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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Mountain Rainbowfish & Fiddler Crab (Brackish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Uca sp.

Mountain Rainbowfish & Figure 8 Puffer (Brackish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Dichotomyctere ocellatus

Mountain Rainbowfish & Filament Barb

Melanotaenia monticola · Dawkinsia filamentosa

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFilament Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Finger Fish

Melanotaenia monticola · Monodactylus argenteus

Mountain Rainbowfish & Fire Eel

Melanotaenia monticola · Mastacembelus erythrotaenia

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFire Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Fire Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Hyphessobrycon flammeus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFire Tetra: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Firemouth Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Thorichthys meeki

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFiremouth Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Five Banded Barb

Melanotaenia monticola · Desmopuntius pentazona

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flag Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Hyphessobrycon heterorhabdus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlag Tetra: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory)

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras robineae

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlagtail Cory (Mrs Schwartz's Cory): Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flagtail Prochilodus

Melanotaenia monticola · Semaprochilodus insignis

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlagtail Prochilodus: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flash Pleco (L204)

Melanotaenia monticola · Panaqolus albomaculatus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlash Pleco (L204): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus)

Melanotaenia monticola · Chindongo flavus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlavus Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Flavus): Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Florida Flagfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Jordanella floridae

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlorida Flagfish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Florida Gar

Melanotaenia monticola · Lepisosteus platyrhincus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlorida Gar: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flower Stingray

Melanotaenia monticola · Potamotrygon schroederi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlower Stingray: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flowerhorn Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Hybrid cichlid (Amphilophus cross)

Mountain Rainbowfish & Fly River Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Melanotaenia sexlineata

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFly River Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flying Fox

Melanotaenia monticola · Epalzeorhynchos kalopterus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlying Fox: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Flyspeck Hardyhead

Melanotaenia monticola · Craterocephalus stercusmuscarum

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFlyspeck Hardyhead: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Forktail Blue-eye

Melanotaenia monticola · Pseudomugil furcatus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulForktail Blue-eye: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Fort Maguire Peacock

Melanotaenia monticola · Aulonocara hansbaenschi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFort Maguire Peacock: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Fosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus)

Melanotaenia monticola · Fossorochromis rostratus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFosso Cichlid (Fossorochromis rostratus): Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Freshwater Angelfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Pterophyllum scalare

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Angelfish: Semi-Aggressive