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 & Buccochromis lepturus

Melanotaenia monticola · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Melanotaenia monticola · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuccochromis rhoadesii: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Melanotaenia monticola · Exodon paradoxus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Buenos Aires Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Buettikoferi Bichir

Melanotaenia monticola · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bullseye Catfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bullseye Snakehead

Melanotaenia monticola · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Chilatherina bulolo

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Melanotaenia monticola · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bumblebee Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Pseudotropheus crabro

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulBumblebee Cichlid: Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Mountain Rainbowfish & Butterfly Goodeid

Melanotaenia monticola · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Melanotaenia monticola · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulButterfly Peacock Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Mountain Rainbowfish & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Melanotaenia monticola · Dekeyseria brachyura

Mountain Rainbowfish & Cairns Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Melanotaenia monticola · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia monticola · Caridina dennerli

Mountain Rainbowfish & Cardinal Tetra

Melanotaenia monticola · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Mountain Rainbowfish & Celebes Halfbeak

Melanotaenia monticola · Nomorhamphus liemi

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Celebes Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia monticola · Marosatherina ladigesi

Ideal Tank Mates

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Melanotaenia monticola · Danio margaritatus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulCelestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora): Peaceful

Mountain Rainbowfish & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Melanotaenia monticola · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Mountain Rainbowfish & Chanchito

Melanotaenia monticola · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Mountain Rainbowfish: PeacefulChanchito: Semi-Aggressive