They get along with other anabantids; such as, the gouramis (dwaef, giant, thick lipped, kissing, blue, gold, pearl, opaline, pygmy, etc..), paradise fish, livebearers (guppies, platys, mollys, swordtails, danios (zebra, giant, etc..), most tetras (neons, cardinals, rosy, etc.. - not piranha!), rasboras (harlequin, rummy nose). That's to name a few of the common, inexpensive, colorful, and mostly easy to take care of. Have fun!