Catfish for 125g?

[FishBoy185]

I just put sand in my 125 gallon with 2 Oscars and a convict and now I'm looking for a good size catfish. Im not really interested in pictus because they don't get very big. And i like Red tail catfish but I really can't afford to have a 4 foot catfish. I want something medium-large size if I can. Any suggestions? And I also want something that's active during the day too.

 

[cheryldooley]

Bull head catfish. Stays fairly small. But not the best to look at IMO.

 

[rockyofhockey]

Lima shovel nose catfish, eclipse catfish

 

[rockyofhockey]

Also some syndo's get pretty large

 

[Brandon D.]

I got a synd with my set up he active pretty good lookin at they ain't picky eaters

 

[FishBoy185]

Couldnt find any of those. What if I do a group of 4-5 Pictus? Or a giraffe nose catfish?

 

[rockyofhockey]

Syndo's r pretty common and I would go with them. Also eclipse catfish r sold at petsmart. Also the Asian bumble bee catfish is a good choice. And pitcus do get to a good size 8"

 

[FishBoy185]

How about a giraffe nose?

 

[Freakgecko91]

I'd say none, oscars are a high bioload and IMO a large cat would push the tank to or over it's limit, especially a messy species like red tail or shovelnose. Just my opinion. I would get anything that gets larger than 6" personally, if you're dead set on a cat

 

[FishBoy185]

Okay then yes I'll wait and not get a catfish until I upgrade my canister filter.

 

[josh7]

I wouldn't add anything else IMO 2 oscars need every bit of water and space a 125 can offer. With that con you are already pushing it I would pass on the catfish.

Especially anything like a Lima they get way to big for a 125. A Lima gets 18 inches.

 

[BigBoyStatus]

You could try a group of Bala Cats

 

[josh7]

You could try a group of Bala Cats

Silver tipped sharks are brackish water fish and don't belong in a freshwater tank they get big anyway and I really wouldn't add anything.

 

[jwh0818]

I'd say none, oscars are a high bioload and IMO a large cat would push the tank to or over it's limit, especially a messy species like red tail or shovelnose. Just my opinion. I would get anything that gets larger than 6" personally, if you're dead set on a cat

I wouldn't add anything else IMO 2 oscars need every bit of water and space a 125 can offer. With that con you are already pushing it I would pass on the catfish.

Especially anything like a Lima they get way to big for a 125. A Lima gets 18 inches.

+1 I agree with this. Having 2 oscars and convicts really puts your tank at stocked limits.

 

[BigBoyStatus]

Silver tipped sharks are brackish water fish and don't belong in a freshwater tank they get big anyway and I really wouldn't add anything.

A buddy of mine has had a Bala Shark in his tank for years - straight freshwater. It's possible.

 

[jwh0818]

A buddy of mine has had a Bala Shark in his tank for years - straight freshwater. It's possible.

He is talking about silver tipped sharks not bala sharks.

 

[jwh0818]

A buddy of mine has had a Bala Shark in his tank for years - straight freshwater. It's possible.

And bala sharks get big and need to be in groups at that and its not a catfish.

 

[BigBoyStatus]

And bala sharks get big and need to be in groups at that and its not a catfish.

It looks similar to a catfish and I said he should put a group of them in

 

[jwh0818]

It looks similar to a catfish and I said he should put a group of them in

I know but with his current stock, 5 bala sharks is extreme overstock and not ever doable and no bala sharks look nothing like a catfish

 

[josh7]

Hahaha what the bala catfish is called that because its referred to that the actual name is a silver tipped shark? The bala shark is a bala shark not cat. And he should not add a group of them let alone anything to his tank. And just wondering how do they look at all like a catfish?