Tank mates for dwarf rasboras

We checked dwarf rasboras against all 149 other species in our database for water temperature, pH, size, fin nipping, predation and aggression.

Good tank mates for dwarf rasboras include cherry shrimp, dwarf gourami, bristlenose pleco, bronze corydoras, african dwarf frog and amano shrimp. Avoid angelfish, common goldfish and fancy goldfish: angelfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.

Dwarf rasboras: 24–27°C (75–81°F), pH 5–6.5, adult size 2.5 cm (1 in), minimum tank 10 gallons (38 L). Full dwarf rasbora care guide.

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Good Compatible tank mates (59)

Shared water conditions and no known conflict. Still add fish slowly and watch them.

Caution Possible, with care (50)

These can work in the right setup, but there is a real risk. Read the reason first.

  • Betta fish · 5+ gal
    • Betta fish is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Guppy · 10+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Neon tetra · 15+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Nerite snail · 5+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Panda corydoras · 15+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Tiger barb · 29+ gal
    • Tiger barb nips fins and can stress slow, peaceful fish like dwarf rasboras.
    • Tiger barb is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Zebra danio · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Assassin snail · 5+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Boesemani rainbowfish · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 26–27°C).
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Celestial pearl danio · 10+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Clown loach · 180+ gal
    • Clown loach grows much larger than dwarf rasboras and may swallow them as it grows.
  • Denison barb · 75+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Dwarf neon rainbowfish · 20+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 6.8–7.5).
  • German blue ram · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 27–27°C).
  • Ghost shrimp · 10+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Hillstream loach · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
    • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Kribensis · 29+ gal
    • Kribensis is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Peppered corydoras · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Platy · 15+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Rainbow shark · 75+ gal
    • Rainbow shark is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
    • Rainbow shark grows much larger than dwarf rasboras and may swallow them as it grows.
  • Ramshorn snail · 5+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Red-tail shark · 75+ gal
    • Red-tail shark is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Rosy barb · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
    • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Siamese algae eater · 55+ gal
    • Siamese algae eater grows much larger than dwarf rasboras and may swallow them as it grows.
  • Three spot gourami · 29+ gal
    • Three spot gourami is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Agassiz's dwarf cichlid · 20+ gal
    • Agassiz's dwarf cichlid is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Buenos Aires tetra · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
    • Buenos Aires tetra nips fins and can stress slow, peaceful fish like dwarf rasboras.
    • Buenos Aires tetra is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Cockatoo cichlid · 20+ gal
    • Cockatoo cichlid is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Crystal red shrimp · 10+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
  • Dwarf orange crayfish · 10+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
    • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Endler's livebearer · 10+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8.5).
  • Forktail blue-eye · 20+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Gardneri killifish · 10+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
    • Gardneri killifish is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
  • Gold barb · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
    • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
  • Kissing gourami · 75+ gal
    • Kissing gourami is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.
    • Kissing gourami grows much larger than dwarf rasboras and may swallow them as it grows.
  • Odessa barb · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Panda garra · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Red rainbowfish · 40+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Rubber lip pleco · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Scissortail rasbora · 55+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
    • Scissortail rasbora may eat dwarf rasboras, especially young or small ones.
  • Serpae tetra · 20+ gal
    • Serpae tetra nips fins and can stress slow, peaceful fish like dwarf rasboras.
  • Swordtail · 29+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Turquoise rainbowfish · 29+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Zebra pleco · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 26–27°C).
  • Checkerboard barb · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Glowlight danio · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–24°C).
  • Keyhole cichlid · 29+ gal
    • Keyhole cichlid may eat dwarf rasboras, especially young or small ones.
  • Least killifish · 10+ gal
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).
  • Pearl danio · 20+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
  • Variatus platy · 15+ gal
    • Their temperature ranges barely overlap (only around 24–25°C).
    • One is a cold-water species and the other is tropical, so neither will be at its best.
    • Their preferred pH ranges don't quite overlap (5–6.5 vs 7–8).

Avoid Bad tank mates (40)

  • Angelfish: Angelfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Common goldfish: They need different temperatures: Dwarf rasbora 24–27°C (75–81°F), common goldfish 15–22°C (59–72°F). Common goldfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Fancy goldfish: They need different temperatures: Dwarf rasbora 24–27°C (75–81°F), fancy goldfish 18–23°C (64–73°F). Fancy goldfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Oscar: Oscar can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Bala shark: Bala shark can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Blood parrot cichlid: Blood parrot cichlid can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Chinese algae eater: Chinese algae eater is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras.
  • Convict cichlid: Convict cichlid can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Convict cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras.
  • Discus: They need different temperatures: Dwarf rasbora 24–27°C (75–81°F), discus 28–30°C (82–86°F).
  • Dojo loach: They need different temperatures: Dwarf rasbora 24–27°C (75–81°F), dojo loach 18–23°C (64–73°F).
  • Electric blue acara: Electric blue acara can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Electric yellow cichlid: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–8.5. Electric yellow cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Dwarf rasboras don't belong in that setup.
  • Firemouth cichlid: Firemouth cichlid can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Jack Dempsey: Jack Dempsey can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Jack Dempsey is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras.
  • Molly: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–8.5.
  • Mystery snail: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.2–8.
  • Pea puffer: Pea puffer is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras. Pea puffer is best kept in a species-only tank.
  • Peacock cichlid: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–8.5. Peacock cichlid can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Peacock cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Dwarf rasboras don't belong in that setup.
  • Pictus catfish: Pictus catfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Red zebra cichlid: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–8.5. Red zebra cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras. Red zebra cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Dwarf rasboras don't belong in that setup.
  • Senegal bichir: Senegal bichir can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Silver dollar: Silver dollar can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • White cloud mountain minnow: They need different temperatures: Dwarf rasbora 24–27°C (75–81°F), white cloud mountain minnow 16–22°C (61–72°F).
  • African butterfly fish: African butterfly fish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Black ghost knifefish: Black ghost knifefish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Bumblebee catfish: Bumblebee catfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Demasoni cichlid: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–8.5. Demasoni cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras. Demasoni cichlid is a Lake Malawi cichlid. It needs a Lake Malawi tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–8.5), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Dwarf rasboras don't belong in that setup.
  • Frontosa: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 8–9. Frontosa can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Frontosa is a Lake Tanganyika cichlid. It needs a Lake Tanganyika tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 8–9), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Dwarf rasboras don't belong in that setup.
  • Giant danio: Giant danio can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Golden wonder killifish: Golden wonder killifish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Green terror: Green terror can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Green terror is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras.
  • Jewel cichlid: Jewel cichlid can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Jewel cichlid is aggressive and will bully or injure peaceful dwarf rasboras.
  • Paradise fish: Paradise fish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Rabbit snail: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–8.5.
  • Ropefish: Ropefish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Severum: Severum can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Shell dweller cichlid: They need very different water: pH 5–6.5 vs 7.5–9. Shell dweller cichlid is a Lake Tanganyika cichlid. It needs a Lake Tanganyika tank: hard, alkaline water (pH 7.5–9), plenty of rockwork and other cichlids from the same lake. Dwarf rasboras don't belong in that setup.
  • Tinfoil barb: Tinfoil barb can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Upside-down catfish: Upside-down catfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.
  • Moonlight gourami: Moonlight gourami can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown.

Frequently asked questions

What fish can live with dwarf rasboras?

Good tank mates for dwarf rasboras include cherry shrimp, dwarf gourami, bristlenose pleco, bronze corydoras, african dwarf frog and amano shrimp. They need similar water and won't fight with or eat dwarf rasboras.

Can dwarf rasboras live with angelfish?

No. Angelfish can eat dwarf rasboras: they're small enough to fit in its mouth once it's grown. Angelfish is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.

Can dwarf rasboras live with bettas?

Sometimes, with care. Betta fish is semi-aggressive and may bully much smaller dwarf rasboras.

Can dwarf rasboras live with bristlenose plecos?

Yes. They share similar water needs (24–26°C (75–79°F)) and peaceful temperaments.

Can dwarf rasboras live with bronze corydoras?

Yes. They share similar water needs (24–26°C (75–79°F)) and peaceful temperaments.

How we decide: we compare each pair's comfortable temperature, pH and hardness ranges, adult sizes, mouth size (who can eat whom), fin nipping, aggression and territory. Read the full method. Data last reviewed 2026-10-13.