Possible Compatible Species for Kryptopterus macrocephalus
Note: This is a rule based search which makes certain assumptions based on characteristics including size, temperament, temperature and pH. As with all advice, please use common sense before combining any two species.
| Scientific Name | Common Names | Synonyms | Family | |
| Kryptopterus macrocephalus | Peppered glass catfish | Siluridae | ||
| Pseudomugil connieae | Connie's Blue-Eye Popondetta Blue-Eye | Popondetta connieae | Pseudomugilidae | |
| Pseudomugil furcatus | Forktail Blue-Eye Rainbow Forktail Rainbow Furcata Rainbow | Pseudomugilidae | ||
 | Peckoltia sabaji | L075 Leopard pleco Para Pleco | Ancistomus sabaji Hemiancistrus sabaji | Loricariidae |
| Puntius lateristriga | Spanner Barb T Bar Barb Tee Barb | Barbus laterstriga Systomus laterstriga | Cyprinidae | |
 | Centromochlus perugiae | Honeycomb Tatia Oil woodcatfish | Tatia perugiae Tatia reticularis | Auchenipteridae |
 | Crenicara filamentosa | Checkerboard Cichlid Checkerboard Lyretail Chessboard Cichlid Lyretail Cichlid | Cremocara filamentosus Crenicara filamentosa Dicrossus filamentosa | Cichlidae |
| Glossolepis wanamensis | Lake Wanam Rainbowfish Wanam Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Melanotaenia angfa | ANGFA Rainbowfish Yakati Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Melanotaenia parva | Lake Kuomai rainbowfish Sunset dwarf rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Glossolepis dorityi | Dority's rainbowfish zig-zag rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Bunocephalus coracoideus | Banjo Catfish | Aspredinidae | |
 | Puntius sachsi | Gold Barb | Barbus sachsii | Cyprinidae |
 | Trichopsis pumilus | Dwarf Croaking Gourami Pygmy Gourami Sparkling Gourami | Ctenops pumilus | Osphronemidae |
 | Hyphessobrycon haraldschultzi | Harold Schultz Tetra | Hemigrammus haraldschultzi | Characidae |
 | Melanotaenia goldiei | Goldie River Rainbowfish | Aristeus goldiei | Melanotaeniidae |
| Acantopsis choirorhynchos | Banana Loach Horsefaced Loach Long Nosed Loach | Acanthopsis choerorhynchus Acanthopsis choirohynchus Acanthopsis choirorhynchos Acanthopsis choirorrhynchus Acantopsis choerorhynchus Cobitis choirorhynchos | Cobitidae | |
| Dianema urostriatum | Flagtail Catfish Flagtail Porthole Cat Stripedtail Catfish | Decapogon urostriatum | Callichthyidae | |
 | Hemigrammus rodwayi | Gold Tetra Golden Tetra | Hemigrammus armstrongi | Characidae |
 | Geophagus steindachneri | Redhump Eartheater Redhump Geophagus | Geophagus hondae | Cichlidae |
 | Chela caeruleostigmata | Blue Hatchetfish Flying Barb Leaping Barb Siamese Hatchetfish | Laubuca caeruleostigmata | Cyprinidae |
 | Danio nigrofasciatus | Dwarf Danio Spotted Danio | Barilius nigrofasciatus Brachydanio nigrofasciatus | Cyprinidae |
| Melanotaenia gracilis | Slender Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Satanoperca jurupari | Demon Fish Earth Eater | Geophagus jurupari | Cichlidae |
 | Trichogaster leerii | Diamond Gourami Lace Gourami Leeri Gourami Mosaic Gourami Pearl Gourami | Trichogaster leeri Trichopus leerii | Osphronemidae |
 | Colisa lalia | Coral Blue Dwarf Gourami Dwarf Gourami Neon Dwarf Gourami Powder Blue Gourami Sunset Dwarf Gourami | Trichogaster lalius Trichopodus lalius | Osphronemidae |
 | Sphaerichthys osphromenoides | Chocolate Gourami | Sphaerichthys osphromenoides osphromenoides | Osphronemidae |
 | Dermogenys pusilla | Malayan Halfbeak Wrestling Halfbeak | Dermogenys burmanicus Dermogenys pusillus Dermogenys siamensis | Hemiramphidae |
 | Metynnis hypsauchen | Silver Dollar Silver Pacu | Myletes hypsauchen | Characidae |
 | Pristella maxillaris | Pristella X-Ray Tetra | Aphyocarax maxillaris Aphyocharax maxillaris Holopristis riddlei Pristella riddlei | Characidae |
 | Nannostomus beckfordi | Golden Pencilfish | Lebiasinidae | |
 | Hemigrammus erythrozonus | Fire Neon Glo-light Tetra Glowlight Tetra | Characidae | |
 | Moenkhausia pittieri | Diamond Tetra | Characidae | |
 | Farlowella vittata | Twig Catfish Whiptail Catfish | Acestra acus | Loricariidae |
 | Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus | Flying Fox | Barbus kalopterus | Cyprinidae |
 | Corydoras julii | Julii Catfish Julii Cory Julii Corydoras Leopard Corydoras | Callichthyidae | |
 | Triportheus rotundatus | Catalina Tetra | Chalceus rotundatus | Characidae |
 | Schilbe marmoratus | African Marbled catfish African shoulderspot catfish | Shilbeidae | |
| Yasuhikotakia sidthimunki | Dwarf Chained Loach | Botia sidthimunki | Cobitidae | |
 | Pangio oblonga | Black Kuhli Loach Chocalate Kuhli Loach Cinnamon Loach Java Loach | Acanthophthalmus javanicus Acanthophthalmus oblongus Cobitis oblonga Pangio javanicus | Cobitidae |
| Pareutropius buffei | Debauwi catfish Three Striped African Glass Catfish | Eutropiellus buffei Eutropiellus vandeweyeri Eutropius buffei | Schilbeidae | |
 | Microglanis iheringi | Bumblebee Catfish South American Bumblebee Catfish | Pseudopimelodidae | |
| Bagrichthys macracanthus | Black Lancer | Bagroides macracanthus | Bagridae | |
 | Rineloricaria sp. L010a | L010a, Red whiptail catfish, Red lizard whiptail | Loricariidae |