Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Kissing Gourami and Serpae Tetra.
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.
Kissing Gourami and Serpae Tetra receive a conditional verdict from the current structured assessment. Kissing Gourami is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 4/10; Serpae Tetra is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 3/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Kissing Gourami has a recorded temperature range of 72–82°F and pH range of 6.5–8. Serpae Tetra is recorded at 72–82°F and pH 5.5–7.5. Their shared planning window is 72–82°F for temperature and 6.5–7.5 for pH. A shared aquarium must stay inside the overlap rather than merely touching each species’ outer tolerance.
Kissing Gourami sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 55 gallons; the other listed minimum is 20 gallons. Kissing Gourami is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 10 inches, compared with 1.8 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Kissing Gourami is a boisterous species associated with the top zone and moderate flow. Serpae Tetra is boisterous, uses the mid zone, and has a moderate flow preference. Kissing Gourami does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one, while serpae tetra should be planned as a group of at least 8. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Kissing Gourami is recorded as a omnivore with intermediate care, while Serpae Tetra is a omnivore with easy care. Their listed preferred tank styles are community 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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