumpet Snail Tank Mates

Malaysian Trumpet Snail is peaceful, so its tank mates need choosing with care. Here are the 147 freshwater species that pair well with a malaysian trumpet snail — plus the 1 to avoid — with a live checker you can tune to your own tank.

By The Aquarium DB Team • Updated June 7, 2026 • Full Malaysian Trumpet Snail care guide →
Best matches

The best tank mates for a malaysian trumpet snail

  • Ember Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 24–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Neon Green Rasbora ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 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.
  • Ramshorn Snail ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 20–28 °C (68–82 °F)
    Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 21–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Red Lip Nerite Snail ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 2 cm · 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.
  • Dawn Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 2.5 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Nerite Snail ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 2.5 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Assassin Snail ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Cherry Shrimp ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Endler's Livebearer ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Glowlight Danio ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Gold Ring Danio ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Neon Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Tail-spot Corydoras ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Trinidad Guppy ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3 cm · 19–24 °C (66–75 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–24 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Pygmy Corydoras ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3.2 cm · 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.
  • Glowlight Rasbora ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 3.5 cm · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Blue Danio ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 21–26 °C (70–79 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Emperor Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
    Both are peaceful; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
  • Flame Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Ghost Shrimp ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
    Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 21–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Glowlight Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Golden Dwarf Barb ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)
    Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 21–24 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Phoenix Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Red Phantom Tetra ✅ Compatible
    Easy care · Peaceful · 4 cm · 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.
With caution

Malaysian Trumpet Snail tank mates that can work with care

  • Afra Cichlid ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Semi-aggressive · 10 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    Afra Cichlid may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
  • African Butterfly Cichlid ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Semi-aggressive · 8 cm · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    African Butterfly Cichlid may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
  • Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Semi-aggressive · 9 cm · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)
    Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
  • Alligator Gar ⚠️ With caution
    Hard care · Aggressive · 250 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    Alligator Gar may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
  • Altifrons Geophagus ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Semi-aggressive · 25 cm · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    Altifrons Geophagus may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
  • Amazon Puffer ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Peaceful · 8 cm · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    Your 75 L tank is below the ~120 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
  • Angelfish ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Semi-aggressive · 15 cm · 24–30 °C (75–86 °F)
    Angelfish may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.
  • Angelicus Synodontis ⚠️ With caution
    Medium care · Semi-aggressive · 25 cm · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
    Angelicus Synodontis may bully the smaller Malaysian Trumpet Snail, though its armour makes it a hard meal — give it caves and driftwood to retreat into.

+ 184 more “with caution” pairings — see the interactive checker above.

Avoid

Fish to avoid keeping with a malaysian trumpet snail

  • Discus ⛔ Avoid
    Hard care · Peaceful · 20 cm · 28–31 °C (82–88 °F)
    Temperature needs don't overlap (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 21–27 °C vs Discus 28–31 °C).
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Will it live with a Malaysian Trumpet Snail?

We compare each fish against your malaysian trumpet snail on temperament, size, water parameters and swimming zone. Set your tank size and filter the results.

  • African Dwarf Frog✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • 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 Amapá Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Assassin Snail✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • Blackwing Hatchetfish✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °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.
  • Blue Danio✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 4 cm · Easy care · 21–26 °C (70–79 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Blue Danio in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Cherry Shrimp✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
    • Keep Cherry Shrimp in a shoal of 10+ 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 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Keep Clown Killifish in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Dawn Tetra✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 2.5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Dawn Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Dwarf Spotted Rasbora✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 2.5 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.
    • Keep Dwarf Spotted Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Endler's Livebearer✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Endler's Livebearer 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)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 21–25 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Keep Eyespot Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Glowlight Danio✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Keep Glowlight Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Glowlight Rasbora✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Glowlight Rasbora in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Gold Ring Danio✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 18–26 °C (64–79 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Gold Ring Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Lambchop Rasbora✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 23–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Lambchop Rasbora in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Neon Tetra✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Neon Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Nerite Snail✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 2.5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • 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 21–24 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Keep Northern Glowlight Danio in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Pea Puffer✅ Compatible
    Semi-aggressive · 2.5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Pygmy Corydoras✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3.2 cm · Easy 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 Pygmy Corydoras in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Rainbow Emperor Tetra✅ Compatible
    Semi-aggressive · 3.6 cm · Medium care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 22–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
    • Keep Rainbow Emperor Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Tail-spot Corydoras✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 22–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
    • Keep Tail-spot Corydoras 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; temperature, pH and hardness ranges all overlap and neither outsizes the other enough to be a threat.
    • Both favour the bottom of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
    • Keep Tailspotted Oto in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Trinidad Guppy✅ Compatible
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Easy care · 19–24 °C (66–75 °F)
    • Both are peaceful, and their water overlaps around 21–24 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Black Darter Tetra⚠️ With caution
    Semi-aggressive · 4 cm · Hard care · 21–28 °C (70–82 °F)
    • Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 3.5–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Black Darter Tetra 0–5 dGH).
  • Black Ruby Barb⚠️ With caution
    Semi-aggressive · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    • Your 75 L tank is below the ~100 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
    • Keep Black Ruby Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Cardinal Tetra⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Cardinal Tetra 1–6 dGH).
    • Keep Cardinal Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Chocolate Gourami⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 5 cm · Hard care · 25–30 °C (77–86 °F)
    • Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4–6); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Chocolate Gourami 0–5 dGH).
    • Keep Chocolate Gourami in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Crimson Red Betta⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Hard care · 24–29 °C (75–84 °F)
    • pH preferences only just meet (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 7–8 vs Crimson Red Betta 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
    • One likes softer water and the other harder (8–18 vs 0–5 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
  • Crystal Red Shrimp⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 2.5 cm · Hard care · 20–24 °C (68–75 °F)
    • pH preferences only just meet (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 7–8 vs Crystal Red Shrimp 6–6.8) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
    • One likes softer water and the other harder (8–18 vs 2–5 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
    • Keep Crystal Red Shrimp in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Fire Red Licorice Gourami⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 3.5 cm · Hard care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    • pH preferences only just meet (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 7–8 vs Fire Red Licorice Gourami 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
    • One likes softer water and the other harder (8–18 vs 0–4 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
  • Green Neon Tetra⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 2.5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    • Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4.5–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Green Neon Tetra 0–4 dGH).
    • Keep Green Neon Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Humpbacked Tetra⚠️ With caution
    Semi-aggressive · 5 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    • Your 75 L tank is below the ~80 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
    • 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 Morse Code Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Neon Blue Rasbora⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 2.5 cm · Medium care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
    • pH preferences only just meet (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 7–8 vs Neon Blue Rasbora 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
    • One likes softer water and the other harder (8–18 vs 1–6 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
    • Keep Neon Blue Rasbora in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Purple Tetra⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 4 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
    • Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 5.8–6.8); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
    • Keep Purple Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Spotfin Betta⚠️ With caution
    Semi-aggressive · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    • pH preferences only just meet (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 7–8 vs Spotfin Betta 4–6.5) — target the overlap and acclimate slowly.
    • One likes softer water and the other harder (8–18 vs 0–5 dGH) — a compromise, not a perfect match.
  • Tiger Shrimp⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 3 cm · Hard care · 20–25 °C (68–77 °F)
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Tiger Shrimp 0–6 dGH).
    • Keep Tiger Shrimp in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Tucano Tetra⚠️ With caution
    Peaceful · 1.7 cm · Hard care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
    • Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4.5–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Tucano Tetra 1–5 dGH).
    • Keep Tucano Tetra in a shoal of 10+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
  • Wine Red Betta⚠️ With caution
    Aggressive · 5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
    • Different pH ranges (7–8 vs 4–6.5); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
    • Water hardness preferences differ (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 8–18 vs Wine Red Betta 0–4 dGH).
  • Discus⛔ Not recommended
    Peaceful · 20 cm · Hard care · 28–31 °C (82–88 °F)
    • Temperature needs don't overlap (Malaysian Trumpet Snail 21–27 °C vs Discus 28–31 °C).
    • Your 75 L tank is below the ~200 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
    • Keep Discus 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.

Setting up a malaysian trumpet snail community tank

Give the group a stable, planted 75 L+ tank with a gentle filter, a reliable heater and plenty of cover — broken sight lines and hiding spots let mid-water and bottom dwellers keep out of each other's way. Cycle it fully and stock gradually.

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How to choose

How to choose the right tank mates for a malaysian trumpet snail

As a peaceful species, malaysian trumpet snail is easily bullied — favour other calm, non-nippy fish and steer clear of boisterous or aggressive tank mates. It mostly occupies the bottom of the tank, so it pairs naturally with species that use the other levels.

Malaysian Trumpet Snail grows to about 3 cm, so avoid tank mates small enough to be seen as food — as a rule of thumb, skip anything under roughly 2 cm. Match its water, too: aim for 21–27 °C (70–81 °F), pH 7–8 and 8–18 dGH. Fish needing very different conditions — coldwater species, or hard-water lovers against a soft-water fish — rarely thrive side by side.

Malaysian Trumpet Snail doesn't need its own kind to feel secure; think twice before keeping more than one if it is territorial. Whatever you add, introduce new fish slowly, watch for bullying in the first days, and have a backup plan if temperaments clash.

FAQ

Frequently asked questions

Can a malaysian trumpet snail live with other fish?

Yes — with the right companions. Our checker finds 147 compatible freshwater species for malaysian trumpet snail. Pick calm, similarly-sized fish that share its water needs and add them to a mature, well-planted tank.

What is the best tank mate for a malaysian trumpet snail?

Easy, peaceful, similarly-sized species top the list — for example Ember Tetra, Neon Green Rasbora, Ramshorn Snail. Use the checker above to match against your own tank size.

What fish should you avoid keeping with a malaysian trumpet snail?

Avoid Discus and similar — usually a temperature, size or temperament clash. The full "avoid" list below gives the reason for each.

How big a tank do malaysian trumpet snail tank mates need?

Start from Malaysian Trumpet Snail's own minimum and scale up with every addition. The checker above defaults to a 75 L community tank and flags pairings that need more room — drag the slider to match your setup.

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