Long fins: avoid known fin nippers such as tiger barbs and serpae tetras.
Predator: may eat fish up to about 4 cm.
Check a tank with African butterflyfish
Good tank mates for African butterflyfish
These species share its temperature range and temperament, with no fin-nipping or predation risk under our rules. Still check your tank size and bioload in the checker.
Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · Angelfish · Banjo catfish · Betta (male) · Blue acara · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Bristlenose pleco · Bronze corydoras · Clown pleco · Colombian tetra · Congo tetra · Convict cichlid · Dwarf gourami · Firemouth cichlid · Gardneri killifish · Glass catfish · Golden pencilfish · Indian glassfish · Kuhli loach · Molly · Moonlight gourami · Pearl gourami · Peppered corydoras · Red rainbowfish
Avoid with African butterflyfish
African dwarf frog (predation) · Black neon tetra (predation) · Black phantom tetra (predation) · Bumblebee goby (predation) · Cardinal tetra (predation) · Celestial pearl danio (predation) · Chili rasbora (predation) · Clown killifish (predation) · Common / comet goldfish (temperature) · Dojo loach (temperature) · Dwarf pencilfish (predation) · Ember tetra (predation) · Emerald dwarf rasbora (predation) · Endler's livebearer (predation) · Fancy goldfish (temperature) · Glowlight tetra (predation) · Gold barb (temperature) · Green neon tetra (predation)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: high. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.