Long fins: avoid known fin nippers such as tiger barbs and serpae tetras.
Predator: may eat fish up to about 3 cm.
Good tank mates for Angelfish
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.
African butterflyfish · Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · Banjo catfish · Betta (male) · Blue acara · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Bristlenose pleco · Bumblebee goby · Clown pleco · Cockatoo dwarf cichlid · Congo tetra · Convict cichlid · Dwarf gourami · Firemouth cichlid · Gardneri killifish · Indian glassfish · Kuhli loach · Molly · Moonlight gourami · Pearl gourami · Red rainbowfish · Sailfin molly · Striped raphael catfish · Swordtail
Avoid with Angelfish
Amano shrimp (predation) · Assassin snail (predation) · Celestial pearl danio (predation) · Cherry shrimp (predation) · Chili rasbora (predation) · Common / comet goldfish (temperature) · CPO dwarf crayfish (predation) · Crystal red shrimp (predation) · Dojo loach (temperature) · Ember tetra (predation) · Emerald dwarf rasbora (predation) · Endler's livebearer (predation) · Fancy goldfish (temperature) · Ghost shrimp (predation) · Gold barb (temperature) · Green neon tetra (predation) · Lambchop rasbora (predation) · Malaysian trumpet snail (predation)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: high. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.