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 & Snakehead Fighter

Melanotaenia nigrans · Betta channoides

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Snowball Shrimp

Melanotaenia nigrans · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Chindongo socolofi

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Melanotaenia fredericki

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sparkling Gourami

Melanotaenia nigrans · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spot Pangasius

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Tanganicodus irsacae

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotted Gar

Melanotaenia nigrans · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotted Headstander

Melanotaenia nigrans · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Melanotaenia nigrans · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotted Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Glossolepis maculosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sterba's Corydoras

Melanotaenia nigrans · Corydoras sterbai

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Striped Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Stripefin Eartheater

Melanotaenia nigrans · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sturgeon Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Melanotaenia nigrans · Otopharynx lithobates

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sumo Loach

Melanotaenia nigrans · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sunset Hap

Melanotaenia nigrans · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Xiphophorus variatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Swordtail

Melanotaenia nigrans · Xiphophorus hellerii

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulSwordtail: Mostly Peaceful