Western Rainbowfish Tank Mates & Compatibility

Western Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia australis

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TemperamentPeaceful (2/10)

Adult Size10 cm

Temperature22–28°C

Water TypeFreshwater Only

Swim ZoneSurface, Mid-level

StockingSchool of 6+

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Western Rainbowfish & Smallmouth Bass

Melanotaenia australis · Micropterus dolomieu

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSmallmouth Bass: Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Snakehead Fighter

Melanotaenia australis · Betta channoides

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnakehead Fighter: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Snowball Shrimp

Melanotaenia australis · Neocaridina cf. zhangjiajiensis var. white

Ideal Tank Mates

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSnowball Shrimp: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Socolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi)

Melanotaenia australis · Chindongo socolofi

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSocolofi Cichlid (Pseudotropheus Socolofi): Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Sorong Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia australis · Melanotaenia fredericki

Ideal Tank Mates

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSorong Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Sparkling Gourami

Melanotaenia australis · Trichopsis pumila

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSparkling Gourami: Mostly Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Spot Pangasius

Melanotaenia australis · Pangasius larnaudii

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpot Pangasius: Mostly Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Spotfin Goby Cichlid

Melanotaenia australis · Tanganicodus irsacae

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotfin Goby Cichlid: Semi-Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Spotted Gar

Melanotaenia australis · Lepisosteus oculatus

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Gar: Semi-Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Spotted Headstander

Melanotaenia australis · Chilodus punctatus

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Headstander: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Spotted Hillstream Loach

Melanotaenia australis · Gastromyzon punctulatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Hillstream Loach: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Spotted Rainbowfish

Melanotaenia australis · Glossolepis maculosus

Ideal Tank Mates

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Rainbowfish: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Spotted Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia australis · Agamyxis pectinifrons

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSpotted Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Spotted Rubberlip Pleco (L187a)

Melanotaenia australis · Chaetostoma milesi

Possible with Caution

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

Western Rainbowfish & Starlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183)

Melanotaenia australis · Ancistrus dolichopterus

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulStarlight Bristlenose Pleco (L183): Mostly Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Steindachner Dwarf Cichlid

Melanotaenia australis · Apistogramma steindachneri

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSteindachner Dwarf Cichlid: Mostly Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Sterba's Corydoras

Melanotaenia australis · Corydoras sterbai

Ideal Tank Mates

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSterba's Corydoras: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Striped Raphael Catfish

Melanotaenia australis · Platydoras armatulus

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulStriped Raphael Catfish: Peaceful

Western Rainbowfish & Stripefin Eartheater

Melanotaenia australis · Gymnogeophagus rhabdotus

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulStripefin Eartheater: Semi-Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Sturgeon Catfish

Melanotaenia australis · Platystomatichthys sturio

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSturgeon Catfish: Semi-Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Sulphur Crest Lithobates

Melanotaenia australis · Otopharynx lithobates

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSulphur Crest Lithobates: Semi-Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Sumo Loach

Melanotaenia australis · Schistura balteata

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSumo Loach: Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Sunset Hap

Melanotaenia australis · Dimidiochromis strigatus

Possible with Caution

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Hap: Semi-Aggressive

Western Rainbowfish & Sunset Platy (Variatus Platy)

Melanotaenia australis · Xiphophorus variatus

Ideal Tank Mates

Western Rainbowfish: PeacefulSunset Platy (Variatus Platy): Peaceful