Goldfish and Catfish?

[Osage_Winter]

So, then is there any concensus in terms of which catfish can mix with goldies and their water temp? Can I buy a few of the silver/black spotted?

 

[Jason7894561230]

Pictus catfish they are called

 

[mattrox]

Alright guys, now I'm getting confused...

Which catfish can go with goldies? And YES -- that was the name of the silver and black spotted cats, PICTUS! These cannot go with goldies?

I wouldn't put pictus cats in with goldies unless your have a big tank and your temp is in the tropical range, but I am not up with cooler water species that are compatible.

 

[mgamer20o0]

For what it's worth.

May I suggest a hillstream loach as a fish which can be put in a cooler tank?

could be the best idea yet...

what temp do you keep the water?

 

[Osage_Winter]

I wouldn't put pictus cats in with goldies unless your have a big tank and your temp is in the tropical range, but I am not up with cooler water species that are compatible.

A 60-gallon isn't big enough for pictus with goldies? Why would the size of a tank matter when talking about them being able to coexist?

 

[Osage_Winter]

could be the best idea yet...

what temp do you keep the water?

I have started a separate thread just to concentrate on the most ideal temperature for fancy goldies...I was raising the temp considerably to fight what I thought was a case of Ich, but now I have dropped the temp back down and it seems as though the water likes to stay in that "safe zone" indicated on the thermometer -- around 70 something degrees or so...

What does a hillstream locah look like? Are these bottom feeders?

 

[sliderfish]

You will never find a fish that "cleans gravel and gets rid of fish "debris". I'd recommend a gravel vac and water change...

 

[Osage_Winter]

You will never find a fish that "cleans gravel and gets rid of fish "debris". I'd recommend a gravel vac and water change...

LOL -- I know that; I just meant that I'd like one just maintains the bottom of the tank and the inside glass walls just a bit...

 

[The_Desacrator]

LOL -- I know that; I just meant that I'd like one just maintains the bottom of the tank and the inside glass walls just a bit...

i know cory cats arent really on the table anymore but they wont do anything to your glass. neither will a pictus

 

[Osage_Winter]

So, essentially, what do catfish do?

 

[The_Desacrator]

Be awesome, eat the scraps, generally grow huge.

cept for otos. i dont think are really catfish but if they are they will eat all your algae

 

[Osage_Winter]

Be awesome, eat the scraps, generally grow huge.

Huh??

 

[The_Desacrator]

You asked what catfish do. Thats a catfish in a nutshell

 

[Osage_Winter]

You asked what catfish do. Thats a catfish in a nutshell

Oh -- sorry. Sometimes when the new pages are created for a thread, I lose track of the conversation intentions...

 

[Osage_Winter]

I still don't know which are good to mix with fancy goldies...

 

[The_Desacrator]

Well cories can live in temps between 72-82F. Goldfish like a max of 78F. DO the math, pick a temperature and throw them in.

 

[Osage_Winter]

Goldfish like a max of 78F.

This is the first time we're getting straight answers on this one...

DO the math, pick a temperature and throw them in.

I like the Pictus cats, but will they harm the goldfish in any way?

 

[Osage_Winter]

You asked what catfish do. Thats a catfish in a nutshell

Okay, so based on the three elements in which you feel are "catfish in a nutshell," do they do absolutely nothing for decaying food cleanup on the bottom? There are no "cleaning" characteristics to these species at all? They just exist to "be awesome" and grow huge?

 

[The_Desacrator]

I said they eat scraps buddy. Mine eat the extra flakes and worms that my other fish and turtle don't pick up.

 

[Osage_Winter]

My mistake; thanks.