Cat fish with Central Americans

[Friendlyparrots]

Hi,
I'd likle to hear your experience with cat fish in big tanks, I'm going to get a 125 6foot tank today.
Please tel me if you keep anything in the tank with your big Cichlids?????

This is what Jeff Rapp says,
The bull head is an aggressive fish. As I mentioned
earlier, other catfish can be successfully kept with large
cichlids.
Pimeloid cats are generally good tank mates. However, the
really giant growing species are not! For example, most
shovelnose species, redtail cats, Paulicea, etc.
If you can deal with a cat that grows to 15-18", the marbled
sailfin and painted sailfin cats (Leiarius marmoratus and
pictus) are great show cats, as is Callophyses macropterus.
These cats will learn to eat pellets from the surface even
while the light is on.
Pellets are what the cichlids are used to eating as well.


Thanks
Jack

 

[ksfishguy]

My lima shovelnose eats pellets as well. A lima would be nice in a 125 IMO.

 

[octofasciatus]

I was after a lima shovelnose to go with my JD and GT. This is probs about the biggest cat you should go for and a 125 may just be big enough for a lima and 1 or 2 cichlids for life. At present i've got 2 pictus and a hoplo in mine and they get along just fine.
If not a lima then mebess about 3-4 pictus would be a nice combo. Limas and pictus both belong to the pimeloid family by the way.
Try posting this thread in the catfish section for a few more ideas.

Good luck
Good idea to get a few more ideas before making a purchase. Good luck