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 & Buccochromis lepturus

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Buccochromis lepturus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuccochromis lepturus: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Buccochromis rhoadesii

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Buccochromis rhoadesii

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuccochromis rhoadesii: Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bucktooth Tetra (Exodon)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Exodon paradoxus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBucktooth Tetra (Exodon): Highly Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Buenos Aires Tetra

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Hyphessobrycon anisitsi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuenos Aires Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Buettikoferi Bichir

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Polypterus palmas buettikoferi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuettikoferi Bichir: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Buffalo Head Cichlid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Steatocranus casuarius

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBuffalo Head Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bullseye Catfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Horabagrus brachysoma

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBullseye Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bullseye Snakehead

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Channa marulius

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBullseye Snakehead: Highly Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bulolo Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Chilatherina bulolo

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBulolo Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bumblebee Catfish (South American)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Microglanis iheringi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBumblebee Catfish (South American): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bumblebee Cichlid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Pseudotropheus crabro

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulBumblebee Cichlid: Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Bumblebee Goby (Brackish)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Brachygobius xanthozonus

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Butterfly Goodeid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Ameca splendens

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulButterfly Goodeid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Butterfly Peacock Cichlid

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Aulonocara jacobfreibergi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulButterfly Peacock Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Butterfly Pleco (L168)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Dekeyseria brachyura

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulButterfly Pleco (L168): Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Cairns Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Cairnsichthys rhombosomoides

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCairns Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Candy Striped Pleco (L015)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Peckoltia vittata

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCandy Striped Pleco (L015): Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Cardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Caridina dennerli

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCardinal Shrimp (Sulawesi): Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Cardinal Tetra

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Paracheirodon axelrodi

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCardinal Tetra: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Celebes Halfbeak

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Nomorhamphus liemi

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCelebes Halfbeak: Mostly Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Celebes Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Marosatherina ladigesi

Ideal Tank Mates

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCelebes Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Celestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Danio margaritatus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulCelestial Pearl Danio (Galaxy Rasbora): Peaceful

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Ceylon Puffer (Brackish)

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Dichotomyctere fluviatilis

Red-Finned Rainbowfish & Chanchito

Melanotaenia rubripinnis · Australoheros facetus

Possible with Caution

Red-Finned Rainbowfish: PeacefulChanchito: Semi-Aggressive