Red-Finned Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red-Finned Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size10.5 cm

Temperature24–29°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Freshwater Barracuda

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Trinectes maculatus

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Caridina cf. spongicola

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGeophagus Orange Head Tapajos: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGerman Blue Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Proloricaria prolixa

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful