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Mayland's Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Mayland's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia maylandi

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)
Adult Size10 cm
Temperature24–28°C
Water TypeFreshwater Only
Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level
StockingSchool of 6+
Showing 289 - 312 of 735 Tank Mates

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Freshwater Barracuda

Melanotaenia maylandi · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia maylandi · Trinectes maculatus

Not Recommended
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Flounder: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia maylandi · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia maylandi · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia maylandi · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia maylandi · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia maylandi · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia maylandi · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia maylandi · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia maylandi · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia maylandi · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia maylandi · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia maylandi · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia maylandi · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia maylandi · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia maylandi · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia maylandi · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia maylandi · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia maylandi · Proloricaria prolixa

Not Recommended
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia maylandi · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia maylandi · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia maylandi · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia maylandi · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Mayland's Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia maylandi · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution
Mayland's Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful