Need a fish recommendation

shammonds · Post by **shammonds** » 22 Jun 2005, 22:35

Hey all... I need some advice from the experts in this forum. My knowledge of Asian species is pretty much limited to the glass cats. I'm looking for a small species of asian catfish that I can place in a 10gal tank with a few rasboras and 2 female bettas, but I have no idea what my options are. I currently have cories in there, but I'd like to make this tank asian-themed.

Any suggestions?

Post by **Silurus** » 22 Jun 2005, 22:42

Chrysichthys · Post by **Chrysichthys** » 25 Jun 2005, 13:34

I suggest a shoal of those little 'Tengara' Mystus. Trouble is, I don't know the species name, but Silurus most likely will.

Post by **Silurus** » 25 Jun 2005, 13:40

sidguppy · Post by **sidguppy** » 25 Jun 2005, 13:43

You mean a group of the dwarf Mystus that gets about 6-8cm or so?

seems a bit large for such a tiny tank.

however, Hyalobagrus flavus will be a perfect fit, and probably less fragile than Hara when the temperature rises in the summer.

This tiny critter is in the trade mostly as "Pelteobagrus ornatus".

Tá Mé Páedrig · Post by **Tá Mé Páedrig** » 20 Jul 2005, 06:30

Sorry to highjack the thread, but is the care and feeding of essentially the same as ? I'm thinking of setting up a tank with a hara catfish, but can only seem to find vendors with the hara hara. There also seems to be little information about the hara hara on the internet beyond water parameters. Has anyone kept them? What are their personalities like?

Post by **Silurus** » 20 Jul 2005, 08:39

TÃ¡ MÃ© PÃ¡edrig wrote:Sorry to highjack the thread, but is the care and feeding of
hara hara
essentially the same as
hara jerdoni
?

They're pretty much the same.

Whiskerbreed · Post by **Whiskerbreed** » 21 Oct 2005, 13:50

Silurus wrote:
Hara jerdoni

culdnt agree more..any of the hara species works well with small tanks..mine is a loner n the smallest among my other cats yet it is feared by the others esp. my Mystus(which is twice as big!).

jurassic_pork · Post by **jurassic_pork** » 26 Oct 2005, 14:46

Take a look at the Hyalobagrus flavus if you can find them in your LFS these guys really are beutiful.