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 & Blue Acara

Melanotaenia nigrans · Andinoacara pulcher

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Acara: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Back Blue Eye

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Back Blue Eye: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Botia

Melanotaenia nigrans · Yasuhikotakia modesta

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Botia: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Melanotaenia nigrans · Cyrtocara moorii

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Dolphin (Hap): Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Emperor Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Inpaichthys kerri

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Emperor Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Pearl Shrimp

Melanotaenia nigrans · Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Pearl Shrimp: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Point Cichlid

Melanotaenia nigrans · Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Point Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Melanotaenia caerulea

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Sifter

Melanotaenia nigrans · Cribroheros robertsoni

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Sifter: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Knodus borki

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Blue Tilapia

Melanotaenia nigrans · Oreochromis aureus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBlue Tilapia: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Bluegill Sunfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Lepomis macrochirus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBluegill Sunfish: Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Melanotaenia boesemani

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBoeseman's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Bolivian Ram

Melanotaenia nigrans · Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBolivian Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brevis Shelldweller

Melanotaenia nigrans · Neolamprologus brevis

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrevis Shelldweller: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brilliant Rasbora

Melanotaenia nigrans · Rasbora einthovenii

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrilliant Rasbora: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hemigrammus bleheri

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Bristlenose Pleco

Melanotaenia nigrans · Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBristlenose Pleco: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Bronze Corydoras

Melanotaenia nigrans · Corydoras aeneus

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBronze Corydoras: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brown Bullhead Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Ameiurus nebulosus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrown Bullhead Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brown Camo Shrimp

Melanotaenia nigrans · Caridina babaulti var. Brown

Ideal Tank Mates

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrown Camo Shrimp: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brown Hoplo Catfish

Melanotaenia nigrans · Hoplosternum littorale

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrown Hoplo Catfish: Peaceful

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Brown Puffer

Melanotaenia nigrans · Pao turgidus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBrown Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Black-Banded Rainbowfish & Buccochromis lepturus

Melanotaenia nigrans · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Black-Banded Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive