Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow Tank Mates & Compatibility

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow

Pimephales promelas

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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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Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Bloodfin Tetra

Pimephales promelas · Aphyocharax anisitsi

Ideal Tank Mates

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Acara

Pimephales promelas · Andinoacara pulcher

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Acara: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Back Blue Eye

Pimephales promelas · Pseudomugil cyanodorsalis

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Botia

Pimephales promelas · Yasuhikotakia modesta

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Botia: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Dolphin (Hap)

Pimephales promelas · Cyrtocara moorii

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Dolphin (Hap): Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Emperor Tetra

Pimephales promelas · Inpaichthys kerri

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Emperor Tetra: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Pearl Shrimp

Pimephales promelas · Neocaridina zhangjiajiensis

Ideal Tank Mates

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Pearl Shrimp: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Point Cichlid

Pimephales promelas · Andinoacara coeruleopunctatus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Point Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Rainbowfish

Pimephales promelas · Melanotaenia caerulea

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Sifter

Pimephales promelas · Cribroheros robertsoni

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Sifter: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Tetra

Pimephales promelas · Knodus borki

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Tetra: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Blue Tilapia

Pimephales promelas · Oreochromis aureus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBlue Tilapia: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Bluegill Sunfish

Pimephales promelas · Lepomis macrochirus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBluegill Sunfish: Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Boeseman's Rainbowfish

Pimephales promelas · Melanotaenia boesemani

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Bolivian Ram

Pimephales promelas · Mikrogeophagus altispinosus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBolivian Ram: Mostly Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brevis Shelldweller

Pimephales promelas · Neolamprologus brevis

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBrevis Shelldweller: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brilliant Rasbora

Pimephales promelas · Rasbora einthovenii

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBrilliant Rasbora: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra

Pimephales promelas · Hemigrammus bleheri

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBrilliant Rummy-Nose Tetra: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Bristlenose Pleco

Pimephales promelas · Ancistrus cf. cirrhosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBristlenose Pleco: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Bronze Corydoras

Pimephales promelas · Corydoras aeneus

Ideal Tank Mates

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBronze Corydoras: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brown Bullhead Catfish

Pimephales promelas · Ameiurus nebulosus

Possible with Caution

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBrown Bullhead Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brown Camo Shrimp

Pimephales promelas · Caridina babaulti var. Brown

Ideal Tank Mates

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBrown Camo Shrimp: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brown Hoplo Catfish

Pimephales promelas · Hoplosternum littorale

Ideal Tank Mates

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow: PeacefulBrown Hoplo Catfish: Peaceful

Rosy Red Minnow / Fathead Minnow & Brown Puffer

Pimephales promelas · Pao turgidus

Possible with Caution

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