150 gallon tank, what catfish will fit?

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I recently bought a second hand 6x2x2 tank which is practically brand new for a good price.

I wanted to put 2 oscars in it and a small school of spotted SD's. Now I was wondering if there is room for a cool catfish, I was thinking about raphaels or maybe pictus'.

But then again I dont know if it will be overcrowded or not, what do you guys think?
 

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That is actually a 180g, oscars are asshats so I dont really know what makes decent tank mates with them lol.
 

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That is actually a 180g, oscars are asshats so I dont really know what makes decent tank mates with them lol.
Oh lol, she sold it off as a 150G, haven't seen the tank irl yet since i'll be picking it up tomorrow lol. If I put the tanks dimensions in the tank calculator it says the tank is a 170G.

But yeah, I don't want them chocking to death on anything too small and I don't think it's a good idea to put a giant catfish in it.
 

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Pim blochii, ornates, bolt, lima and sturio are good options. Larger wood cats and jag catfish as well although you may not see them till lights out.
 

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All good options above, nemurus, ornate pim and Lima would be my three to pick from. ...
Or a nice royal pleco?
 
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All good options above, nemurus, ornate pim and Lima would be my three to pick from. ...
Or a nice royal pleco?
I actually fell in love with the L095, but the chance that i will ever find one close enough for me to buy it is really, really slim sadly.

I'll take a look around if I can find any of the above mentioned cats around, my LFS dont have any cats except corys and a huge clarias batrachus.
 

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Will get to large. Besides I think bolts look better, but that's an opinion.
I really like the look of the bolts, they really remind me of a shark haha. Is there anything I need to look out for when it comes to scaping the tank if i'll get one of those?
 
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