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Can Chili rasbora and Swordtail live together?

Chili rasbora and Swordtail are not recommended together based on the current rule check.

not recommended

Quick answer

This pairing is not recommended by the current rules. The highest-risk factors are marked as fail below; fixable water-parameter overlap alone does not cancel out predation, aggression, fin-nipping, or explicit avoid-tag conflicts.

Factor breakdown

Factor Result Explanation
Water type OK Chili rasbora is freshwater; Swordtail is freshwater. Compatibility pages are generated only for matching water types.
Temperature OK Temperature overlaps at 23-28 C. Chili rasbora is listed at 23-28 C; Swordtail is listed at 22-28 C.
pH OK pH overlaps at 7-7. Chili rasbora is listed at 4.5-7; Swordtail is listed at 7-8.3.
Hardness Conflict Chili rasbora is listed at 1-8 dGH, while Swordtail is listed at 10-30 dGH; there is no shared target range.
Adult size and predation Caution Adult size differs substantially (Chili rasbora: 2 cm; Swordtail: 12 cm). Add cover and avoid housing juveniles with adults.
Temperament and aggression Caution Chili rasbora is described as peaceful nano schooling; Swordtail is described as peaceful to boisterous livebearer. Watch for bullying, especially in small or sparsely decorated tanks.
Fin nipping risk OK The dataset does not flag this pair as a fin-nipper plus long-finned combination.
Schooling and group needs Caution Plan around full groups, not single display fish. Minimum group sizes: Chili rasbora: 8+; Swordtail: 3+.
Explicit avoid tags Conflict Avoid-tag conflict found. Chili rasbora avoid tags matching Swordtail: boisterous. Swordtail avoid tags matching Chili rasbora: timid-nano-fish.
Minimum combined tank size OK Use at least 30 US gallons (114 L) for the pair, based on the larger minimum tank plus bioload and activity adjustments where relevant.

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