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josh7

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So iny 55 gallon could I do a firemouth cichlid pair, 3 pictus cats and maybe a tiger barb school.
 
Mogurako said:
Pictus cats get much to large for a 55.

The common pictus gets to 10 inches. The polka dot is the one you want for that 4-6 inch range. Be careful though, the stores sometimes mix them up so just get the ones with the most spots.
 
Pimelodus pictus can get up to 6" and are very active, most aquarist agree that a 75-90 gallon would be the smallest footprint that a P. Pictus should be kept in. A 55 gallon that is 13" front to back, that has decor/caves hardly leaves enough room for the fire mouths let alone a group of thee to six 5-6" fish.

Also when buy the fish make sure that P. Pictus is correctly labeled and not mixed up with Pimelodus blochii which can grow to 12" +. P. Blochii will have four lines down its body and a few black dots down its sides.
 
jackwagon said:
The common pictus gets to 10 inches. The polka dot is the one you want for that 4-6 inch range. Be careful though, the stores sometimes mix them up so just get the ones with the most spots.

Agree....should have been more specific.
 
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