Predator: may eat fish up to about 1 cm.
Check a tank with Agassiz's dwarf cichlid
Good tank mates for Agassiz's dwarf cichlid
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 · Angelfish · Banjo catfish · Betta (male) · Bloodfin tetra · Blue acara · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Buenos Aires tetra · Bumblebee goby · Cherry barb · Clown pleco · Cockatoo dwarf cichlid · Colombian tetra · Convict cichlid · Diamond tetra · Dwarf gourami · Dwarf neon rainbowfish · Emperor tetra · Firemouth cichlid · Forktail blue-eye · German blue ram · Glowlight tetra · Golden pencilfish · Guppy
Avoid with Agassiz's dwarf cichlid
Amano shrimp (predation) · Assassin snail (predation) · Black ghost knifefish (predation) · Bristlenose pleco (temperature) · Bronze corydoras (temperature) · Checkerboard barb (temperature) · Cherry shrimp (predation) · Common / comet goldfish (temperature) · CPO dwarf crayfish (temperature) · Crystal red shrimp (temperature) · Denison barb (temperature) · Dojo loach (temperature) · Emerald dwarf rasbora (temperature) · Fancy goldfish (temperature) · Gardneri killifish (temperature) · Ghost shrimp (predation) · Gold barb (temperature) · Harlequin rasbora (temperature)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: medium. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.