Mountain Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Mountain Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size10 cm

Temperature17–24°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Compatible on paper, but will Mountain Rainbowfish fit your setup?

Tank mates can still go wrong if the tank is too small, already full, or the water is a poor match. Add Mountain Rainbowfish to the stocking calculator to check space, stocking pressure, and water needs before you add it.

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Mountain Rainbowfish & Abei Puffer

Melanotaenia monticola · Pao abei

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAbei Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Achara Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Leiarius marmoratus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAchara Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Adolfo Cory

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras adolfoi

Mountain Rainbowfish & Adonis Pleco

Melanotaenia monticola · Acanthicus adonis

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAdonis Pleco: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Aequidens Jenaro Herrera

Melanotaenia monticola · Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAequidens Jenaro Herrera: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Melanotaenia monticola · Aequidens diadema

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Melanotaenia monticola · Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Mountain Rainbowfish & Afra Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Cynotilapia afra

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfra Cichlid: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Arowana

Melanotaenia monticola · Heterotis niloticus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Arowana: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Butterfly Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Anomalochromis thomasi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Butterfly Fish

Melanotaenia monticola · Pantodon buchholzi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Clawed Frog

Melanotaenia monticola · Xenopus laevis

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Clawed Frog: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Dwarf Frog

Melanotaenia monticola · Hymenochirus boettgeri

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Dwarf Frog: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Jewel Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Hemichromis bimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Knifefish

Melanotaenia monticola · Xenomystus nigri

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Lungfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Protopterus annectens

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Lungfish: Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Pike

Melanotaenia monticola · Hepsetus odoe

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Pike: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & African Pipefish

Melanotaenia monticola · Enneacampus ansorgii

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAfrican Pipefish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Agassiz Cory

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras agassizii

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Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAgassiz Cory: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Apistogramma agassizii

Mountain Rainbowfish & Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAjamaru Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Allen's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Chilatherina alleni

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAllen's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Alligator Gar

Melanotaenia monticola · Atractosteus spatula

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAlligator Gar: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Alligator Pleco

Melanotaenia monticola · Pterygoplichthys scrophus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulAlligator Pleco: Mostly Peaceful