Boesemani rainbowfish tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for boesemani rainbowfish are bettas, guppies and mystery snails. Each match shares boesemani rainbowfish' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

Active schooler that colours up as an adult. Needs a long tank.

Temperature

75–82°F

pH

7–8

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

30 gal

With care

21

Avoid

15

Good tank mates

• Betta76–82°F
• Guppy75–82°F
• Mystery snail75–82°F
• Angelfish76–82°F
• Blue gourami75–82°F
• Firemouth cichlid75–82°F
• Molly75–82°F
• Corydoras75–79°F
• Yoyo loach75–82°F
• Honey gourami75–82°F
• Bristlenose pleco75–81°F
• Endler's livebearer75–82°F
• Clown pleco75–82°F
• Sparkling gourami75–82°F
• Paradise fish75–79°F
• Dwarf gourami75–82°F
• Electric yellow cichlid75–82°F
• Rainbow shark75–80°F
• Pearl gourami77–82°F
• Kribensis75–80°F
• Elephant nose fish75–82°F
• Chinese algae eater75–80°F
• Red tail shark75–79°F
• Assassin snail75–80°F
• Crayfish75–77°F
• Ramshorn snail75–80°F
• Pictus catfish75–79°F
• Tiger barb75–81°F
• Clown loach77–82°F
• Bolivian ram75–79°F
• Congo tetra75–82°F
• Nerite snail75–78°F
• Upside down catfish75–79°F
• Hatchetfish75–81°F
• Kissing gourami75–82°F
• Platy75–80°F
• Zebra danio75–77°F
• Siamese algae eater75–79°F
• Otocinclus75–79°F
• Zebra loach75–79°F
• Dojo loach75–77°F
• Electric blue acara75–82°F
• Zebra pleco79–82°F
• Cherry barb75–81°F
• Dwarf neon rainbowfish75–82°F
• Swordtail75–79°F
• Lemon tetra75–82°F
• Pencilfish75–82°F
• Glass catfish75–80°F
• Peacock cichlid76–82°F
• Panda cory75–77°F
• Black skirt tetra75–80°F
• Blood parrot76–80°F
• Harlequin rasbora75–80°F
• Black neon tetra75–81°F
• GloFish tetra75–80°F
• Odessa barb75–79°F
• Glowlight tetra75–80°F
• Celestial pearl danio75–79°F
• Serpae tetra75–79°F
• Rosy barb75–77°F
• Pygmy cory75–79°F

Possible, with care

• Pea puffer Pea puffers are aggressive, though boesemani rainbowfish are big enough to shrug most of it off.
• Kuhli loach Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• African dwarf frog African dwarf frogs eat slowly and nearly blind. Fast boesemani rainbowfish will take the food first, so target-feed them.
• Bamboo shrimp Boesemani rainbowfish will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give bamboo shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Common pleco Plecos grow to 15 inches and need 125 gallons, far more than a tank set up for boesemani rainbowfish.
• Amano shrimp Boesemani rainbowfish will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give amano shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Apistogramma Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Bala shark Bala sharks grow to 13 inches and need 125 gallons, far more than a tank set up for boesemani rainbowfish.
• Rummy nose tetra Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Silver dollar Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Hillstream loach They only share 75°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Severum Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Neon tetra Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Ember tetra Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• German blue ram Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Chili rasbora Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Cardinal tetra Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Tinfoil barb Tinfoil barbs grow to 12 inches and need 125 gallons, far more than a tank set up for boesemani rainbowfish.
• Killifish Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.
• Gold barb They only share 75°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Discus They only share 82°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.

Avoid

• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); boesemani rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Goldfish Goldfish are coldwater animals (60–74°F); boesemani rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful boesemani rainbowfish.
• Ghost shrimp A boesemani rainbowfish is big enough to swallow adult ghost shrimp.
• Cherry shrimp A boesemani rainbowfish is big enough to swallow adult cherry shrimp.
• Oscar An adult oscar eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 4 inches boesemani rainbowfish do.
• Black ghost knife An adult black ghost knife eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 4 inches boesemani rainbowfish do.
• African cichlid African cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful boesemani rainbowfish.
• Bichir An adult bichir eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 4 inches boesemani rainbowfish do.
• Koi Koi are coldwater animals (59–77°F); boesemani rainbowfish need 75–82°F. They overlap only at 75–77°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Jack Dempsey An adult jack dempsey eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 4 inches boesemani rainbowfish do.
• Fancy goldfish Fancy goldfish are coldwater animals (65–74°F); boesemani rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 4 inches boesemani rainbowfish do.
• Flowerhorn An adult flowerhorn eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 4 inches boesemani rainbowfish do.
• White cloud minnow White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); boesemani rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.

Planning a mixed tank? The tank mate checker tests every pair at once. Or read the boesemani rainbowfish care sheet.