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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 & Tiger Shovelnose Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Pseudoplatystoma tigrinum

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTiger Shovelnose Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Tiger Shrimp

Melanotaenia monticola · Caridina mariae

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTiger Shrimp: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Tinfoil Barb

Melanotaenia monticola · Barbonymus schwanenfeldii

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTinfoil Barb: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Tire Track Eel

Melanotaenia monticola · Mastacembelus armatus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTire Track Eel: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Trapdoor Snail

Melanotaenia monticola · Cipangopaludina chinensis

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTrapdoor Snail: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Trewavas' Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Labeotropheus trewavasae

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTrewavas' Cichlid: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Trimac Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Amphilophus trimaculatus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTrimac Cichlid: Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Tropheus Moorii

Melanotaenia monticola · Tropheus moorii

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTropheus Moorii: Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Tropical Gar

Melanotaenia monticola · Atractosteus tropicus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTropical Gar: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Trout Cichlid (Champsochromis)

Melanotaenia monticola · Champsochromis caeruleus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTrout Cichlid (Champsochromis): Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & True Julii Corydoras

Melanotaenia monticola · Corydoras julii

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTrue Julii Corydoras: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Turquoise Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Melanotaenia lacustris

Ideal Tank Mates
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTurquoise Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Twig Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Farlowella vittata

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTwig Catfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Twig Catfish (Farlowella)

Melanotaenia monticola · Farlowella acus

Not Recommended
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTwig Catfish (Farlowella): Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Two-spot Apistogramma

Melanotaenia monticola · Apistogramma rupununi

Not Recommended
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulTwo-spot Apistogramma: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Uaru

Melanotaenia monticola · Uaru amphiacanthoides

Not Recommended
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulUaru: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Upside Down Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Synodontis nigriventris

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulUpside Down Catfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Uruguayan Eartheater

Melanotaenia monticola · Gymnogeophagus australis

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

Mountain Rainbowfish & Vampire Shrimp

Melanotaenia monticola · Atya gabonensis

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulVampire Shrimp: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Venustus Cichlid (Giraffe Hap)

Melanotaenia monticola · Nimbochromis venustus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulVenustus Cichlid (Giraffe Hap): Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Vestitus Otocinclus

Melanotaenia monticola · Otocinclus vestitus

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulVestitus Otocinclus: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Vieja fenestrata

Melanotaenia monticola · Vieja fenestrata

Possible with Caution
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulVieja fenestrata: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Violet Goby (Dragon Goby)

Melanotaenia monticola · Gobioides broussonnetii

Not Recommended
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulViolet Goby (Dragon Goby): Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Waigeo Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Melanotaenia catherinae

Ideal Tank Mates
Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulWaigeo Rainbowfish: Peaceful