Dwarf neon rainbowfish tank mates

Good matches

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The safest picks for dwarf neon rainbowfish are bettas, guppies and kuhli loaches. Each match shares dwarf neon rainbowfish' temperature and pH and leaves them alone.

Small, busy rainbowfish for a planted community.

Temperature

75–82°F

pH

6.5–7.5

Temperament

Peaceful

Minimum tank

20 gal

With care

15

Avoid

13

Good tank mates

• Betta76–82°F
• Guppy75–82°F
• Kuhli loach75–82°F
• Honey gourami75–82°F
• Angelfish76–82°F
• Corydoras75–79°F
• Mystery snail75–82°F
• Sparkling gourami75–82°F
• Yoyo loach75–82°F
• Bristlenose pleco75–81°F
• Dwarf gourami75–82°F
• Bamboo shrimp75–82°F
• Clown pleco75–82°F
• Firemouth cichlid75–82°F
• Blue gourami75–82°F
• Apistogramma75–82°F
• Elephant nose fish75–82°F
• Rainbow shark75–80°F
• Tiger barb75–81°F
• Hatchetfish75–81°F
• Pearl gourami77–82°F
• Bolivian ram75–79°F
• Congo tetra75–82°F
• Otocinclus75–79°F
• Kribensis75–80°F
• Red tail shark75–79°F
• Pictus catfish75–79°F
• Clown loach77–82°F
• Paradise fish75–79°F
• Cherry barb75–81°F
• Lemon tetra75–82°F
• Pencilfish75–82°F
• Upside down catfish75–79°F
• Chinese algae eater75–80°F
• Endler's livebearer75–82°F
• Zebra loach75–79°F
• Siamese algae eater75–79°F
• Zebra danio75–77°F
• Black skirt tetra75–80°F
• Glass catfish75–80°F
• Rummy nose tetra75–82°F
• Panda cory75–77°F
• Zebra pleco79–82°F
• Electric blue acara75–82°F
• Crayfish75–77°F
• Harlequin rasbora75–80°F
• German blue ram80–82°F
• GloFish tetra75–80°F
• Black neon tetra75–81°F
• Neon tetra75–79°F
• Assassin snail75–80°F
• Ramshorn snail75–80°F
• Cardinal tetra76–82°F
• Ember tetra75–82°F
• Platy75–80°F
• Boesemani rainbowfish75–82°F
• Chili rasbora75–82°F
• Glowlight tetra75–80°F
• Nerite snail75–78°F
• Killifish75–77°F
• Odessa barb75–79°F
• Silver dollar75–82°F
• Celestial pearl danio75–79°F
• Severum75–82°F
• Blood parrot76–80°F
• Serpae tetra75–79°F
• Dojo loach75–77°F
• Pygmy cory75–79°F
• Rosy barb75–77°F
• Swordtail75–79°F

Possible, with care

• Pea puffer Pea puffers are aggressive, though dwarf neon rainbowfish are big enough to shrug most of it off.
• Cherry shrimp Dwarf neon rainbowfish will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give cherry shrimp somewhere to hide.
• African dwarf frog African dwarf frogs eat slowly and nearly blind. Fast dwarf neon rainbowfish will take the food first, so target-feed them.
• Amano shrimp Dwarf neon rainbowfish will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give amano shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Ghost shrimp Dwarf neon rainbowfish will eat baby shrimp and may chase adults. Dense plants or moss give ghost shrimp somewhere to hide.
• Common pleco Plecos grow to 15 inches and need 125 gallons, far more than a tank set up for dwarf neon rainbowfish.
• Bala shark At 13 inches a bala shark can swallow a small dwarf neon rainbowfish. Fast, alert fish usually stay out of reach.
• Molly Water chemistry is a squeeze. The only pH that suits both is around 7.5.
• Hillstream loach They only share 75°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Electric yellow cichlid Different water: yellow labs want pH 7.8–8.6, dwarf neon rainbowfish want pH 6.5–7.5.
• Kissing gourami A grown kissing gourami may treat small dwarf neon rainbowfish as food, especially at night.
• Tinfoil barb A grown tinfoil barb may treat small dwarf neon rainbowfish as food, especially at night.
• Peacock cichlid Different water: peacock cichlids want pH 7.8–8.6, dwarf neon rainbowfish want pH 6.5–7.5.
• Discus They only share 82°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.
• Gold barb They only share 75°F. Keep the heater set there and steady.

Avoid

• Axolotl Axolotls are coldwater animals (60–66°F); dwarf neon rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Convict cichlid Convict cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful dwarf neon rainbowfish.
• Bichir An adult bichir eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches dwarf neon rainbowfish do.
• Goldfish Goldfish are coldwater animals (60–74°F); dwarf neon rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Oscar An adult oscar eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches dwarf neon rainbowfish do.
• Black ghost knife An adult black ghost knife eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches dwarf neon rainbowfish do.
• Jack Dempsey An adult jack dempsey eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches dwarf neon rainbowfish do.
• African cichlid African cichlids are aggressive and will bully peaceful dwarf neon rainbowfish.
• Silver arowana An adult silver arowana eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches dwarf neon rainbowfish do.
• Koi Koi are coldwater animals (59–77°F); dwarf neon rainbowfish need 75–82°F. They overlap only at 75–77°F, the edge of both ranges.
• Fancy goldfish Fancy goldfish are coldwater animals (65–74°F); dwarf neon rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• White cloud minnow White cloud minnows are coldwater animals (60–72°F); dwarf neon rainbowfish need 75–82°F. No temperature suits both.
• Flowerhorn An adult flowerhorn eats fish that fit in its mouth, and at 2.5 inches dwarf neon rainbowfish do.

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