Chequered Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Chequered Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size12 cm

Temperature24–30°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Chequered Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Trinectes maculatus

Chequered Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Chequered Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

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

Chequered Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Chequered Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Chequered Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Chequered Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Chequered Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Ideal Tank Mates

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

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

Chequered Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Chequered Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Proloricaria prolixa

Chequered Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Chequered Rainbowfish & Gold Barb

Melanotaenia splendida inornata · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution

Chequered Rainbowfish: PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful