Red-Finned Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Red-Finned Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis

View full care guide

TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size10.5 cm

Temperature24–29°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

Showing 625 - 648 of 735 Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Snakehead Fighter

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Betta channoides

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Snowball Shrimp

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Chindongo socolofi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Melanotaenia fredericki

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sparkling Gourami

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spot Pangasius

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Tanganicodus irsacae

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotted Gar

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotted Headstander

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotted Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Glossolepis maculosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sterba's Corydoras

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Corydoras sterbai

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Striped Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Stripefin Eartheater

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sturgeon Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Otopharynx lithobates

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sumo Loach

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sunset Hap

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Xiphophorus variatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Swordtail

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Xiphophorus hellerii

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulSwordtail: Mostly Peaceful