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Compatibility Report

Can Chili Rasbora Live With Ranchu Goldfish?

GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Chili Rasbora and Ranchu Goldfish.

Planning verdict

caution

Conditional

Only plan this pair if every listed condition can be met, and have a separation plan if stress or aggression appears.

Data confidence
high
Assessment source
Structured data model
Data completeness
100%

Blocking risks

No automatic safety blocker was found.

Conditions and cautions

  • Temperature ranges have limited overlap.
  • pH ranges have limited overlap.
  • One species should be maintained in a proper school or group.
  • Tank size requirements differ moderately.
  • Water hardness preferences conflict.
  • A species needing stable water has only a narrow pH, GH, or KH overlap.
  • Specialist tank style requirements need careful matching.

Supporting factors

  • Species have similar temperament.
  • No predation risk detected.
Chili Rasbora profileRanchu Goldfish profileMethodology and limitations

Why This Pair Received Its Verdict

Chili Rasbora and Ranchu Goldfish receive a conditional verdict from the current structured assessment. Chili Rasbora is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10; Ranchu Goldfish is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.

  • Temperature ranges have limited overlap.
  • pH ranges have limited overlap.
  • Species have similar temperament.
  • One species should be maintained in a proper school or group.

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Water Parameter Overlap

Chili Rasbora has a recorded temperature range of 73–80°F and pH range of 4.5–7. Ranchu Goldfish is recorded at 65–75°F and pH 7–8. Their shared planning window is 73–75°F for temperature and 7–7 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.

Aquarium Space and Adult Size

Ranchu Goldfish sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 30 gallons; the other listed minimum is 5 gallons. Ranchu Goldfish is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 8 inches, compared with 0.8 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.

Behavior and Social Requirements

Chili Rasbora is a moderate species associated with the mid zone and moderate flow. Ranchu Goldfish is calm, uses the mid zone, and has a low flow preference. Chili Rasbora should be planned as a group of at least 8, while ranchu goldfish does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.

Husbandry Fit

Chili Rasbora is recorded as a carnivore with intermediate care, while Ranchu Goldfish is a omnivore with advanced care. Their listed preferred tank styles are blackwater and goldfish. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.

What Would Change the Decision?

Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.

  • Do not proceed unless one stable temperature and pH range can be maintained for both Chili Rasbora and Ranchu Goldfish; acclimation does not correct an incompatible long-term range.
  • Treat size, predation, and fin-damage warnings as stop conditions. Extra plants cannot reliably make an unsafe predator-to-prey or fin-target pairing safe.
  • Use broken sight lines and multiple retreats, then separate the pair if either species shows persistent chasing, hiding, clamped fins, or loss of feeding access.
  • Recalculate space using the full adult group sizes—not one specimen of each species—and reject the plan if either species must be understocked socially to fit.
  • Prepare a cycled backup or separation option before introduction; individual behavior can be less predictable than species-level records.

Aquarium Planning Checklist

  • Keep temperature within 73–75°F.
  • Keep pH within 7–7.
  • Use at least the larger 30-gallon base requirement before accounting for the complete stocking plan.
  • Chili Rasbora should be planned as a group of at least 8; ranchu goldfish does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one.
  • Provide a separation plan and monitor feeding, stress, chasing, damaged fins, and access to preferred habitat zones.

Final Recommendation

Only plan this pair if every listed condition can be met, and have a separation plan if stress or aggression appears.

Sources and Data Provenance

These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.

  • ornamentalfish.orgcare · medium confidence
  • fishbase.secare · medium confidence
  • thesprucepets.comcare · medium confidence
  • en.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
  • en.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
  • fr.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
Read the full methodology and limitations
Report quality
supported
Analysis version
2026.09.1
Species data updated
Jul 2, 2026
Review status
Structured automated assessment

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