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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 577 - 600 of 735 Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rhomb Barb

Melanotaenia nigrans · Desmopuntius rhomboocellatus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRhomb Barb: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Riffle Shrimp

Melanotaenia nigrans · Australatya striolata

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRiffle Shrimp: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rio Negro Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Ivanacara adoketa

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRio Negro Dwarf Cichlid: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rose Danio

Melanotaenia nigrans · Danio roseus

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRose Danio: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rosy Barb

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pethia conchonius

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRosy Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rosy Finned Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hyphessobrycon rosaceus

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRosy Finned Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pimephales promelas

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Royal Farlowella Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Sturisoma panamense

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRoyal Farlowella Catfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Royal Pleco (L190)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Panaque nigrolineatus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRoyal Pleco (L190): Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Ruby Green Hap

Melanotaenia nigrans · Haplochromis sp. 'Ruby Green'

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRuby Green Hap: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rummy-Nose Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hemigrammus rhodostomus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRummy-Nose Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rummynose Rasbora

Melanotaenia nigrans · Sawbwa resplendens

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRummynose Rasbora: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Rusty Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Iodotropheus sprengerae

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulRusty Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Saddled Bichir

Melanotaenia nigrans · Polypterus endlicheri

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSaddled Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sailfin Molly

Melanotaenia nigrans · Poecilia latipinna

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSailfin Molly: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sajica Cichlid (T-Bar Cichlid)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Amatitlania sajica

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSajica Cichlid (T-Bar Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Salvini Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Trichromis salvini

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSalvini Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & San Juan Cory

Melanotaenia nigrans · Corydoras bilineatus

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSan Juan Cory: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Saulosi Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Chindongo saulosi

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

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Scarlet Badis

Melanotaenia nigrans · Dario dario

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulScarlet Badis: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Scat (Brackish)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Scatophagus argus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulScat (Brackish): Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Schwartz's Cory

Melanotaenia nigrans · Corydoras schwartzi

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSchwartz's Cory: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Scissortail Rasbora

Melanotaenia nigrans · Rasbora trilineata

Ideal Tank Mates
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulScissortail Rasbora: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Senegal Bichir

Melanotaenia nigrans · Polypterus senegalus

Possible with Caution
Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSenegal Bichir: Semi-Aggressive