catfish?

[JesseGoslee]

whats a good catfish to put in with large cichlids?something that can hold its own and not get larger than my fish.thanks

[cjbots]

How large are your fish? There are large fish an then there are LARGE fish.

[JesseGoslee]

my largest fish is 7 inches.

[Rudy]

How big of tank?

What kind of cichlids.

[JesseGoslee]

midas,texas escondido,convict.58gal

[wheelie]

why not try some loaches? some dojo would do well, and they're much more interesting/active than most cats

[JesseGoslee]

wouldent my midas eat the loaches?

[Chet]

I don't know about dojo loaches, but yoyo loaches and clown loaches are generally capable of taking care of themselves. I would recommend a group of 4 or 5 yoyo loaches. They are a blast to watch, and my GT doesn't even bother with them.

[JesseGoslee]

Im trying to keep my tank cenral american.Are any of these from c.a.?

[Rex Karr]

If you want to keep it Central American your only choice is Rhamdia catfish. Let me know if you find some.

[JesseGoslee]

I keep my ph at 8.0 so what ever I get it would need to be able to tolerate high ph.All I can think of is synodontis.Are there any others?

[Fishhead]

Most Catfish are tough as nails and can tolerate awful conditions so I wouldnt worry too much about that. I have a hoplo cat thats not too pretty but takes a lot of crap from my male firemouth every day but most of the time it doesnt even really bother him. He has pretty tough scales. I also have a striped raphael cat that hides almost all the time but no one messes with him. Although both are from south america so good luck on finding some central american cats. And both full grown get to about 5 to 6 inches, I would think that size would fit in with what you have. You have to be careful with catfish because many will grow to a couple of feet long. Id love to get a tiger shovelnose but the dam things just get too big.

[JesseGoslee]

tiger shovelnose are badass.thats my biggest problem finding something that wont get 2 feet long.i keep synodontis with my africans so i want to get something differant.i might try the loach idea.i like clown loaches.

[Rudy]

Leiocassis siamensis.

Asian bumblebee catfish. You can get them at Petsmart pretty readily and they are a cool catfish.

I keep them in a couple of my tanks and actually see them more than they are given credit for.

I am sure you know this, but your tank is pretty small for the long run hey?

[Chet]

I am sure you know this, but your tank is pretty small for the long run hey?

Damn Canadian...hey? :rofl2:


Sorry Rudy, I couldn't resist...:wink:

[Rudy]

I guess I had that coming...:oops:

Well I am going to go play hockey, drink beer, fry up some back bacon and eat with a serviette. See you later eh? :xmas3:

[Chet]

I'm there, except I can't ice skate, have never played hockey, and don't know what backbacon is... But I'll try anything once...

Well, almost anything...

[Rudy]

But I'll try anything once...

This might be a good time to mention that Chet wears tights when he wrestles.:dance:

Sorry buddy.

[Chet]

Want me to post some pics...? :jaw:

[Rudy]

Want me to post some pics...?


:rofl:

[joey]

hey jesse, im thinking about puting columbian sharks in with my jags and black cons. they are fast and get about 10-12 inches and are catfish from central america

[JesseGoslee]

Ive never seen them.What do they look like?

[joey]

check them out

[JesseGoslee]

I ended up getting 3 clown loaches

[Chet]

Cool, good choice!