Compatible African Catfish?

tastyfish · Post by **tastyfish** » 27 May 2005, 20:38

Im looking for a catfish in the 30-40 cm class that can be held in a 55 g tank (approximatly may become a 70g or 100g dunno

). is there one or are they to active of a swimmer?:shock:. im thinking of holding it with a carnivore so it has to be able to take some hits you know

Post by **Silurus** » 27 May 2005, 20:46

What kind of fish do you want to house it with?

tastyfish · Post by **tastyfish** » 28 May 2005, 09:46

silurus i was thinking of eel's

. i got a thing for eels right now

. i think the main fish im gonna keep it with is: African Fin something dont remember its whole name

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(Btw thanks for the quick reply

)

Post by **Silurus** » 28 May 2005, 12:03

Are you referring to bichirs?

http://www.planetcatfish.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=6770

tastyfish · Post by **tastyfish** » 28 May 2005, 14:28

i think its a p-delhezi i want

but if there is a shorter variant id be happy to get it instead (15-25cm?)

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 29 May 2005, 14:47

the smallest Polypterus reaches 35cm or so; but those species are very rare in the trade or never get imported at all.

the more common P ornatipinnis, P delhezi, P senegalensis and P bichir all reach larger sizes.

but in a tank many species top 1 foot and stay at that; allthough the last two can reach 50cm (20") in a big tank.
you'd need a whopping big tank to outgrow them.
apart from that very easy to keep fish; peaceful to other non-Polypterids (they can be territorial to each other), but small tankmates (3" and smaller) might end up as snacks.

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 29 May 2005, 16:08

Since you're interested in carnivores, how about . It grows to about 22 cm but its mouth is huge for its size.

stallion81 · Post by **stallion81** » 04 Jul 2005, 17:07

Hello. I currently house 4 types of Synodontis with 2 types of Polypterus. Stay away from the Ornate as they can get huge. Try a senegal, albino senegal, or Dehlzi as they dont get much over a foot. For the Syno, I would go with an Angelicus or Eupterus as these can both get 6" or over and prefer solitude. I currently house 1 Poly Ornate,1 Albino Senegal with 6 Syno Multis,1 Syno Brichardi,1 Syno Angelicus, and 1 Syno Granulosus for over 1 year with no problems. Although a 55gal is kinda small for that type of combo, unless its just 1 Bichir and 1 Syno IMO. And BTW Bichirs are not very predatory to fish it cannot swallow whole.Very peaceful as my Ornate lays with my Angelicus all the time.