Exquisite Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Exquisite Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia exquisita

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size8 cm

Temperature24–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Exquisite Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia exquisita · Trinectes maculatus

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia exquisita · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia exquisita · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia exquisita · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia exquisita · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

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

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia exquisita · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia exquisita · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia exquisita · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia exquisita · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia exquisita · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Ideal Tank Mates

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia exquisita · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia exquisita · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia exquisita · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia exquisita · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

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

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia exquisita · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia exquisita · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia exquisita · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia exquisita · Proloricaria prolixa

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia exquisita · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia exquisita · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia exquisita · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia exquisita · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia exquisita · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful

Exquisite Rainbowfish & Gold Barb

Melanotaenia exquisita · Barbodes semifasciolatus

Possible with Caution

Exquisite Rainbowfish: PeacefulGold Barb: Peaceful