Predator: may eat fish up to about 4 cm.
Good tank mates for Blue acara
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 · Angelfish · Banjo catfish · Betta (male) · Black skirt tetra · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Bristlenose pleco · Buenos Aires tetra · Clown pleco · Convict cichlid · Dwarf gourami · Firemouth cichlid · Gardneri killifish · Jewel cichlid · Kribensis · Kuhli loach · Moonlight gourami · Multies (shell dweller) · Pearl gourami · Red rainbowfish · Rubber-lip pleco · Sailfin molly · Striped raphael catfish
Avoid with Blue acara
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) · Dwarf pencilfish (predation) · Ember tetra (predation) · Emerald dwarf rasbora (predation) · Endler's livebearer (predation) · Fancy goldfish (temperature) · Glowlight tetra (predation) · Green neon tetra (predation) · Habrosus corydoras (predation) · Lambchop rasbora (predation)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: medium. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.