Banded Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Banded Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia trifasciata

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size13 cm

Temperature24–30°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Trinectes maculatus

Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Palaemonetes paludosus

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Banded Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Proloricaria prolixa

Banded Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Banded Rainbowfish & Gold Barb

Melanotaenia trifasciata · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution

Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful