Bottom feeder for my 75 gallon.

[justarn]

seems the giant one only gets 10 inch??

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=955

would eat the danios your right.. though i was thinking of the south american that max out a 3 inch, would be ok if you found a larger one on the classifieds no?

 

[divemaster99]

seems the giant one only gets 10 inch??

http://www.planetcatfish.com/common/species.php?species_id=955

You don't think it would eat my giant danios?
still not sure about it but I'll definitely keep it as an option.
anybody else have more ideas?

 

[justarn]

fourlined are likely to have a pop at the danios though no?? ornate pimelodus are very cool and only get a little larger, like a mini shovel nose...

 

[divemaster99]

fourlined are likely to have a pop at the danios though no?? ornate pimelodus are very cool and only get a little larger, like a mini shovel nose...

Well I'm not the MOST worried about the giant danios since I did get them as dither for the cichlids I will be getting in a few weeks (2). I have thought about ornate prism and can't decide. Either way I'm getting some type of pim regardless of whether it attacks the danios.

 

[divemaster99]

really what I am looking for is an active, large, personable, non skittish, begs for food, handfeedable catfish in the 8-14" range. Not sure if the are any cats that could go in my 75 with all the other fish that would come to the top and/or even handfeed but if there are LET ME KNOW PEOPLE! Because that's the kind of cat I'm looking for!

it just can't bug my other cats or the cichlids.

And I did say I would be getting a four line pim and another cat which is what is being debated now but if any of you can kind me a cat that match style description above I would be willing to sacrifice getting the four line and one other to get one large personable diurnal cat

 

[divemaster99]

How long would a sun cat last in my tank? If I did do one it would be the only bottom feeder that I will be getting in a few weeks as opposed to two. Can they handfeed? Are they generally diurnal? How long would one last in my 75 before needing an upgrade? Sorry for all the questions I just Nike to hear experiences from people not just facts on care sheets.

 

[divemaster99]

Does this sound good or not?

1 green severum
1 red head geophagus (not tapajos)
1 blue acara
6 giant danios (dither so of I lose one here or there it won't matter much)
1 striped raphael cafish
1 sailfin pleco (until it hits 8")
1 sun catfish

 

[pops]

got a sun cat in the 180 he a nice peace full guy but not see him much.

 

[pops]

here he is, in the middle of a water so he out and about.

 

[divemaster99]

got a sun cat in the 180 he a nice peace full guy but not see him much.

Would the stocking list I made with a sun cat be good. Most dont get over 12" from what I have heard and if one does get to big I will probably have a bigger tank to upgrade it by then. (Please let this work, please let this work, please let this work )