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 & Leggett's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Glossolepis leggetti

Mountain Rainbowfish & Lemon Cichlid (Leleupi)

Melanotaenia monticola · Neolamprologus leleupi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLemon Cichlid (Leleupi): Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Lemon Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Hyphessobrycon pulchripinnis

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLemon Tetra: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Leopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma)

Melanotaenia monticola · Ctenopoma acutirostre

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Bushfish (Ctenopoma): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Leopard Cory

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras leopardus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Cory: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Leopard Frog Pleco (L134)

Melanotaenia monticola · Peckoltia compta

Mountain Rainbowfish & Leopard Pleco

Melanotaenia monticola · Pterygoplichthys gibbiceps

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLeopard Pleco: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Leopoldi Stingray (Black Diamond)

Melanotaenia monticola · Potamotrygon leopoldi

Mountain Rainbowfish & Lesser Spiny Eel

Melanotaenia monticola · Macrognathus aculeatus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLesser Spiny Eel: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Licorice Gourami

Melanotaenia monticola · Parosphromenus deissneri

Mountain Rainbowfish & Lima Shovelnose Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Sorubim lima

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLima Shovelnose Catfish: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Livingston's Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Nimbochromis livingstonii

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLivingston's Cichlid: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Long-Finned African Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Brycinus longipinnis

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLong-Finned African Tetra: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Longear Sunfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Lepomis megalotis

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLongear Sunfish: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Longnose Gar

Melanotaenia monticola · Lepisosteus osseus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLongnose Gar: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Lorentz's Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Chilatherina lorentzii

Mountain Rainbowfish & Loricaria lata (L010)

Melanotaenia monticola · Loricaria lata

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria lata (L010): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Loricaria lentiginosa

Melanotaenia monticola · Loricaria lentiginosa

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria lentiginosa: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Loricaria lundbergi

Melanotaenia monticola · Loricaria lundbergi

Mountain Rainbowfish & Loricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Loricaria pumila

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulLoricaria pumila (Dwarf Whiptail Catfish): Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Loricaria spinulifera

Melanotaenia monticola · Loricaria spinulifera

Mountain Rainbowfish & Loxozonus Corydoras (C079/C082)

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras loxozonus

Mountain Rainbowfish & Lyretail Killifish

Melanotaenia monticola · Aphyosemion australe

Mountain Rainbowfish & MacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Melanotaenia maccullochi

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulMacCulloch's Rainbowfish (Dwarf Rainbowfish): Peaceful