Compatibility Report
GuideMyTank compatibility analysis for Red Tail Shark and Three Spot Gourami.
Planning verdict
incompatibleDo not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
Red Tail Shark and Three Spot Gourami receive a not recommended verdict from the current structured assessment. Red Tail Shark is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 6/10; Three Spot Gourami is recorded as semi-aggressive with an aggression level of 5/10. The recommendation is based on the combined water, space, behavior, grouping, and predation checks below rather than on species names alone.
Red Tail Shark has a recorded temperature range of 72–79°F and pH range of 6.5–7.5. Three Spot Gourami is recorded at 74–82°F and pH 6–8. Their shared planning window is 74–79°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.
Red Tail Shark sets the larger listed base aquarium requirement at 55 gallons; the other listed minimum is 30 gallons. Red Tail Shark is the larger adult by the recorded maximum, reaching 6 inches, compared with 6 inches. These figures are starting constraints, not a stocking-capacity calculation, because the complete group sizes and bioload still matter.
Red Tail Shark is a moderate species associated with the bottom zone and moderate flow. Three Spot Gourami is moderate, uses the top zone, and has a low flow preference. Red Tail Shark does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one, while three spot gourami does not have a recorded minimum school larger than one. The aquarium must support both social structures without forcing either species into insufficient space.
Red Tail Shark is recorded as a omnivore with intermediate care, while Three Spot Gourami is a omnivore with easy care. Their listed preferred tank styles are rockwork 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.
Do not plan a shared aquarium for this pair. Choose a different tank mate or maintain separate aquariums.
These references support the underlying species records used by this assessment. They do not necessarily evaluate this exact pair together.
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