Striped Red-Eye Puffer Tank Mates

• Adolf's Cory✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5.5 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • 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 Adolf's Cory in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Agassiz's Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • 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 Agassiz's Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Axelrod's Cory✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Axelrod's Cory in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Bandit Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–27 °C (72–81 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–27 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Bandit Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Blackline Rasbora✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • 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 Blackline Rasbora in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Blood Red Tiger Pleco✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Medium care · 24–29 °C (75–84 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
• Bloodfin Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5.5 cm · Easy care · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Both favour the middle of the tank — offer enough cover so they aren't always in each other's space.
  • Keep Bloodfin Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Blue Turbo Snail✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 25–30 °C (77–86 °F)
  • 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.
• Butterfly Hillstream Loach✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Hard care · 18–24 °C (64–75 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–24 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
• Diamond Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • 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 Diamond Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Duplicareus Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5.5 cm · Medium care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–27 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Duplicareus Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Elegant Cory✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Elegant Cory in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• False Julii Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep False Julii Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• German Blue Ram✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Hard care · 27–30 °C (81–86 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 27–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
• Glass Bloodfin Tetra✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–28 °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 Glass Bloodfin Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Guppy✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 6 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
• Horseman Cory✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–26 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Horseman Cory 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)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–28 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
• Julii Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 23–26 °C (73–79 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Julii Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Masked Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Compatible on the things that matter: shared water near 24–28 °C, workable temperaments, and no predator-and-prey size gap.
  • Keep Masked Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Narcissus II Cory✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5.5 cm · Medium care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • Aggressive + Peaceful, but with no direct clash here, and their water overlaps around 24–26 °C — no size, zone or temperament conflicts.
  • Keep Narcissus II Cory in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Panda Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
  • 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 Panda Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Rust Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5.5 cm · Easy care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • 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 Rust Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Skunk Corydoras✅ Compatible
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–26 °C (72–79 °F)
  • 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 Skunk Corydoras in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Amano Shrimp⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 18–28 °C (64–82 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer may eat Amano Shrimp or pick off its shrimplets — a densely planted tank with moss gives them a fighting chance.
• Checkered Barb⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 20–25 °C (68–77 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Checkered Barb are close in size, but the aggressive one tends to dominate — add checkered barb in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Checkered Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Cherry Barb⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Expect Striped Red-Eye Puffer to harass Cherry Barb at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Cherry Barb 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 (6.8–7.8 vs 4–6); doable if you sit in the shared band, but not ideal long-term.
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Chocolate Gourami are close in size, but the aggressive one tends to dominate — add chocolate gourami in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Chocolate Gourami in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Cochu's Blue Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Expect Striped Red-Eye Puffer to harass Cochu's Blue Tetra at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Cochu's Blue Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Firehead Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Expect Striped Red-Eye Puffer to harass Firehead Tetra at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Firehead Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Five-banded Barb⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 23–27 °C (73–81 °F)
  • Expect Striped Red-Eye Puffer to harass Five-banded Barb at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Five-banded Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Forktail Blue-eye⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Expect Striped Red-Eye Puffer to harass Forktail Blue-eye at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Forktail Blue-eye in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Half-striped Penguin Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer is aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Half-striped Penguin Tetra — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Keep Half-striped Penguin Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Harlequin Rasbora⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 23–28 °C (73–82 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Harlequin Rasbora are close in size, but the aggressive one tends to dominate — add harlequin rasbora in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Harlequin Rasbora in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Honey Gourami⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 22–28 °C (72–82 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer is aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Honey Gourami — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
• 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.
• Mystery Snail⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 20–28 °C (68–82 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Mystery Snail are close in size, but the aggressive one tends to dominate — add mystery snail in a group to spread the pressure.
• Rummy-nose Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 23–29 °C (73–84 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Rummy-nose Tetra are close in size, but the aggressive one tends to dominate — add rummy-nose tetra in a group to spread the pressure.
  • Keep Rummy-nose Tetra in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Stoliczka's Barb⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Easy care · 20–26 °C (68–79 °F)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer is aggressive and may chase or nip the smaller Stoliczka's Barb — plant heavily and break up sight lines.
  • Keep Stoliczka's Barb in a shoal of 6+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Xingu Black Neon Tetra⚠️ With caution
  Peaceful · 5 cm · Medium care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Expect Striped Red-Eye Puffer to harass Xingu Black Neon Tetra at times; give dense cover and watch them at feeding.
  • Keep Xingu Black Neon Tetra in a shoal of 8+ or it gets stressed and nippy.
• Alligator Gar⛔ Not recommended
  Aggressive · 250 cm · Hard care · 24–28 °C (75–82 °F)
  • Two assertive fish, one genuinely aggressive: Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Alligator Gar will hold territory and clash.
  • Alligator Gar (250 cm) is big enough to swallow the 5 cm Striped Red-Eye Puffer whole.
  • Your 75 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)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer 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 5 cm Striped Red-Eye Puffer whole.
  • Your 75 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)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Fire Eel are both territorial and at least one is outright aggressive — expect serious fighting.
  • Fire Eel (100 cm) is big enough to swallow the 5 cm Striped Red-Eye Puffer whole.
  • Your 75 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)
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer is bite-sized to a 90 cm koi — it will be eaten.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~3800 L this pairing really wants — crowding raises aggression.
• Mekong Giant Catfish⛔ Not recommended
  Semi-aggressive · 300 cm · Hard care · 20–28 °C (68–82 °F)
  • Two assertive fish, one genuinely aggressive: Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Mekong Giant Catfish will hold territory and clash.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~100000 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: Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Redtail Catfish will hold territory and clash.
  • Striped Red-Eye Puffer is bite-sized to a 120 cm predatory redtail catfish — it will be eaten.
  • Your 75 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: Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Spotted Gar will hold territory and clash.
  • Size gap is too large (90 vs 5 cm): Spotted Gar will treat Striped Red-Eye Puffer as food.
  • Your 75 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: Striped Red-Eye Puffer and Wels Catfish will hold territory and clash.
  • Wels Catfish (300 cm) is big enough to swallow the 5 cm Striped Red-Eye Puffer whole.
  • Your 75 L tank is below the ~20000 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.