Tank mates for pea puffers
We checked pea puffers against all 149 other species in our database for water temperature, pH, size, fin nipping, predation and aggression.
Pea puffers are best kept in a species-only tank.
Pea puffers: 24–28°C (75–82°F), pH 7–8, adult size 2.5 cm (1 in), minimum tank 5 gallons (19 L). Full pea puffer care guide.
Good Compatible tank mates (0)
Shared water conditions and no known conflict. Still add fish slowly and watch them.
Avoid Bad tank mates (149)
- Angelfish: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of angelfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Angelfish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Betta fish: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of bettas. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bristlenose pleco: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bristlenose plecos. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bronze corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bronze corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Cherry shrimp: Pea puffer eats small shrimp like cherry shrimp. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Common goldfish: They need different temperatures: Pea puffer 24–28°C (75–82°F), common goldfish 15–22°C (59–72°F). Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful common goldfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Common goldfish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Common pleco: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful common plecos. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Dwarf gourami: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of dwarf gouramis. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Fancy goldfish: They need different temperatures: Pea puffer 24–28°C (75–82°F), fancy goldfish 18–23°C (64–73°F). Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of fancy goldfish. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful fancy goldfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Fancy goldfish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Guppy: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of guppies. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful guppies. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Neon tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful neon tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Nerite snail: Pea puffer eats snails, including nerite snails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Oscar: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Oscar can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Panda corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful panda corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Tiger barb: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Zebra danio: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful zebra danios. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- African dwarf frog: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful African dwarf frogs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Amano shrimp: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Assassin snail: Pea puffer eats snails, including assassin snails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bala shark: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bala sharks. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Bala shark can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Black skirt tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful black skirt tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Blood parrot cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Blood parrot cichlid can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Boesemani rainbowfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful boesemani rainbowfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Cardinal tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful cardinal tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Celestial pearl danio: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful celestial pearl danios. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Cherry barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful cherry barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Chili rasbora: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful chili rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Chinese algae eater: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Clown loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful clown loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Convict cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Convict cichlid can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Denison barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful denison barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Discus: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful discus. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Dojo loach: They need different temperatures: Pea puffer 24–28°C (75–82°F), dojo loach 18–23°C (64–73°F). Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dojo loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Dwarf neon rainbowfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf neon rainbowfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Electric blue acara: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Electric blue acara can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Electric yellow cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Electric yellow cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pea puffers don't belong in that setup.
- Ember tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful ember tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Firemouth cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Firemouth cichlid can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- German blue ram: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful German blue rams. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Ghost shrimp: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Glowlight tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful glowlight tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Harlequin rasbora: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful harlequin rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Hillstream loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful hillstream loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Honey gourami: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of honey gouramis. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful honey gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Jack Dempsey: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Jack Dempsey can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Julii corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful julii corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Kribensis: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Kuhli loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful kuhli loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Malaysian trumpet snail: Pea puffer eats snails, including Malaysian trumpet snails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Molly: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful mollies. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Mystery snail: Pea puffer eats snails, including mystery snails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Otocinclus: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful otocinclus. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Peacock cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Peacock cichlid can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Peacock cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pea puffers don't belong in that setup.
- Pearl gourami: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of pearl gouramis. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Peppered corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful peppered corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Pictus catfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pictus catfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Pictus catfish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Platy: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful platies. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Pygmy corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pygmy corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Rainbow shark: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Ramshorn snail: Pea puffer eats snails, including ramshorn snails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Red zebra cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Red zebra cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pea puffers don't belong in that setup.
- Red-tail shark: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Rosy barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful rosy barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Rummy-nose tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful rummy-nose tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Senegal bichir: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Senegal bichir can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Siamese algae eater: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful siamese algae eaters. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Silver dollar: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful silver dollars. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Silver dollar can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Sterbai corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful sterbai corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Three spot gourami: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of three spot gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- White cloud mountain minnow: They need different temperatures: Pea puffer 24–28°C (75–82°F), white cloud mountain minnow 16–22°C (61–72°F). Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful white cloud mountain minnows. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- X-ray tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful x-ray tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Yoyo loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful yoyo loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- African butterfly fish: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of african butterfly fish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. African butterfly fish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Agassiz's dwarf cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bamboo shrimp: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Black ghost knifefish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful black ghost knifefish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Black ghost knifefish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Black neon tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful black neon tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Black phantom tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful black phantom tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bleeding heart tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bleeding heart tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bloodfin tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bloodfin tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bolivian ram: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful Bolivian rams. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Buenos Aires tetra: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Bumblebee catfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bumblebee catfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Bumblebee catfish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Clown killifish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful clown killifish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Clown pleco: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful clown plecos. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Cockatoo cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Congo tetra: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of Congo tetras. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful Congo tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Crystal red shrimp: Pea puffer eats small shrimp like crystal red shrimp. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Demasoni cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Demasoni cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pea puffers don't belong in that setup.
- Diamond tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful diamond tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Dwarf chain loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf chain loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Dwarf orange crayfish: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Emerald green corydoras: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful emerald green corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Emperor tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful emperor tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Endler's livebearer: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful Endler's livebearers. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Forktail blue-eye: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful forktail blue-eyes. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Frontosa: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Frontosa can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Frontosa is a Lake Tanganyika cichlid. It needs a Lake Tanganyika tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 8–9), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pea puffers don't belong in that setup.
- Gardneri killifish: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Giant danio: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful giant danios. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Giant danio can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Glass catfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful glass catfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Gold barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful gold barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Golden wonder killifish: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Golden wonder killifish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Green terror: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Green terror can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Head and tail light tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful head and tail light tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Jewel cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Jewel cichlid can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Kissing gourami: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Kubotai rasbora: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful kubotai rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Lambchop rasbora: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful lambchop rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Lemon tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful lemon tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Marbled hatchetfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful marbled hatchetfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Odessa barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful odessa barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Panda garra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful panda garras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Paradise fish: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Paradise fish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Peacock gudgeon: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful peacock gudgeons. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Penguin tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful penguin tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Rabbit snail: Pea puffer eats snails, including rabbit snails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Red rainbowfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful red rainbowfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Ropefish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful ropefish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Ropefish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Rosy loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful rosy loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Rosy tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful rosy tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Rubber lip pleco: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful rubber lip plecos. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Scarlet badis: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful scarlet badis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Scissortail rasbora: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful scissortail rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Serpae tetra: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Severum: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Severum can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Shell dweller cichlid: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Shell dweller cichlid is a Lake Tanganyika cichlid. It needs a Lake Tanganyika tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–9), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Pea puffers don't belong in that setup.
- Sparkling gourami: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful sparkling gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Swordtail: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful swordtails. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Thai micro crab: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Threadfin rainbowfish: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of threadfin rainbowfish. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful threadfin rainbowfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Tinfoil barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful tinfoil barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Tinfoil barb can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Turquoise rainbowfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful turquoise rainbowfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Upside-down catfish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful upside-down catfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Upside-down catfish can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Vampire shrimp: Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Zebra loach: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful zebra loaches. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Zebra pleco: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful zebra plecos. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Black ruby barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful black ruby barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Checkerboard barb: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful checkerboard barbs. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Dwarf rasbora: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Flame tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful flame tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Glowlight danio: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful glowlight danios. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Green neon tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful green neon tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Keyhole cichlid: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful keyhole cichlids. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Least killifish: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful least killifish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Moonlight gourami: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of moonlight gouramis. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful moonlight gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank. Moonlight gourami can eat pea puffers: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
- Pearl danio: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful pearl danios. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Silvertip tetra: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful silvertip tetras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Thick-lipped gourami: Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of thick-lipped gouramis. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful thick-lipped gouramis. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
- Variatus platy: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful variatus platies. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
Frequently asked questions
What fish can live with pea puffers?
Pea puffers are best kept on their own or in a species-only tank.
Can pea puffers live with angelfish?
No. Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of angelfish. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
Can pea puffers live with bettas?
No. Pea puffer is a well-known fin nipper and will shred the long fins of bettas. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
Can pea puffers live with bristlenose plecos?
No. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bristlenose plecos. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
Can pea puffers live with bronze corydoras?
No. Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful bronze corydoras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
How we decide: we compare each pair's comfortable temperature, pH and hardness ranges, adult sizes, mouth size (who can eat whom), fin nipping, aggression and territory. Read the full method. Data last reviewed 2026-10-13.