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 & Smallmouth Bass

Melanotaenia lacustris · Micropterus dolomieu

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSmallmouth Bass: Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Snakehead Fighter

Melanotaenia lacustris · Betta channoides

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Snowball Shrimp

Melanotaenia lacustris · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Chindongo socolofi

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Melanotaenia fredericki

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sparkling Gourami

Melanotaenia lacustris · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spot Pangasius

Melanotaenia lacustris · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Melanotaenia lacustris · Tanganicodus irsacae

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotted Gar

Melanotaenia lacustris · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotted Headstander

Melanotaenia lacustris · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Melanotaenia lacustris · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotted Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Glossolepis maculosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a): Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia lacustris · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sterba's Corydoras

Melanotaenia lacustris · Corydoras sterbai

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Striped Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Stripefin Eartheater

Melanotaenia lacustris · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sturgeon Catfish

Melanotaenia lacustris · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Melanotaenia lacustris · Otopharynx lithobates

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sumo Loach

Melanotaenia lacustris · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sunset Hap

Melanotaenia lacustris · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Possible with Caution

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Turquoise Rainbowfish & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Melanotaenia lacustris · Xiphophorus variatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Turquoise Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful