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Saltwater Fish Compatibility Guide

*Please note that our compatibility finder is to be used as a general guide. There are exceptions to the rule in some cases. Different fish within a species may not follow the same rules of compatibility as the rest of the fish within that species.

Legend:
O = Should be compatible in most cases
? = May be compatible, but be cautious of aggression.
X = Not recommended

Fish types in green are generally good choices for community or reef aquariums.
Fish types in blue are very docile / passive. Careful choice of tank mates is recommended.
Fish types in red are notoriously aggressive carnivores.
Appropriate caution should be used when keeping with smaller fish.

Angels (Dwarf)

?

Angels (Large)

O

X

Anglers / Frogfish

?

O

O

Anthias

O

O

O

?

Basslets

O

O

X

O

X

Batfish

O

O

O

?

?

X

Blennies

O

O

X

O

?

?

?

Boxfish / Sml Puffers

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

Butterflies

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

Cardinals

O

?

X

?

?

?

O

O

O

O

Clownfish

O

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

Damsels / Chromis

O

O

?

O

O

?

O

O

?

?

O

O

Dragonettes

?

X

X

O

X

?

?

?

?

O

O

?

O

Eels

?

O

X

?

X

?

X

O

?

X

X

X

X

?

Filefish

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

X

X

O

Firefish

O

?

X

?

X

?

?

X

?

O

O

O

O

X

X

O

Goatfish

O

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

O

O

X

X

O

X

O

Gobies

O

?

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

O

?

?

Grammas

O

?

X

?

X

?

O

O

O

?

O

O

?

X

O

?

O

O

X

Groupers

?

O

?

X

X

X

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

O

X

X

?

X

X

X

Grunts / Sweetlips

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

?

O

X

?

Hawkfish

O

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

X

O

?

O

O

O

X

?

O

Hogfish

O

O

O

O

?

?

?

O

O

?

O

O

?

?

O

?

O

?

O

?

?

O

X

Lions / Scorpions

?

O

O

?

X

?

X

O

?

X

X

X

X

O

?

X

?

X

X

O

?

X

?

O

Parrotfish

O

O

?

O

?

O

?

O

O

?

O

O

?

?

O

X

O

?

?

?

O

O

O

?

O

Pseudochromis

O

?

X

O

X

?

?

O

O

?

O

O

?

X

?

?

O

O

X

X

O

O

?

X

?

X

Puffers

?

O

?

O

X

X

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

O

?

X

O

X

X

?

O

?

?

?

O

X

O

Seahorses / Pipefish

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

?

X

X

?

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

O

Sharks / Rays

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

?

X

X

X

?

?

X

X

X

?

Snappers

X

O

O

?

X

X

X

?

X

X

X

X

X

?

X

X

O

X

X

O

?

X

O

O

?

X

?

X

?

?

Squirrelfish

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

?

O

?

?

?

O

?

O

?

O

X

O

O

O

?

O

O

O

X

?

O

O

Tangs / Sugreons

O

O

O

O

O

?

O

O

?

?

O

O

?

O

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

X

O

O

?

Triggerfish

?

?

X

?

X

X

X

?

X

X

?

?

X

O

X

X

?

X

X

O

?

?

?

X

?

X

?

X

X

?

?

?

?

Wrasses (Small)

O

O

X

?

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

O

?

X

O

O

?

O

O

X

?

O

?

X

?

O

?

X

X

X

O

O

X

O

Wrasses (Large)

?

O

?

?

?

X

?

O

?

?

?

O

?

?

?

X

?

?

X

O

O

O

?

O

?

X

?

X

X

?

?

O

?

?

?

Corals

?

X

?

O

O

X

O

?

X

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

?

O

O

X

?

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

X

X

O

O

X

O

?

Invertebrates

?

X

X

O

O

X

O

?

X

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

X

O

O

X

X

O

X

X

X

O

X

O

X

X

X

O

X

O

?

Live Rock & Sand

?

?

O

O

O

O

O

?

?

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

?

O

O

O

O

O

X

O

?

Legend:
o = Should be compatible in most cases
? = May be compatible, but be cautious of aggression.
x = Not recom