Blue Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Blue Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia caerulea

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size8 cm

Temperature24–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneMid-level, Surface

StockingSchool of 6+

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Blue Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia caerulea · Trinectes maculatus

Blue Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia caerulea · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia caerulea · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia caerulea · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia caerulea · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia caerulea · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia caerulea · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia caerulea · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia caerulea · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia caerulea · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Ideal Tank Mates

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia caerulea · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia caerulea · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia caerulea · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia caerulea · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

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

Blue Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia caerulea · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia caerulea · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia caerulea · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Blue Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia caerulea · Proloricaria prolixa

Blue Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia caerulea · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia caerulea · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia caerulea · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia caerulea · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia caerulea · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Blue Rainbowfish & Gold Barb

Melanotaenia caerulea · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution

Blue Rainbowfish: PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful