Black-Banded Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Black-Banded Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size10 cm

Temperature22–28°C

Water TypeBrackish Tolerant

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia nigrans · Trinectes maculatus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Flounder: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia nigrans · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

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

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia nigrans · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia nigrans · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia nigrans · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

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

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia nigrans · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia nigrans · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia nigrans · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia nigrans · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Gold Barb

Melanotaenia nigrans · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful