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Compatibility Report

Can Clown Killifish Live With Golden Wonder Killifish?

GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Clown Killifish and Golden Wonder Killifish.

Planning verdict

incompatible

Not recommended

Do not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.

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

Blocking risks

  • Size and diet create a predation risk.

Conditions and cautions

  • One species may be semi-aggressive and require planning.
  • One species should be maintained in a proper school or group.
  • Tank size requirements differ slightly.

Supporting factors

  • Temperature ranges overlap well.
  • pH requirements overlap well.
Clown Killifish profileGolden Wonder Killifish profileMethodology and limitations

Why This Pair Received Its Verdict

Clown Killifish and Golden Wonder Killifish receive a not recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Clown Killifish is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10; Golden Wonder Killifish is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 4/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.

  • Temperature ranges overlap well.
  • pH requirements overlap well.
  • One species may be semi-aggressive and require planning.
  • One species should be maintained in a proper school or group.

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Water Parameter Overlap

Clown Killifish has a recorded temperature range of 68–79°F and pH range of 5–7. Golden Wonder Killifish is recorded at 72–82°F and pH 6.5–7.5. Their shared planning window is 72–79°F for temperature and 6.5–7 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.

Aquarium Space and Adult Size

Golden Wonder Killifish sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 20 gallons; the other listed minimum is 5 gallons. Golden Wonder Killifish is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 4 inches, compared with 1.4 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.

Behavior and Social Requirements

Clown Killifish is a calm species associated with the top zone and moderate flow. Golden Wonder Killifish is moderate, uses the top zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Clown Killifish should be planned as a group of at least 6, while golden wonder killifish 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

Clown Killifish is recorded as a carnivore with intermediate care, while Golden Wonder Killifish is a carnivore with intermediate care. Their listed preferred tank styles are blackwater and predator. 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 Clown Killifish and Golden Wonder Killifish; 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.
  • A different tank mate is the preferred decision for this pair. Attempting the combination transfers the identified risk to the animals rather than resolving it.

Aquarium Planning Checklist

  • Keep temperature within 72–79°F.
  • Keep pH within 6.5–7.
  • Use at least the larger 20-gallon base requirement before accounting for the complete stocking plan.
  • Clown Killifish should be planned as a group of at least 6; golden wonder killifish does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one.
  • Choose separate aquariums or a different tank mate instead of attempting to manage a known blocking risk.

Final Recommendation

Do not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.

Sources and Data Provenance

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

  • eheim.comcare · medium confidence
  • fishbase.secare · medium confidence
  • fishbase.secare · medium confidence
  • thesprucepets.comcare · medium confidence
  • en.wikipedia.orgtaxonomy · medium confidence
  • en.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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