Building and maintaining a successful aquarium depends largely
on knowing and following best-of-practice procedures based on
the collected experience of experts and enthusiasts. After
outfitting your tank with the necessary equipment to establish
the optimal environment for your aquaria, the next step toward
success is selecting the species that are compatible with one
another. Our Compatibility Charts will help you select new fish
that are most likely to successfully co-exist with established
tankmates. Understand that the chart is a guide only and that
fish, like people, are individuals with distinctive
"personalities." A particular fish may react differently than
what is indicated in the chart when exposed to an unfamiliar
environment. In terms of compatibility, remember that the larger
the aquarium, the easier it will be to mix fish with different
behaviors. Many species are very territorial, and even more
passive fish can exhibit territorial behavior if you try to
maintain too many fish in an inappropria