Possible Compatible Species for Melanotaenia trifasciata
Note: This is a rule based search which makes certain assumptions based on characteristics including size, temperament, temperature and pH. As with all advice, please use common sense before combining any two species.
| Scientific Name | Common Names | Synonyms | Family | |
| Pseudomugil connieae | Connie's Blue-Eye Popondetta Blue-Eye | Popondetta connieae | Pseudomugilidae | |
 | Melanotaenia trifasciata | Banded Rainbow Jewel Rainbow Regal Rainbow | Rhombosoma trifasciata | Melanotaeniidae |
 | Scatophagus argus | Argus Fish Green Scat Red Scat Scat Spotted Scat | Chaetodon argus Ephippus argus Scatophagus argus argus | Scatophagidae |
| Glossolepis wanamensis | Lake Wanam Rainbowfish Wanam Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Melanotaenia angfa | ANGFA Rainbowfish Yakati Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Melanotaenia parva | Lake Kuomai rainbowfish Sunset dwarf rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Glossolepis dorityi | Dority's rainbowfish zig-zag rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
 | Synodontis decorus | Clown Synodontis Decorated Synodontis | Mochokidae | |
 | Glossolepis incisus | Irian Jaya Rainbowfish Red Rainbowfish Salmon Red Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | |
| Danio kerri | Blue Danio | Danio kerri | Cyprinidae | |
 | Puntius denisonii | Denison Barb Red Line Barb Red Line Torpedo Barb Torpedo Barb | Barbus denisonii Crossocheilus denisonii Labeo denisonii | Cyprinidae |
| Baryancistrus sp. (L85) | Gold Nugget Pleco L85 | Loricariidae | ||
| Melanotaenia gracilis | Slender Rainbowfish | Melanotaeniidae | ||
| Skiffia multipunctata | Plettet Skiffia Spotted Sawfin Spotted Skiffia | Goodea multipunctata Ollentodon multipunctatus Xenendum multipunctatum | Goodeidae | |
 | Kryptopterus minor | Glass Catfish | Silurus bicirrhis | Siluridae |
| Betta macrostoma | Borneo Betta Brunei Beauty Peacock Betta Spotfin Betta | Osphronemidae | ||
| Danio choprai | Copper Danio Glowlight Danio | Cyprinidae | ||
| Bagrichthys macracanthus | Black Lancer | Bagroides macracanthus | Bagridae |