Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow Tank Mates & Compatibility

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

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TemperamentPeaceful (1/10)

Adult Size7.5 cm

Temperature10–24°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Compatible on paper, but will Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow fit your setup?

Tank mates can still go wrong if the tank is too small, already full, or the water is a poor match. Add Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow to the stocking calculator to check space, stocking pressure, and water needs before you add it.

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

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Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Kabia rainbowfish

Pimephales promelas · Glossolepis kabia

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: Peaceful Kabia rainbowfish: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Abei Puffer

Pimephales promelas · Pao abei

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAbei Puffer: Highly Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Achara Catfish

Pimephales promelas · Leiarius marmoratus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAchara Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Adolfo Cory

Pimephales promelas · Corydoras adolfoi

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Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAdolfo Cory: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Adonis Pleco

Pimephales promelas · Acanthicus adonis

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAdonis Pleco: Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Aequidens Jenaro Herrera

Pimephales promelas · Aequidens sp. 'Jenaro Herrera'

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAequidens Jenaro Herrera: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Aequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid)

Pimephales promelas · Aequidens diadema

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAequidens diadema (Diadem Cichlid): Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Pimephales promelas · Aequidens sp. Atabapo

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Afra Cichlid

Pimephales promelas · Cynotilapia afra

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfra Cichlid: Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Arowana

Pimephales promelas · Heterotis niloticus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Arowana: Mostly Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Butterfly Cichlid

Pimephales promelas · Anomalochromis thomasi

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Butterfly Fish

Pimephales promelas · Pantodon buchholzi

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Butterfly Fish: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Clawed Frog

Pimephales promelas · Xenopus laevis

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Clawed Frog: Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Dwarf Frog

Pimephales promelas · Hymenochirus boettgeri

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Dwarf Frog: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Jewel Cichlid

Pimephales promelas · Hemichromis bimaculatus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Jewel Cichlid: Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Knifefish

Pimephales promelas · Xenomystus nigri

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Knifefish: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Lungfish

Pimephales promelas · Protopterus annectens

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Lungfish: Highly Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Pike

Pimephales promelas · Hepsetus odoe

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Pike: Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & African Pipefish

Pimephales promelas · Enneacampus ansorgii

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAfrican Pipefish: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Agassiz Cory

Pimephales promelas · Corydoras agassizii

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Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAgassiz Cory: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Agassiz's Dwarf Cichlid

Pimephales promelas · Apistogramma agassizii

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAgassiz's Dwarf Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Ajamaru Rainbowfish

Pimephales promelas · Melanotaenia ajamaruensis

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAjamaru Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Allen's Rainbowfish

Pimephales promelas · Chilatherina alleni

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAllen's Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Alligator Gar

Pimephales promelas · Atractosteus spatula

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulAlligator Gar: Aggressive