Long fins: avoid known fin nippers such as tiger barbs and serpae tetras.
Check a tank with Moonlight gourami
Good tank mates for Moonlight gourami
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 neon tetra · Black phantom tetra · Blue acara · Boeseman's rainbowfish · Bumblebee goby · Cardinal tetra · Cherry barb · Chili rasbora · Clown pleco · Cockatoo dwarf cichlid · Colombian tetra · Dwarf gourami · Dwarf neon rainbowfish · Dwarf pencilfish · Ember tetra · Emperor tetra · Endler's livebearer · Firemouth cichlid · Forktail blue-eye
Avoid with Moonlight gourami
Bristlenose pleco (temperature) · Bronze corydoras (temperature) · Checkerboard barb (temperature) · Common / comet goldfish (temperature) · Convict cichlid (aggression) · CPO dwarf crayfish (temperature) · Crystal red shrimp (temperature) · Demasoni cichlid (aggression) · Denison barb (temperature) · Dojo loach (temperature) · Emerald dwarf rasbora (temperature) · Fancy goldfish (temperature) · Gardneri killifish (temperature) · Gold barb (temperature) · Harlequin rasbora (temperature) · Jack Dempsey (aggression) · Jewel cichlid (aggression) · Lyretail killifish (temperature)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: medium. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.