Turquoise Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Turquoise Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size12 cm

Temperature20–25°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Turquoise Rainbowfish & Freshwater Barracuda

Melanotaenia lacustris · Ctenolucius hujeta

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Barracuda: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Freshwater Flounder

Melanotaenia lacustris · Trinectes maculatus

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Freshwater Harlequin Shrimp (Sulawesi)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Caridina cf. spongicola

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Freshwater Shark (Wallago)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Wallago attu

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Shark (Wallago): Highly Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Freshwater Sole

Melanotaenia lacustris · Brachirus selheimi

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Sole: Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Freshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Thalassophryne amazonica

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFreshwater Toadfish (Prehistoric Monster Fish): Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Frogmouth Catfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Chaca chaca

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrogmouth Catfish: Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Frontosa

Melanotaenia lacustris · Cyphotilapia frontosa

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFrontosa: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Fuelleborn's Cichlid

Melanotaenia lacustris · Labeotropheus fuelleborni

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulFuelleborn's Cichlid: Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Gangetic Leaf Fish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Nandus nandus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGangetic Leaf Fish: Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Gardner's Killifish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Fundulopanchax gardneri

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGardner's Killifish: Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Garnet Tetra

Melanotaenia lacustris · Hemigrammus pulcher

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGarnet Tetra: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Geophagus Orange Head Tapajos

Melanotaenia lacustris · Geophagus sp. 'Orange Head'

Turquoise Rainbowfish & German Blue Ram

Melanotaenia lacustris · Mikrogeophagus ramirezi

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Gertrude's Spotted Blue-eye

Melanotaenia lacustris · Pseudomugil gertrudae

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGertrude's Spotted Blue-eye: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Ghost Shrimp

Melanotaenia lacustris · Palaemonetes paludosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGhost Shrimp: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Giant Danio

Melanotaenia lacustris · Devario aequipinnatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Danio: Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Giant Gourami

Melanotaenia lacustris · Osphronemus goramy

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Gourami: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Giant Whiptail Catfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Proloricaria prolixa

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGiant Whiptail Catfish: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Glass Bloodfin Tetra

Melanotaenia lacustris · Prionobrama filigera

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Bloodfin Tetra: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Glass Catfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Kryptopterus vitreolus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlass Catfish: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Glowlight Danio

Melanotaenia lacustris · Danio choprae

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Danio: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Glowlight Tetra

Melanotaenia lacustris · Hemigrammus erythrozonus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGlowlight Tetra: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Goby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Parotocinclus jumbo

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulGoby Pleco (Pitbull Pleco): Peaceful