Fin nipper: avoid long-finned tank mates such as bettas, fancy guppies and angelfish.
Good tank mates for Rosy barb
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.
Bloodfin tetra · Bronze corydoras · Buenos Aires tetra · Celestial pearl danio · Checkerboard barb · Clown killifish · Colombian tetra · Emerald dwarf rasbora · Gold barb · Golden pencilfish · Habrosus corydoras · Indian glassfish · Medaka · Molly · Neon tetra · Odessa barb · Pearl danio · Reticulated hillstream loach · Tiger barb · Turquoise rainbowfish · Variatus platy · White cloud mountain minnow · Zebra danio
Avoid with Rosy barb
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) · Boeseman's rainbowfish (temperature) · Bolivian ram (temperature) · Bristlenose pleco (temperature) · Cardinal tetra (temperature) · Cherry barb (temperature) · Chili rasbora (temperature) · Clown loach (temperature)
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Checked 2026-11-09 · confidence: medium. These are cautious community guidelines, not guarantees. Not veterinary advice. Report an error.