Good tank mates for Medaka
These species share its temperature range and temperament, with no fin-nipping or predation risk under our rules. Still check your tank size and bioload in the checker.
Amano shrimp · Bloodfin tetra · Bronze corydoras · Buenos Aires tetra · Celestial pearl danio · Checkerboard barb · Cherry shrimp · Clown killifish · Colombian tetra · CPO dwarf crayfish · Emerald dwarf rasbora · Fancy goldfish · Ghost shrimp · Gold barb · Golden pencilfish · Guppy · Habrosus corydoras · Indian glassfish · Lyretail killifish · Malaysian trumpet snail · Molly · Mystery snail · Neon tetra · Odessa barb
Avoid with Medaka
African butterflyfish (temperature) · African dwarf frog (temperature) · Agassiz's dwarf cichlid (temperature) · Angelfish (temperature) · Assassin snail (temperature) · Banded archerfish (temperature) · Banjo catfish (temperature) · Betta (male) (temperature) · Black ghost knifefish (temperature) · Black neon tetra (temperature) · Bleeding heart tetra (temperature) · Blue acara (predation) · Boeseman's rainbowfish (temperature) · Bolivian ram (temperature) · Bristlenose pleco (temperature) · Cardinal tetra (temperature) · Cherry barb (temperature) · Chili rasbora (temperature)
Sources
Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: medium. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.