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 & Freshwater Barracuda

Melanotaenia monticola · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia monticola · Trinectes maculatus

Mountain Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia monticola · Caridina cf. spongicola

Mountain Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia monticola · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia monticola · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

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

Mountain Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia monticola · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia monticola · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia monticola · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Hemigrammus pulcher

Mountain Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia monticola · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Mountain Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia monticola · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Mountain Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia monticola · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Possible with Caution

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

Mountain Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia monticola · Palaemonetes paludosus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia monticola · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia monticola · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Prionobrama filigera

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Mountain Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia monticola · Danio choprae

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia monticola · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful