TankMatcher · visual guide

Understand what the aquarium planner shows.

The diagrams summarize recorded attributes and rule outputs. They help explain a plan; they do not prove that a pairing is safe.

Swimming zones are preferences, not certainty.

YOUR LIVING AQUARIUM30 US gal · 15 animals
A lively illustration · approximate swimming zones
3 species · 15 individual animals pictured
  • Neon Tetra × 8middle water · illustration
  • Panda Corydoras × 6bottom water · illustration
  • Honey Gourami × 1top water · illustration

Fish colors, shape, position and swimming are artistic approximations, not a photograph, scale model or proof of compatibility. See the separate adult-size ruler and safety findings.

Every selected animal is illustrated individually. Swimming zones are approximate; colors, species depictions, current and plant movement do not change compatibility decisions. Flow: moderate.

Seeing fish in one zone does not establish conflict. Seeing them in different zones does not establish safety.

Water overlap and adult-size comparisons

Water overlap

Recorded temperature ranges. The outlined band is their common interval; overlap alone does not establish safe cohabitation.

72 °F81 °F

Shared interval: 72–77 °F.

Panda Corydoras + Honey Gourami: reviewed as temperature-managed/conditional. Aim around 73–75 °F; 76–77 °F is still within the published overlap but is the Panda's warm edge. Avoid sustained temperatures above 77 °F.

pH: 6–7.5 · GH: 2–10 dGH. Scientific interpretation and source provenance remain under review.

Adult-size ruler

Full track = 36 in tank length. Bars use true proportions; this is not a swimming-space or stocking requirement.

036 in
Neon Tetra1.5 in · 4.2% of length
Panda Corydoras2 in · 5.6% of length
Honey Gourami2.3 in · 6.3% of length

Recorded sizes may vary; species-specific evidence quality and husbandry assumptions require review.

Flow, behavior, and uncertainty

A water-current preference is not automatically a minimum requirement. TankMatcher separates engine verdicts, reviewed conditional guidance, and items still marked for science review.

GREEN: no rule flagged a conflict; YELLOW: conditions need inspection; RED: the current engine flags a serious conflict; REVIEW PENDING: a specific scientific interpretation is still under review.

Read TankMatcher methodology, or open the community planner.