Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Ember Tetra and Malaysian Trumpet Snail.
Planning verdict
cautionOnly plan this pair if every listed condition can be met, and have a separation plan if stress or aggression appears.
No automatic safety blocker was found.
Ember Tetra and Malaysian Trumpet Snail receive a conditional verdict from the current structured assessment. Ember Tetra is recorded as peaceful with an aggression level of 1/10; Malaysian Trumpet Snail 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.
Ember Tetra has a recorded temperature range of 72–82°F and pH range of 5.5–7.2. Malaysian Trumpet Snail is recorded at 68–82°F and pH 7–8.5. Their shared planning window is 72–82°F for temperature and 7–7.2 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
Ember Tetra sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 10 gallons; the other listed minimum is 5 gallons. Malaysian Trumpet Snail is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 1.4 inches, compared with 1 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Ember Tetra is a moderate species associated with the mid zone and moderate flow. Malaysian Trumpet Snail is moderate, uses the bottom zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Ember Tetra should be planned as a group of at least 8, while malaysian trumpet snail does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Ember Tetra is recorded as a omnivore with easy care, while Malaysian Trumpet Snail is a omnivore with easy care. Their listed preferred tank styles are planted and planted. Feeding access, cover, open swimming room, filtration, and observation should be planned around the more demanding requirement rather than averaged between the two species.
Use these pair-specific boundaries before treating the verdict as an acceptable stocking plan.
Only plan this pair if every listed condition can be met, and have a separation plan if stress or aggression appears.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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