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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 & Snakehead Fighter

Melanotaenia monticola · Betta channoides

Not Recommended
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Snowball Shrimp

Melanotaenia monticola · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Melanotaenia monticola · Chindongo socolofi

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Melanotaenia fredericki

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sparkling Gourami

Melanotaenia monticola · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spot Pangasius

Melanotaenia monticola · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Tanganicodus irsacae

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotted Gar

Melanotaenia monticola · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotted Headstander

Melanotaenia monticola · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Melanotaenia monticola · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotted Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Glossolepis maculosus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Melanotaenia monticola · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Melanotaenia monticola · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Not Recommended
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sterba's Corydoras

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras sterbai

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Striped Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Stripefin Eartheater

Melanotaenia monticola · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sturgeon Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Melanotaenia monticola · Otopharynx lithobates

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sumo Loach

Melanotaenia monticola · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sunset Hap

Melanotaenia monticola · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Melanotaenia monticola · Xiphophorus variatus

Ideal Tank Mates
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Swordtail

Melanotaenia monticola · Xiphophorus hellerii

Ideal Tank Mates
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulSwordtail: Mostly Peaceful