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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+
Showing 385 - 408 of 735 Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Lemon Cichlid (Leleupi)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Neolamprologus leleupi

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLemon Cichlid (Leleupi): Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Lemon Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLemon Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Ctenopoma acutirostre

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma): Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Leopard Cory

Melanotaenia nigrans · Corydoras leopardus

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Cory: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Peckoltia compta

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Frog Pleco (L134): Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Leopard Pleco

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Pleco: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Leopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Potamotrygon leopoldi

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond): Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Lesser Spiny Eel

Melanotaenia nigrans · Macrognathus aculeatus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLesser Spiny Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Licorice Gourami

Melanotaenia nigrans · Parosphromenus deissneri

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLicorice Gourami: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Lima Shovelnose Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Sorubim lima

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLima Shovelnose Catfish: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Livingston's Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Nimbochromis livingstonii

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLivingston's Cichlid: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Long-Finned African Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Brycinus longipinnis

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLong-Finned African Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Longear Sunfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Lepomis megalotis

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLongear Sunfish: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Longnose Gar

Melanotaenia nigrans · Lepisosteus osseus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLongnose Gar: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Lorentz's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Chilatherina lorentzii

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLorentz's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Loricaria lata (L010)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Loricaria lata

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria lata (L010): Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Loricaria lentiginosa

Melanotaenia nigrans · Loricaria lentiginosa

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria lentiginosa: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Loricaria lundbergi

Melanotaenia nigrans · Loricaria lundbergi

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria lundbergi: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Loricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Loricaria pumila

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish): Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Loricaria spinulifera

Melanotaenia nigrans · Loricaria spinulifera

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria spinulifera: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Loxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Corydoras loxozonus

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082): Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Lyretail Killifish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Aphyosemion australe

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulLyretail Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & MacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Melanotaenia maccullochi

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulMacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish): Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Macaw Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hypsophrys nicaraguensis

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulMacaw Cichlid: Aggressive