[Falina]

hello

im thinking about setting up a catfish tank. its not definite yet, but its a consideration and im trying to decide what i would put in it if i did. as the tank hasnt been purchased yet size isnt yet an issue, though i dont want anything massive so something like a common plec would be out. im looking at anything that wouldnt grow ay bigger than probably 15cm. but mainly its just how all the fish would get on that im trying to decide, and if there are any that need totally opposite water conditions from another.

so far im thinking about:

White Spotted Catfish (Agamyxis pectinifrons)
Upside Down Catfish (Synodonts Eupterus)
clown plec
candy striped plec (Peckoltia vittata - L-15)
pictus catfish
6 cories (probably vronze, albino or peppered)

i probably wouldnt get all these fish on the basis that id need a big tank in order to do so, theyre just possibilities, for an only possible tank. any other suggestions? also, are there any of these catfish that need to be kept as the only one of the species? ie, any that i could only get one of?

thanks

 

[Enzo]

Don't get a clown pleco they're very small they don't grow big at all just around 4 inches after a couple years and all the do is munch wood they're obsolutly pointless and now im stuck with mine.

 

[Falina]

i just quite like the look of them. and i dont really want anything bigger than 6" anyway.

if you didnt live in canada, id take him off your hands for you lol

does anyone know if it would be a problem keeping cories which are obviously a fair bit smaller with these larger catfish? not too large, like i said 6" max

 

[Gump]

Id say get a bunch of synodontis cats (eupterus, decorus, angelicus, petricola, multipunctatus) are all pretty cool catfish.

 

[Enzo]

cories would probalbly be fine they aren't call armored catfish for nothing.

 

[Falina]

Id say get a bunch of synodontis cats (eupterus, decorus, angelicus, petricola, multipunctatus) are all pretty cool catfish.

dont some of these get pretty big? i havent got the tank yet but i cant really afford anything too massive.
also i read somewhere that its best not to keep more than one of these type of fish. or is that maybe only one of each particular fish kinda thing?

thanks

 

[Gump]

Never heard that before, at one point i had 7 different species in one tank. Some species enjoy others of the same type so from what ive seen and read keeping them appart is false.

 

[Falina]

Never heard that before, at one point i had 7 different species in one tank. Some species enjoy others of the same type so from what ive seen and read keeping them appart is false.

i really like my synodontis that i have just now so ill certainly look out for others if i decided to definitely set it up. thanks very much

 

[sazzy]

i own a catfish tank, i wouldnt change it for the world
but get little catfish if you want somthing to watch, as i have large ones and they dont do much until the lights are out or feeding time :?

plecs are really interesting fish and there are so many different kinds (i own 8)
have a look at my gallery :wink:

 

[Falina]

i own a catfish tank, i wouldnt change it for the world
but get little catfish if you want somthing to watch, as i have large ones and they dont do much until the lights are out or feeding time :?

plecs are really interesting fish and there are so many different kinds (i own 8)
have a look at my gallery :wink:

i saw your catfish a while ago actually while i was just browsing through folks pictures. the walking cat is really spectacular.

like i said i dont want anything much bigger than 6" as i dont want to have to get a massive tank. im thinking about 1 or 2 plecs, 1 or 2 synodontis and a talking cat (white spotted cat). the wsc i have absolutely fell in love with lately, and the sources i have found go between saying they will grow to 5" and 6" so either would be just perfect

 

[flyfish25]

Id say get a bunch of synodontis cats (eupterus, decorus, angelicus, petricola, multipunctatus) are all pretty cool catfish.

dont some of these get pretty big? i havent got the tank yet but i cant really afford anything too massive.
also i read somewhere that its best not to keep more than one of these type of fish. or is that maybe only one of each particular fish kinda thing?

thanks

I keep and breed synodontis petricola. They are great fish. Actually just posted a classified ad here. I can ship them.

They dont' get bigger than 4.5". You can keep more bottom species with synodontis petricola, but you are right, some of the other syno cats you can't. The petricola like to be in groups and swim around together, they are very fun to watch.

 

[Falina]

Thanks very much flyfish, unfortunately though, I've already stocked the tank half full, and don't have room for a group of fish. I really appreciate the offer though. Thanks

 

[Mating Slinkys]

I've got a Gold Ancistrus, which only gets to 4" and is really cute at the moment. He's probably my favorite fish in that tank. Nothing in the tank seems to phase him, and he's really active during the day (although i didn't see much of him for the first month or so as he was so small.) Lovely fish.

 

[flyfish25]

Thanks very much flyfish, unfortunately though, I've already stocked the tank half full, and don't have room for a group of fish. I really appreciate the offer though. Thanks

Whew, I forgot to look where you were from..... I haven't shipped fish to Scotland.....and international shipments haven't really been an option. Enjoy your fish.

 

[herefishy]

Some synodontis' can be very territorial. I guess they take lessons from some of their African neighbors, the cichlids.

 

[Falina]

Some synodontis' can be very territorial. I guess they take lessons from some of their African neighbors, the cichlids.

I have noticed this with the 2 I have just now, or rather, only 1 of the 2. She doesn't bother anyone as such, but if anyone attempts to go into her part of the cave she hunts them.

The other, despite being much bigger, likes to stand vertically, head down, into a plant, despite there being numerous other places where she could sit. It seems like very odd behaviour to me, but it seems to please her, so who am I to argue?