armour catfish tank

[lovecatfish4928]

Couple of month ago I lost two fabulous gulper cats to a freak october noutheaster up here in NH and lost power for three days. Right now in the same tank a (56 column with foot print of 36 inches length and width of 18 inches and it is 24 inch deep)I have three stripe raphael and three spotted raphael and two warmouth sun fishes. They are all just around 2 inches. Is it possible to add 6 hoplo catfish? To make it a armour catfish community tank.
On online vendor site "Shark Aquarium" they have a anadoras grypus listed at 8 inches is that possible every where else I look their only 5 inches max. is it possible to have two of those anadoras grypus at that size with the little raphaels. If that is possible I'll will not get the hoplos, and instead choose the anadoras grypus

[Bas Pels]

Couple of month ago I lost two fabulous gulper cats to a freak october noutheaster up here in NH and lost power for three days. Right now in the same tank a (56 column with foot print of 36 inches length and width of 18 inches and it is 24 inch deep)I have three stripe raphael and three spotted raphael and two warmouth sun fishes. They are all just around 2 inches. Is it possible to add 6 hoplo catfish? To make it a armour catfish community tank.

I would not recommend that

thew striped raphael grow to 20 cm - 8 inches, the spotted ones to 15 cm - 6 inches

Therefore, your tank might be able to keep them, but it will be a narrow fit (actually, I think it is too small) but more fishes? Please don't